Liquidators have been called in to recover what they can from the assets of Scho Homes, with the builder’s collapse expected to put more pressure on Western Australia’s homebuilding insurance scheme.
One of Australia’s most-recognisable hospitality operators is expanding west, with up to three Ettamogah-branded venues in the works in Western Australia.
Fewer food operators were convicted for unsanitary and unsafe practices in 2015 than in the previous 12 months, but there were still nearly $240,000 in fines handed out to 16 venues across the city this year.
AMP Capital says it will kick off construction in 2017 on a $400 million redevelopment of Garden City Booragoon, following the proposal receiving planning approval.
Strathearn Insurance Brokers has become the second big player in the sector to change hands this year, after US-based Arthur J Gallagher acquired the Perth firm for an estimated $60 million.
The corporate watchdog has banned a former Northbridge-based bank manager from providing financial services for stealing up to $515,000 during his tenure.
US stocks have led a decline in most equity markets around the globe, a day after the Federal Reserve's first interest rate rise in nearly a decade, as continued pressure on oil weighed on the energy sector.
Gold prices have fallen more than one per cent, after the Federal Reserve increased US interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade and hinted at more increases in 2016.
The financial affairs of numerous previously low-key unlisted or foreign-owned companies headquartered in Western Australia have been released by the Australian Tax Office.
The Shire of Kalamunda has moved to facilitate more infill development around transport infrastructure, but its proposed planning changes are restrictive and won’t achieve the desired results, according to a prominent industry player.
Singapore-listed contractor AusGroup has announced a number of contract wins and extensions worth a combined $100 million, including with Woodside Petroleum, which today flagged lower capex and increased production for the year.
A partnership led by a Peppermint Grove-based engineering group is seeking to provide budding entrepreneurs with unique training and job opportunities.
Premier Colin Barnett has expressed his ‘extreme’ disappointment at yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on the Roe 8 highway project, as the environment minister announced a ‘third party health check’ into the Environmental Protection Authority.
Western Australians are falling behind on their mortgage repayments at a higher rate than borrowers in any other state, according to new Reserve Bank of Australia data.
The US Federal Reserve's long-awaited rate rise seems to have clinched a pre-Christmas "Santa rally" for the Australian share market after local stocks closed higher for a second straight day.
Bank bashing is an old sport usually practised by external critics, but 2016 could be the year when big banks discover that their greatest threat comes from within – something that should concern bank shareholders as much as employees.
Memory technology company 4DS Memory has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, closing well below its opening price but above the price of its recent capital raising.
Local companies Triton Minerals, General Mining Corporation and Orinoco Gold have announced plans to raise a combined $24.6 million to fund ongoing work at their respective projects.
The consumer watchdog has decided not to approve GPC Asia Pacific’s proposed $43 million acquisition of Automotive Holdings Group’s Covs Parts business on the grounds that it would substantially lessen competition.
Billionaire James Packer's private investment firm, Consolidated Press Holdings, has downplayed speculation that he is seeking to privatise casinos operator Crown Resorts.
The Australian share market has jumped higher in early trade, with the US Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates clearing the way for a likely Santa rally.
