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More than a dozen WA winemakers have joined forces to tackle the growing Chinese market.

Bayswater-based recycling company Resource Recovery Solutions was fined $85,000 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the death of a worker in September 2013, when the roof of a unit inside its plant collapsed under the weight of debris.

A group of entrepreneurs from seven Western Australian technology businesses are heading to North America next week as part of a new program founded by Deloitte designed to build overseas networks for the state’s startup sector.

Colin Barnett may be the government’s best performer in parliament, but his standing in voters’ eyes is fuelling talk of a challenge.

Western Australia needs to sell itself better as a destination for international students, with the state’s share of foreign students studying in Australia plunging over the past 13 years, accordin

A brand new service for parents to find and book kids activities online, and for activity providers to fill their classes.

Law firm Gilbert + Tobin is the latest company in Perth to shift address, as firms with expiring leases take advantage of the most tenant-friendly market in 25 years.

Experienced business manager and director Ken Perry is bringing a new venture to the Perth market, after becoming a director of Executive Interim Management.

Subiaco contractor SRG has won a $24.4 million contract from WaterNSW as part of works on a dam near Tamworth.

The state government reached a milestone in its asset sales program last night after passing a bill to enable the leasing of Port Hedland's Utah Point, despite opposition from a lobby group representing the miners that currently use the wharf facility. 

WA’s disability service providers are continuing to innovate despite being left in limbo pending a decision on the implementation of the NDIS.

Automotive Holdings Group has reassured shareholders that its troubled refrigerated logistics business is on the mend, after releasing a trading update that showed lower profits.

The Australian share market is higher with investors hunting yields and bargains as global bond yields rise on the back of firming US interest rate hike expectations.

Gold has fallen to a five-and-a-half-month low, giving up earlier gains as the US dollar index tapped a 13-and-a-half-year high on strong US economic data and comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that bolstered the case for raising its interest rate in December.

The Australian dollar has dropped against a strengthening greenback after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen flagged a rate rise could come soon.

Oil prices have settled slightly lower, before falling as much as one per cent in the after-market session as a stronger US dollar outweighs expectations of an OPEC deal to limit production.

The benchmark S&P 500 index rose to within a hair of its record high on Thursday as bank stocks got a boost from bets on higher interest rates and consumer discretionary stocks were helped by economic data and earnings.

Millions lost via dodgy trusts, says Tax OfficeJust a handful of dodgy tax structures being used by Australians cost tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, according

Dairy producer Brownes has become the first local company to manufacture yoghurt pouches as part of an ambitious plan to usurp Yoplait as Western Australia’s highest selling yoghurt maker.

The WACA has revealed the nine-figure number it has asked the state government to contribute for a proposed $207 million redevelopment of the East Perth cricket ground.

Global miner BHP Billiton says it has no clarity over the timing of a potential restart at its Samarco joint venture operation in Brazil, underlining the continuing uncertainty over the business that was hit by a fatal dam disaster last November.

The Australian share market has held onto a slim gain as investors wonder how the US political landscape will change under Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency.

Pizza Hut has bought the troubled Eagle Boys pizza chain and begun converting stores with its own branding.

Members reported a decrease in weekly sales to 564 this week. The overall 16 per cent decrease in sales over the week is attributed to a 17 per cent decrease in sales for both houses and units.

One of Sydney’s leading arts figures is heading west to join the Perth International Arts Festival as executive director. 

The head of Perth-based Sandfire Resources has sold down a fifth of his stake in the miner, pocketing $6.1 million from the on-market trade.

Telstra is targeting $1 billion-plus in cost savings over the next five years and kicked off a review of its capital needs, amid mounting competition.

ANALYSIS: Green shoots are popping up in WA as improved conditions for iron ore and gold, and strong prospects for the upcoming crop harvest, offer sources for optimism.

Unemployment in Western Australia surged last month, placing it ahead of South Australia as the worst-performing state in October.

Local companies have shared in $35.6 million worth of construction and building contracts for work around the state, including the Perth-based civil and mining division of Watpac Group, which has won a $7.1 million contract for road upgrades at Kalbarri National Park.

Technology company DTI Group has announced plans to raise $11.6 million from investors to bolster its balance sheet and fund development of its products.

Global miner Rio Tinto has sacked two top executives who it sidelined last week over their role in a payments scandal related to the Simandou iron ore project in West Africa.