Leading independent economist Jonathan Pain says he expects at least four interest rate rises within this calendar year, as monetary policy normalises.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie gives an update on Synergy's sale of the South Fremantle Power Station and analyses the state government's record on similar deals.
Cancer Council WA has donated $6 million of mechanical engineer John Street’s estate to the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation to fund the construction of a new hospice for kids.
King & Wood Mallesons has achieved a major recruiting coup by luring one of Perth’s top corporate lawyers, Roger Davies, and his experienced colleague Antonella Pacitti.
The state government has unveiled plans to transform Highgate’s abandoned Stirling Towers into a build-to-rent development, one of 12 sites to be released for housing projects.
Premier Mark McGowan has locked in March 3 as the date for quarantine-free travel into WA; with the mask mandate expanded and capacity limits returning.
After nearly a century in business, Galvin Engineering is laying firm plans for its fourth generation of family leadership, with Tim Galvin to join his father and uncle as co-owner and director.
The number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in WA has risen by 194 overnight, more than four times the number of community infections reported just three days ago.
Perth Airport has won its lengthy court bid to retrieve aeronautical fees from Qantas Airways, with the airline expected to pay more than $9 million following a court decision this morning.
The Business Council is calling for the skilled migration cap to be lifted to 220,000 over the next two financial years to deal with acute worker shortages.
Telecommunications infrastructure company GenusPlus is set to acquire private Queensland business Pole Foundations Australia for an upfront $22 million in cash and shares.
Bankwest has told staff it plans a major shift in strategy, with its entire business banking operation to be shifted to parent company Commonwealth Bank.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens delves into the surprise impact Instagram influencers are having on a handful of Perth businesses.
Nev Power has stepped down from the national board of the Royal Flying Doctors Service after pleading guilty to two counts of breaching WA's COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The pace of the WA’s Environment Online rollout is too slow, the state opposition said today, while the federal government has announced $47 million for a national digital approvals platform.
The impact of January’s Omicron case surge on the labour force has been laid bare, with hours worked dropping almost 9 per cent, while unemployment remains at a 13-year low.
A late drop in trade following reports of shelling in Ukraine wiped almost all ASX gains and raised the prospect of sanctions against major oil producer Russia.
NRW Holdings has reported steady earnings and revenue for the six months to December, sending the Perth contractor’s shares up by more than 15 per cent.
Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo has agreed to back IGO’s $1.1 billion purchase of Western Areas as well as collaborate on nickel downstream processing opportunities under a newly formed partnership.
Fortescue Future Industries has hired Minderoo Foundation deputy chief executive Felicity Gooding as commercial general manager amid leadership changes at the company.
