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WEST Perth-based charity group United Way WA has appointed HBF Health Funds Inc chief executive Rob Bransby and Freehills partner Dan Dragovic to its board of trustees.

There is a lot of debate about whether the state government is doing a good enough job to manage us safely through this current boom.

The skills shortage continues to affect the Western Australian workforce, with an all-time low unemployment rate and strong wage growth recorded for the past year.

Swick Mining Services Ltd managing director Kent Swick has decreased his direct an indirect interest in the drilling services company through the sale of 14 million shares for $19.8 million as part of

With the Australian dollar pushing through its previous ceiling against the US dollar in recent days, exporters are facing lower profit margins and analysts are speculating on the possibility of parity between the two currencies.

Western Australia’s tourism market picked up strongly in 2006 with an overall increase in visitors numbers and a combined spending surge of $5 billion breaking the all-time record.

THE number of Western Australian companies to have listed or plan to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange has risen to 19 after West Perth-based Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd said it would list early

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of I

The Western Australian grain industry had its worst season since the 2002-03 drought, with poor conditions in most parts of the state forcing harvest receivals down.

HAVING narrowly survived an attempt to overthrow the board, PharmAust directors Bryant McLarty, Simon Owen and Henry Gulev face another shareholder battle in a fortnight when a motion to have the comp

The $7.3 million sale of the Brass Monkey in Northbridge last week to listed property trust ALE Property Group Ltd is the latest in a series of significant purchases in the hotel sector.

Strong growth in interstate and overseas migration helped lift Western Australia’s population by 2.1 per cent to 2,094,549 in the year to March 2007, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

THE Craigie High School site is the latest Western Australian school property to attract the interest of developers, with the land parcel the focus of a joint venture between the state government and

WA Business News’ third annual State Economic Review comes during a continuing period of prosperity for Western Australia, courtesy to a large extent of China’s accelerating economic growth.

Western Australia’s inflation rate continues to lead the nation, despite growing at a slower rate in recent quarters.

CEDAR Woods Ltd has received simultaneous rezoning approval under local and state planning schemes for the final stages of its Rivergums estate in Baldivis, the first time dual rezoning has occurred f

WA has certainly become the ‘state of excitement’, as a result of its remarkable growth record in recent years.

Property group Hawaiian has agreed to fund the preparation of a structure plan to guide the revitalisation of the East Victoria Park town centre.

Wesfarmers Ltd has appointed British supermarket baron and former Conservative Party MP, Archie Norman, as an adviser to develop a turnaround plan for the Coles Group Ltd businesses, particularly its

Have you ever tried ordering champagne glasses in Perth lately? Well I have, and let me tell you it is not an easy task.

The City of Perth Heritage Appeal is challenging negative perceptions by launching two innovative programs and pushing the economic case for heritage preservation.

Moly Mines has appointed Terry Scott as project construction manager and Sam Thong as senior metallurgist.

The world economic outlook is in its most healthy state for at least 30 years.

Boutique developer Linc Property Pty Ltd has extended its reach to the northern suburbs with a major industrial land acquisition in Landsdale.

The 2007 International Conference on Engineering Sustainability is to be held from October 31 to November 2 at the Sheraton Hotel.

WA may be half a world away from the epicentre of the fallout from the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market in the US, but that does not mean the US housing market’s woes will not eventually turn up in the prices of key commodities.

Australia’s skills shortage is, for most people, a nuisance rather than a serious problem.

A new package of State Government industrial relations reforms will impose further red tape and regulation on WA businesses and increase employment costs, according to the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Selling commonwealth land to property developers and using the funds to make housing interest payments tax deductible would be a good political decision for an incoming government, according to Satterley Property Group chief executive Nigel Satterley.

Perth-based health insurance and financial services player HBF has revealed a 36 per cent increase in underlying profitability, boosted by strong investment market returns.

The State Government has approved a $225 million upgrade of Port Hedland's port facilities after securing up-front capital contributions from miners, including BHP Billiton, Consolidated Minerals and Atlas Iron, to cover nearly half the cost.

Public Advocate Michelle Scott has been appointed the Commissioner for Children and Young People for a five-year term, after a long appointment process, Child Protection Minister Sue Ellery has announced.