Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens has pointedly refused to endorse the decision by the banks to protect their profits by jacking up home loan rates.
Sales of new cars fell 10.5 per cent across Western Australia in October on the previous corresponding period, despite a 3.4 per cent uptick nationally for the month.
Health and community care organisation Silver Chain’s 2014-15 surplus has slipped following increased investment in new client offerings and service delivery methods.
It’s not often that a breath of fresh air wafts out of Europe, but last night was a time for a few revolutionary comments about business, specifically that ride-sharing service Uber is ‘not a problem, just a new business model’.
Former mining services company Viento Group is under new leadership after a board restructure replaced all directors, including John Silverthorne, who in July struck a deal to buy all of the compan
Engineering firm RCR Tomlinson has secured new contracts worth a combined $100 million, including $48 million in water infrastructure projects in Western Australia.
The competition watchdog has given the go-ahead for Vocus Communications to merge with M2 Group in a $3 billion deal that will create Australia's fourth largest telco.
Alcoa of Australia, Bankwest, Curtin University and Shell Australia have been recognised as the best businesses in Western Australia for implementing gender equality measures.
Gold has fallen to a one-month low, dropping for the sixth straight session as the US dollar shot to a three-month high after US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen raised expectations for a December interest rate increase.
The Australian dollar has softened against the greenback, which rose after the head of the US Federal Reserve endorsed an imminent interest rate tightening bias.
BHP Billiton has signed a native title agreement with the Banjima people, calling the century-long deal one of the most significant of its kind in Australia.
The new $27 million Ronald McDonald House in Nedlands, officially opened today by Premier Colin Barnett, provides a home away from home to an increased number of families of seriously ill children
Labor's candidate for the new West Australian federal seat of Burt has hinted the party's policy of a national interest test for gas exports will form a key plank of his election campaign.
Premier Colin Barnett says the state won't be rushed into making a decision on stage two of the controversial Perth Freight Link, despite federal funding hinging on work being under way next year.
Australians should receive tax breaks if they are made to set up savings accounts to help cover some healthcare bills, private health insurer nib says.
Retail spending in Western Australia has hit its highest level on record, in seasonally adjusted terms, with September expenditure more than $2.8 billion; yet growth is well down from the heights of the boom.
Perth company Minemakers has struck a deal with an African investor that will deliver new funding of $28 million for its Baobab phosphate project in Senegal.
Macmahon Holdings was hit with large protest vote at today's annual general meeting, after major shareholder CIMIC Group surprised the mining services firm with a large 'no' vote.
Australia’s trade deficit improved to $2.3 billion for the month of September, in seasonally adjusted terms, despite Western Australia’s export performance being softer than the same time last year.
Building age has emerged as the biggest factor in office vacancies in Perth’s suburbs, with newer developments struggling to attract tenants as the market gets tougher.
