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Urgent visa fix to tackle skills crisis

The state government has stepped in to bridge the gap between skilled migrants and businesses, as record unemployment and chronic labour shortages force companies to look abroad for talent.

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy paid more than $700 million of dividends in the past 18 months, as iron ore prices defied the pandemic gloom.

The local share market has closed down 0.56 per cent, although the big banks and coalminers again turned in a strong performance.

Shares in ClearVue Technologies enjoyed a spike today after it announced a manufacturing and distribution agreement for its solar PV glazing products in the United States.

Federal Minister Tanya Plibersek has vowed to make sweeping legislative changes to safeguard the environment after a “grim” report found its condition to be poor and deteriorating.

Indigenous Australians and their businesses play an important role in the defence industry.

Premier Mark McGowan has quashed claims his government sought to expedite the G2G process for those lining WA Labor’s pockets, labelling the statements “ridiculous”.

Property and construction groups say the state government’s new regulations to register building engineers are a welcome step, but more could be done.

BHP’s iron ore output held steady for the financial year as its new South Flank operation gained momentum, though prices for its product were down 13 per cent on last year’s average.

Moves to lift the official cash rate show no sign of slowing, with the Reserve Bank indicating interest rates will need to be much higher to stop inflation.

A mandatory labelling scheme for inauthentic Aboriginal art could curb the sale of fake souvenirs, according to a new draft report by the Productivity Commission.

Subiaco-based SRG Global has secured $80 million in new contracts, including a three-year marine contract with state government trading enterprise Fremantle Ports.

The exodus of luxury retailers from King Street has sparked questions about the street’s future.

Two speeches in two days will give the Reserve Bank of Australia an opportunity to demonstrate how hawkish it is feeling as rate hikes loom.

A record 18 traders will ship from CBH ports

Investors have voted for Mirvac to manage AMP Capital’s $7.7 billion office fund, increasing the property giant’s third-party funds under management by 76 per cent to $18.1 billion.

Jordan Murray discusses his recent article on the collapse of cryptocurrencies, including how Perth businesses are managing the crisis.

The big banks, miners and coalminers all gained ground as the market digested ANZ's $4.9 billion purchase of Suncorp Bank.

Recent data shows a surge in Perth’s house values over the past three months, following the reopening of the state’s border in March.

The Health Minister has insisted the state government has no plans to reintroduce mask mandates, despite conceding the rate of infection is much higher than is being reported.

Workpower Inc will be able to provide more opportunities for people with disability after it acquired property maintenance business Greg McKenna Property Services.

Tony Pignata has handed in his resignation and will move on as Perth Glory boss in September.

Government boards in WA are among the least political in the country, according to new research that has found federal boards to be stacked with party-affiliated appointees.

There’s hope that families and small businesses could soon get a reprieve from high petrol prices, with Commsec predicting a 19 cent per litre drop ahead.

Lynas Rare Earths has recorded a "very strong" result of close to $300 million in sales revenue for the final quarter of the past financial year.

The opposition has demanded the auditor general launch a probe into the state government's abandoned $127 million Huawei deal to stop other government contracts from suffering the same fate.

Bad press amid a cryptocurrency downturn has done little to shake the faith of local observers.

Uneven population growth across the state’s geography gives some cause for concern that workers are still not being drawn to regional areas to support local businesses and economies.

The big-four lender has agreed to pay $4.9 billion for the banking operation as it seeks to shore up its Queensland business.

Worker-hungry states issue summit demandsWorker-hungry state governments have urged Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers to

Mark Pownall and Jordan Murray discuss housing starts, industrial vacancies, Hesperia, Tattarang, Lawrence Escalante and South32.