Big companies are bullying smaller businesses in Western Australia, with more than half reporting they're not being paid on time, according to a new report.
Early works have begun on the state government’s planned redevelopment of the Shenton Park Hospital into a residential and retail precinct, with expressions of interest for the first two lots to open next week.
An improved iron ore price delivered huge boosts for mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest, who were two of the three Western Australians to feature in the top 10 on the nation's best known rich list.
In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss Forrest’s donation, Midland Gate expansion, investing in man caves and ICT for small business.
Australia's competition regulator will allow non-NBN high-speed internet providers to pass on federal government's proposed $7-a-month levy for regional services to customers.
Poseidon Nickel expects to spend up to $25 million to restart operations at its mothballed Silver Swan mine near Kalgoorlie, according to a definitive feasibility study released today.
Shareholders in failed consumer electronics retailer Dick Smith are a step closer to taking class action against the business on the grounds they were misled about the company's profitability.
The Australian market has settled lower in early trade as a slide in global oil prices overnight weighed on investor sentiment, sending the indices lower.
Oil prices have tumbled five per cent as the extension of output curbs by OPEC and other producing countries disappoints investors who had hoped for larger cuts, leading to the biggest daily percentage slide in crude prices since early March.
Monopoly fears over shipyardsTaxpayers risk being exposed financially because of the Turnbull government’s policy of creating monopoly shipyards in Adelaide and Perth t
The share market has gained ground as strength in the mining and energy sectors outweighed falls by retailers, while the Australian dollar returned to a three week high.
Hundreds of volunteers and businesses across the state have joined forces to sell more than 13,000 long-stemmed roses in support of children and young adults living with Cystic Fibrosis.
Onshore oil producer Buru Energy has taken full ownership of the Ungani operation in the Canning Basin as part of an asset swap with its joint venture partner, Mitsubishi Corporation.
An innovative project involving government agencies and private players has the potential to streamline and coordinate public works projects, reducing traffic congestion and saving costs, according to its proponents.
Five bidders have been shortlisted to build the state’s first Medihotel at the planned Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct, with the successful tenderer to be announced mid-year.
Perth-based Automotive Holdings Group will incur a $35 million write-down hit from the closure of some of its underperforming businesses, in response to the weak market for car retailers combined with recent regulatory changes by the corporate watchdog.
Graphite players have posted strong share price gains in the past 12 months and raised $66 million between them, but they are struggling to kick off production of the mineral.
Tourism WA will open shop again in Sydney after nearly seven years as part of moves to boost the industry's contribution to the sluggish state economy.
Swick Mining Services has raised about $5 million from investors to fund the buyout of minority shareholders in a mineral analysis and measurement technology company in which it already owns a major stake.
The company operating Topshop's Australian stores has entered voluntary administration, becoming the latest in a list of retailers to stumble amid sluggish consumer spending.
The Australian dollar is sharply higher against its US counterpart, breaching above 75 US cents after the Federal Reserve's minutes ruffles investor sentiment and the greenback.
Oil prices have retreated slightly as investors reacted to a smaller-than-expected US petrol stocks draw as they awaited the outcome of discussions in Vienna between OPEC and other oil-exporting countries on whether to extend output cuts.
Gold prices have risen as the US dollar has slipped and minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting suggest the US central bank was cautious about raising interest rates.
