Premier Colin Barnett has rejected calls for an independent inquiry into the deadly Yarloop bushfire to also include the recent Esperance bushfires, which killed four people.
BHP Billiton spin-off South32 has slashed its debt and sharply cut costs as it races to stay ahead of weaker earnings amid a slump in commodities prices.
Not many of the conversations I’ve had about gender really stick in my mind, but I do recall one spirited discussion about women in the workforce with a friend of my father’s, when I was an outspoken 17 year old.
Perth-based contractor AusGroup has recruited former Southern Cross Electrical Engineering boss Simon High as chief executive of its engineering services arm.
The state government will spend $4.7 million on re-sealing parts of the Kwinana Freeway and Forrest Highway, with work to be carried out by a subsidiary of Boral.
Gold and nickel miner Independence Group plans to make about 40 employees redundant after announcing it would cut exploration spending by $20 million in response to weak base metals prices.
Broadspectrum has resoundingly urged shareholders to reject the $692 million takeover offer from Spanish company Ferrovial, saying it significantly undervalues the business.
Woodside Petroleum expects to take a hit of up to $US1.2 billion ($A1.7 billion) as it writes down the value of its energy assets following the slump in oil prices.
Gold has risen two per cent, benefiting as global equity markets fell to two-and-a-half-year lows and oil prices continued their relentless slump to a 13-year low, leading other commodity markets broadly lower.
Lower exploration and construction activity in the energy sector has led Canada-based contractor Enerflex to exit the Australian engineering, procurement and construction market, with most of its Perth operations to be made redundant, Business News understands.
Engineering firm Wood Group has continued its run of contract wins in the offshore oil and gas sector, with the latest contract being for Shell’s Prelude floating LNG project.
Western Australia's only onshore oil producer has suspended production after being hit by the low oil price and the high cost of trucking its output to Wyndham rather than the much closer port at Broome.
A $176 million construction contract for the $1.12 billion NorthLink WA project has been awarded to John Holland, with work set to begin on the major Tonkin Highway upgrade mid-year.
Apartment developer Finbar Group has been given the go-ahead for a $77 million, 194-dwelling project in Belmont, with construction set to begin next year.
