Directors have indicated their support for reform to the GST, including an increase in its rate, and raised concerns that public policy debate in Australia was of poor quality, in a survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
New home sales rebounded by 4.2 per cent in Western Australia in March, the first time in 2015 where transactions were higher than the previous month, according to the Housing Industry Association.
Retail spending growth seems to be slowing a bit, but no more than might have been expected, and there is no good reason to expect the deceleration to continue.
West Perth-based oil and gas explorer Orca Energy has announced former mining magnate Nathan Tinkler will be its new executive chairman after participating in the company’s $20 million capital raising.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares have dropped to a near four-month low, with analysts warning there could be worse to come and investors questioning whether the dream run is over for Australia's big four lenders.
Engineering and construction firm Valmec has won a contract to supply its services to APA Group’s $140 million Eastern Goldfields Gas Pipeline project for an undisclosed sum.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew into Perth today to announce $500 million of extra Commonwealth funding for WA roads, while his finance minister Mathias Cormann kept up pressure on the state government to reciprocate by privatising more state-owned assets.
Australia's banks have come under fire from Treasurer Joe Hockey for taking their time to pass on the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut to their customers.
TPG Telecom has quickly won backing from iiNet after lifting its takeover offer to $9.55 per share, with cash and scrip alternatives, as it fends off a rival bid from Dodo owner M2 Group.
US oil prices have shot up above $US60 a barrel for the first time this year as reports of rising tensions in petroleum-producer Libya fuelled bullish momentum.
The state government will introduce legislation into parliament tomorrow designed to finalise the long-running Bell Group legal case, in which the Insurance Commission of WA and other creditors are fighting over a $1.7 billion payout.
Giorgi Exclusive Homes says its $15 million purchase of a block in West Perth has set a new record for a quarter acre block in Perth, with the recent settlement of the transaction to facilitate bui
The share market gave up all of its gains during the day to close flat after investors were downbeat about the Reserve Bank of Australia's assessment of the economy.
Local tech entrepreneurs have pitched their ideas to representatives from the Big Pitch competition in Leederville today, with the pick of the crop to go into the national finals with a chance to win $5 million to fund their idea.
Digital CC has announced it will be launching the beta version of its new remittance product AirPocket in the June quarter, shifting its focus away from the volatile bitcoin market.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2 per cent, saying the outlook for inflation helped shape its decision to reduce rates to a new historic low.
Finbar Group is confident it will start building its $380 million Civic Heart project in South Perth later this year, after the massive apartment development received planning approval to proceed y
Subiaco-based Atrum Coal has signed a deal with a Chinese enterprise that will provide a $US100 million ($A127 million) facility and mining equipment to develop a section of its flagship Groundhog anthracite project in Canada.
Perth Airport chairman and Curtin University chancellor Colin Beckett has taken the role as head of the Western Power board, with Iluka Resources chair Greg Martin appointed as his deputy.
Tony Poli's Aigle Royal Developments will revive the long-stalled Port Geographe development near Busselton, after it bought a 59-hectare tract of land in a deal worth $13.5 million.
