Western Australia's deputy premier says the government is finding it hard to cut through to the public because it is being heavily outspent by the opposition and unions on political advertising.
Moves to extend trading hours on weekdays and on Sundays could be a hit with voters, according to a recent survey conducted for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA, with 59 per cent of shoppers keen for longer weekday trade.
ANALYSIS: The Labor Party has no intention of backing down on its planned 4 per cent stamp duty surcharge on foreign buyers of residential properties if it wins the general election on March 11.
Australian Finance Group chief executive Brett McKeon will step aside after 23 years at the helm of the mortgage broker, after leading the company from its founding to an IPO in 2015 and winning the 2006 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for WA.
WA Labor has demanded the Liberals guarantee a privatisation of Western Power won't lead to electricity price rises and release legislation on the deal, while the Liberals say prices will not be impacted because they are independently regulated.
Drivers will be able to turn left on red lights at 10 intersections across Perth under a trial announced by Liberal Transport Minister Bill Marmion if the party is re-elected next Saturday.
The pickup in the state’s economy revealed in the latest GDP data hasn’t flowed through to spending on new cars, with vehicle sales in February 13.7 per cent lower than the same month in 2016.
US interest rate policy, the ongoing fallout from Brexit, rising international protectionism and the performance of China are all risks facing the Australian economy.
Mining giant Rio Tinto will hold back all outstanding performance-related pay of previous chief executive Sam Walsh for at least two years, until investigations into a payments scandal in West Africa are more advanced.
The latest poll ahead of the Western Australian election shows Labor could receive a hefty nine per cent swing, but that might not be enough to form government.
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street, which retraced from record highs amid renewed expectations of a US interest rate rise.
US stocks retreated on Thursday, led by financial stocks, while Caterpillar shares dropped following news that federal officials searched its Illinois facilities.
Gold prices were on track for their weakest session since December on Thursday (US time), buoyed by a firm dollar and rising US rate hike expectations in March following buoyant US economic data and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve governors.
Rio Tinto has deferred more than $27 million in bonuses owed to former chief executive Sam Walsh and clawed back monies paid to sacked executive Alan Davies, as it responds to last year’s Guinean p
Employment provider Programmed hopes to increase the number of indigenous employees in the national workforce by 5,000 within a decade, the company said at an announcement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Generation One founder Andrew Forrest in Canberra today.
ANALYSIS: Colin Barnett says cuts in penalty rates should be extended to include the tourism industry to reflect the fact it is a 24-hours, seven-days-a-week operation.
Mining services business Ausdrill has won a $70 million extension to its contract for work at Peabody Energy Corporation’s coal mines on the east coast.
The share market has had its best session in more than three months following rallies on markets in the US and Europe as investors feel more positive about the global economic environment.
A Labor government would aim to cut red tape so more micro-festivals could be held across Western Australia, according to party leader Mark McGowan, but the Liberals say changes to deregulate the liquor industry are already under way.
Gold miner Red 5 has revealed the financial extent of having to temporarily shut down its Siana mine operations, today flagging a $70 million impairment in its half-year accounts.
Spanish-controlled CIMIC Group has stood its ground over its Macmahon Holdings takeover play, telling the market today it would not lift its offer price despite the target entering into a counter-agreement with an Indonesian miner.
Swift Networks has won a contract to provide its services to Shell at the energy giant’s Prelude LNG project in the state’s north-west for an undisclosed sum.
The entire City of Perth council may be sacked over the lord mayor's travel scandal if Labor wins the state election and the Local Government Act allows it, opposition leader Mark McGowan says.
Woodside Petroleum boss Peter Coleman has received $2.9 million worth of shares in the Perth-based energy giant as part of a short-term incentive under his executive employment contract.
ANALYSIS: The row between Premier Colin Barnett and opposition leader Mark McGowan over the cost of their election promises is a clear sign the campaign is getting to the pointy end. But don’t rule out surprises.
The Australian share market has got off to a strong start after five sessions of decline, with investors taking cues from the rallying US and European markets overnight.
Top-tier Australian female managers earn $93,000 less than their male counterparts, according to a report released today analysing graduate positions up to senior level management roles.
The Dow has blasted through the 21,000 mark for the first time after US President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress lifted optimism and investors viewed a looming interest rate hike as a glass half full.
