Western Australians would not be better off under a return to state-based income taxes, according to an award-winning honours paper prepared by a Curtin University graduate who now is part of EY’s infrastructure advisory team.
The Australian share market has turned lower early on its last trading day of the month after a confused start when key indexes moved in and out of positive territory.
GST win for WAWA may finally get some GST justice, with the Commonwealth Grants Commission backing plans that would deliver a substantial increase in iron ore royalties
The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart, recouping the losses it suffered in its previous onshore session as the greenback's tax-plan inspired gains were partly forfeited.
Oil prices have slipped, further backing off from 2015 peaks hit earlier in the week as tension around northern Iraq following the Kurdistan region's vote in favour of independence spurred fresh supply concerns.
Local energy producer Empire Oil & Gas has entered voluntary administration today, two weeks after receivers took control of subsidiary Empire Oil, which operates the company’s key Perth Basin assets.
Cedar Woods Properties is hoping its range of competitively priced larger blocks will offer a point of difference and attract first homebuyers to its Piara Waters residential estate, according to WA manager Ben Rosser.
The Australian share market has ended the day modestly higher, while a surge in the US greenback has helped push the Aussie dollar to its lowest level in more than two months.
Health technology company Avita Medical has submitted a pre-market approval application to the US Food and Drug Administration for its ReCell regenerative medicine technology.
Gold explorer Okapi Resources has enjoyed fruitful gains on its first day as a listed company, which came nine months after its directors attempted to float the business as Huntsman Resources.
Global Construction Services is still negotiating the sale price for its equipment hire business to Onsite Rental Group, but says the division accounted for less than 10 per cent of the group’s total revenue.
Across the state’s major government-owned utilities, more money goes in through subsidies than out through dividends, according to the latest batch of annual reports.
Police Minister Michelle Roberts insists the state government will not budge on its $1,000 pay increase offer to the police union, saying to capitulate would trigger a flow-on effect across the rest of the public sector.
Henderson-based Civmec has been awarded contracts for work on the Jemena northern gas pipeline in the Northern Territory, which will employ 160 people at its peak.
Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy has agreed to buy Origin Energy's conventional oil and gas business Lattice Energy, which has a major stake in two operations in the Perth Basin, for nearly $1.6 billion.
The Australian share market has opened higher, after Wall Street rose following the release of President Donald Trump's tax reform plan and increased expectation of a Federal Reserve interest rate
Public servants threat to follow police claimThe public sector union says it will tear up the pay offer it is about to put to members and go after the State Government
Brent prices have fallen while WTI (US) crude has rallied, after oil stockpiles in the world's top consumer unexpectedly drew down with refiners coming back online following Hurricane Harvey in August.
Heightened expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this year has driven gold to a one-month low, extending losses after the biggest one-day loss in almost two years during the previous session.
Perth software company Moodle, which has quietly grown to have more than 100 million registered users around the world, has accepted its first outside investment after rejecting multiple approaches from venture capital funds.
The share market has lost ground as investors tread cautiously ahead of a speech by US President Donald Trump that is expected to detail his plans for tax cuts and reform.
Growth in Western Australia’s population has continued near historically low levels, with almost 1,000 people per month leaving WA to live in other states, primarily Victoria.
Listed exploration companies increased their spending in the three months to June, according to a new report by accounting and corporate advisory firm BDO.
