The Perth-based chairman and chief executive of London-listed technology company CustomVis have survived a board spill requisitioned by a group of shareholders and former directors.
Western Australia's peak industry lobby group has welcomed the decision to hold the nation's minimum wage at its current level by Fair Pay Commission which handed down its decision today.
THE Minerals Council of Australia and the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association have seized on a review of key federal government environmental legislation to step up their campaign for reforms to the approvals process.
Agribusiness companies TFS Corporation and Elders have reported a fall in managed investment scheme sales for the 2008-09 financial year but said they were pleased with the result in light of diffi
An accounting firm has warned Perth businesses that shedding staff to cut costs may be doing more harm than good, with strong leadership the key to surviving the downturn.
The value of works and logistics contracts awarded by the Chevron-led Gorgon gas project in the past two months has reached nearly $1.3 billion, with the latest beneficiary being Toll Group.
Shares in Leederville-based biotechnology company Pharmanet have soared on a production and supply contract for its muscular and arthritic pain treatment.
The competition watchdog has allowed the Gorgon partners to jointly test the domestic gas market ahead of a final investment decision expected in the coming months.
New vehicle sales in Western Australia followed the national trend and picked up more than 3 per cent in May, confirming confidence is on the mend, economists say.
Macquarie Office Trust has highlighted the uncertain nature of the property market with its third local sale, offloading a West Perth office building for 16 per cent below its recent valuation.
Subiaco-based explorer Kairiki Energy will raise at least $7 million through a share placement to fund ongoing works at its project in the Philippines.
Exoma Energy has moved a step closer to its acquisition of the Galilee gas project in Queensland, where it plans to spend $47 million on a four-year exploration program.
Perth investment company Wyllie Group has bought out its joint venture partner, Charter Hall Group's Diversified Property Fund, from a Melbourne property portfolio for $18.3 million.
Mega Uranium has finalised a deal to sell a 35 per cent stake in its Lake Maitland uranium project in Western Australia to three Japanese electricity utilities and Japanese trading house ITOCHU Corporation for US$49 million.
Litigation funder IMF (Australia) has agreed to provide funding on behalf of hundreds of Lehman Brothers Australia investors, including local councils and charities, over the losses from collateralised debt obligations (CDOs).
Western Power is aiming to become the first WA government corporation to implement a collective agreement, and will do so by going straight to its workers after a breakdown in negotiations with the Australian Services Union.
Premier Colin Barnett says no agreement has been reached with BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers on the issue of royalties post a proposed Pilbara iron ore merger with Rio Tinto following an hour-and-a-half long meeting today.
Mission NewEnergy will receive a $16 million cash injection from a private placement as it begins commissioning its second biodiesel refinery in Malaysia.
An increasing number of businesses in Western Australia are becoming more confident about the local economy's prospects with some saying the current economic climate has been good for business.
Environmental work on Royal Dutch Shell's liquefied natural gas project in Gladstone will start shortly after the Queensland government declared the operation as a "significant" project.
The Swan Valley Oasis Restaurant and Function Centre is the latest WA eatery to be named and shamed by the state's health department for breaching hygiene regulations.
Perth has been ranked in the top five liveable cities in the world, with only one other Australian city, Melbourne, scoring higher, a new survey shows.
