New residential land sales have dropped 17 per cent in the last quarter and 4.6 per cent this financial year, Urban Development Institute of Australia figures reveal.
ANALYSIS: Another day, another front-page headline about sexual harassment in mining. It’s clearly a major issue but where is the balance? What about industries with a bigger problem?
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has overturned a winding up order of health care architecture firm HHA Architects, which was put in liquidation more than a year ago.
Property developer Norm Carey has lost a last-ditch attempt to contest outstanding land taxes totalling $700,000 after the appeal was thrown out by the Supreme Court.
Labor has decided not to contest the by-election for the seat of North West Central and Attorney General John Quigley has defended himself in parliament after a scathing judgment in the Federal Court.
Leading developer Nathan Blackburne has painted a more positive picture than many of his peers, saying build costs are expected to decrease and labour availability will improve next year.
The rare earths newcomer is on track to join the local bourse this month after seeking $6 million from investors to firm up the Cowalinya project south-east of Norseman.
A contentious plan to increase the height of Mirvac's Burswood development by 29 storeys has drawn ire from some locals but gained support from Town of Victoria Park planning officers.
Main Roads has been given the green light to resume clearing for the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road after the Federal Court dismissed an 11th-hour bid to halt the works on environmental grounds.
The state government has ruled the auditorium Spare Parts Puppet Theatre leases from them is unsafe, forcing the organisation to cancel its upcoming shows.
The state’s performing arts industry recognised its best last night with The Bleending Tree by Angus Cerini taking out four awards and Co3 winning three for its dance work Archives of Humanity.
Sheffield Resources has inched closer to reaching a final investment decision for its proposed mineral sands project in the Kimberley after lining up a $US110 million loan facility.
The state government has warned any delay to the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road could cost more than $10 million, as it fights an 11th-hour stop work order over environmental risks.
Five local studios have been granted $50,000 to attend a computer and video games event in Germany, while $2 million has been allocated to help the industry access federal tax offsets.
Monadelphous will build infrastructure for Rio Tinto’s new Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia as part of a raft of new work valued at some $100 million by the engineering group.
