BHP Billiton Ltd will lose around 28,000 tonnes in nickel sales after deciding to bring forward major maintenance plans at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter, resulting in a four-month shutdown of two nickel plants.
During the past four years, Western Australia has experienced three major power crises, raising serious questions about management of the state's energy infrastructure.
Outside of government and business, there is a wide array of people in science, media, the law and other professions who are highly influential in Western Australia.
A no-frills, pyramid-style charity started by a couple of Perth businessmen four years ago is providing flexible, targetted solutions for disadvantaged Western Australians.
The Carpenter government's bungled handling of the lobbying sector and the opposition's failure to suggest constructive reforms suggests Western Australia's major parties are unlikely to ever offer
If opinion polls are any guide, Labor is set to retain power at the next state election, and if that happens we can expect big changes inside the Carpenter government.
Residents of, and visitors to, the northern beaches along West Coast Drive have plenty of cafe options available to them on lazy weekend mornings, but it seems one venue in particular has cast a spell over the coffee crowd.
While I'm hardly a dedicated follower of fashion, those in the know have told me that Australia used to lag the Northern Hemisphere by up to 18 months as far as haute-couture was concerned.
Western Australia's two major industry lobbies, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, have witnessed changes at the top during the past year, with new leadership taking the reins.
While hospitality awards often feature Perth Metro and the South West operators, country pubs had an opportunity to compete against their peers at the inaugural WA's Best Country Pub Steak Sandwich
State government reforms to improve Western Australia's training system have received industry support, with more competency-based training and funding for the private sector expected to improve flexibility.
LEADING national law firm, Freehills, has appointed Jason Ricketts as its new Perth managing partner, hitting the starter's gun on the annual round of pre-June 30 legal appointments.
Investment and advisory firm Lehman Brothers Australia is negotiating a settlement deal with the 30-plus Australian councils it sold sub-prime investment securities to last year.
Labor's victory in last year's federal election has elevated Western Australians Stephen Smith and Chris Evans to two of the most senior roles in the federal government.
THE Carpenter government's approval rating among small and medium enterprises has fallen, making it the second lowest ranked state or territory government across Australia, a business survey has found
ASPIRING power generation company Aviva Corporation and oil and gas producer ARC Energy have agreed to partner to study the potential for sequestration of carbon dioxide in depleted oil and gas reserv
One of the world's rarest elements, thulium, could have a big impact on the nickel industry if a revolutionary analysis technique developed by little-known company XRF Scientific takes off.
The Integrated Cargo System, which brought Customs' operations to a standstill when it was installed in October 2005, is now on track and running smoothly, key industry groups say.
AS I sit down to write this column, the fourth Indiana Jones sequel has just raked in more than $311 million worldwide in its debut weekend at the box-office – hitting number one in 62 countries and g
Hazelmere fabrication company, Specialised Welding Australia Pty Ltd, last week transported one of the largest vessels ever moved on Western Australian roads.
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 Industry and Resources.
Visiting WA; John Shackleton, a sports psychologist who regularly shows business audiences how to ‘train their brain', is to speak at a conference entitled ‘Raise Your Game' on June 18 at the Chamber
A decade after embarking on its first major carbon offset tree planting project in conjunction with BP Kwinana refinery, the Forest Products Commission is looking to expand its carbon offset service to other corporations.
