Taxpayers are paying significantly more to comply with state taxes administered by the Office of State Revenue in Western Australia compared to just five years ago, according to a survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Perth-based Nido Petroleum Limited has announced that it will raise $19 million to develop its Galoc Oil Project in the North West Palawan Basin, offshore Philippines.
Australia will see continued expansion in minerals production and exports with high levels of capital expenditure in mining, smelting and refining set to continue, according to a recent survey.
The state government's Core Consultative Committee on Waste has made three grants of to community groups in Bencubbin, Kalgoorlie and Northam to fund an examination of potential hazardous or industrial waste sites.
The first half of 2005-06 has been one of the most active sales periods in the Perth CBD for many years according to Knight Frank, which has sold more than $50 million worth of buildings in the last few months.
The Western Australian division of the Property Council of Australia has warned that the shortage of property across all sectors in the market will not ease for at least two years.
Two lawyers from the State Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have been announced as Senior Counsel in Western Australia from 32 applications received this year.
Perth-based The Brand Agency has announced its intention to partner Melbourne firm Badjar and Sydney's Fame Advertising to establish a major new agency brand.
Minara Resources Ltd has announced the resolution of its long-running dispute with Swiss-based project funder Glencore, ending claims totalling about $48 million.
Henderson shipbuilder Austal Ltd has confirmed a $145 million order from a Turkish customer to build two 88m high-speed, vehicle-passenger ferries for use in the waters off Instanbul.
Western Australia's fuel hungry resources sector may be quite keen to see progress in a joint Queensland-Canadian effort to develop LNG-powered trucks for mine sites.
Professionals who provide general advice about financial products can water down the warnings they have to give clients, with new rules allowing them to give shorter, simpler disclaimers face-to-face or over the phone.
The federal government has opened a new round of funding for its small business entrepreneurship prorgam, offering grants of up to $300,000 from a pool of $8 million set aside for the purpose.
Western Australia has created the nation's first tradeable legal right to offset carbon dioxide pollution by tree plantings, according to the state government.
The Housing Industry Forecasting Group says capacity constraints emerging in the housing sector are causing severe problems for further growth in the industry.
Property developer Port Bouvard Ltd has announced an interim fully-franked dividend of 40 cents a share, up 300 per cent on the payout for the company's shareholders this time last year.
