The federal government's plan for a public interest media advocate to oversee media mergers and press standards is on the brink of collapse after independent MP Andrew Wilkie ruled out backing Labo
There will be recounts in two tight West Australian electorates, after the WA Electoral Commission declared Labor winners in both seats but by less than a hundred votes.
Gina Rinehart's part-owned Queensland coal company has strick an agreement with Aurizon to develop new rail and port facilities for the Galilee Basin worth about $6 billion.
The final make-up of the state parliament will not be known for days, as counting continues in five knife-edge seats and Premier Colin Barnett ponders the composition of his new cabinet.
The slowdown in the property market means that home owners in Perth are holding onto their houses for an average of 8.2 years, nearly two-and-a-half years longer than used to be the norm.
Fly-in, fly-out workers should be regarded as Australia's "modern day heroes", Premier Colin Barnett says, akin to the men who built the nation-defining Snowy Mountains irrigation scheme.
The Minerals Council of Australia is looking for a new chief executive officer following Mitch Hooke's decision to leave the organisation at the end of this year.
Mining contractor MACA has strengthened its balance sheet through a $56 million share placement priced at $2.50 per share, which is slightly below recent highs but above the price at which it had b
Atlas Iron will book a non-cash impairment of $258 million following a review of some of its exploration projects, but says its development plans are unchanged.
Premier Colin Barnett has derided Labor’s lack of vision for the city ahead of tonight’s televised election debate, saying the $440 million Elizabeth Quay development would become an inner-city "po
Shares in one of Australia's largest gold companies, Alacer Gold, have shot up after it announced its sale of interests in the Frog’s Leg gold mine near Kalgoorlie for US$171 million ( million).
After a month of unofficial canvassing, the state election campaign formally kicked off today, with the Liberal party looking to shore up its position on law and order and Labor continuing to sprui
Perth-based global education services provider Navitas is confident of lifting its earnings following a pick up in student enrolments, despite posting softer first-half results.
Atlas Pearls and Perfumes, formerly Atlas South Sea Pearl, has announced the appointment of Coogee Chemicals managing director Tim Martin to its board of directors.
Aquila Resources shares slumped today after the company disclosed that it would continue to restrict spending at its ambitious West Pilbara iron ore project to "minimum" levels for the rest of the
The state government and opposition have questioned the true cost of each other’s major transport projects, with treasury costings for both parties’ plans still yet to be released despite months of
Western Australia is more multicultural than NSW, Victoria and South Australia, a new report by the University of Western Australia and think tank Committee for Perth
APARTMENT developer Finbar Group and land developer Cedar Woods Properties have foreshadowed strong half-year profit results, continuing their lead over their listed property company peers.
One day after being heckled by environmental protesters in Broome, premier Colin Barnett has announced plans to make the world-renowned Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley part of a new national park
West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan has officially launched his party's state election campaign, declaring it a "referendum on priorities" and claiming he was more in touch with the community
The board of Perth-based drilling technology group Coretrack has defeated a spill motion against it, with more than 80 per cent of votes cast in support of the board despite an ongoing intellectual
The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Housing will collaborate on a series of new housing projects in a bid to add to the state's affordable housing supply.
