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Financial Services Council chief John Brogden says a China trade agreement is not enough on its own to open the Chinese market for Australian fund managers.

Agribusiness Elders says there's a long way to go before it sees any benefit from Australia's $18 billion free trade agreement with China.

Companies are making a strong push to improve support for fly-in, fly-out employees.

The conversation around mental health in the workplace is focusing on employees, but what about their managers?

The Coffee Club will open in Fremantle, motorcyle retailer Monza Imports in Bibra Lake, and Rockingham-based building products firm EnduraClad will move to Henderson, under three separate leasing d

Not-for-profit groups are taking advantage of the increased focus on health and wellness.

Workplace injury rates in WA have fallen despite the heavy influx of workers to construction projects. In fact, mining is behind retail trade in terms of injuries.

Leighton Properties has revealed the simultaneous construction of its Kings Square precinct's four office towers was a condition of international oil and gas giant Shell taking up an entire building at the development in the Perth CBD.

Our annual Well@Work feature discusses the need for health and wellness programs for employees, the trend in injury rates in WA, mental health among FIFO employees and how not-for-profit groups have recognised the importance of workplace wellness.

Moral and economic factors have driven employers to take on the responsibility for a physically healthy workforce – tackling mental health in the workplace is their new challenge.

Belmont-based property developer and construction company Diploma Group plans to build a $35 million, nine-storey residential apartment building in Scarborough, after buying two adjoining blocks of land along West Coast Highway.

The competition regulator wants the National Broadband Network to be split into three parts before it's privatised.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat as weakness in banking stocks offsets gains from the resources sector.

Gold and silver prices have risen to a two-week high as a rush by investors to cover bets on lower prices accelerated a rebound in both markets.

A multibillion dollar free trade agreement with China is a game changer that the Abbott government believes will supercharge the Australian economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each repeatedly broke all-time records over the past week.

The Australian dollar is stronger against the greenback and has reached a seven-year high against the Japanese yen.

More than 8,000 Glencore coal workers will be forced to take annual leave as the mining giant shuts down its Australian coal operations due to an oversupply of the commodity.

Getting people away from their televisions and into stadiums is the biggest challenge facing the state’s top sporting teams, but Western Australia’s strict legislative requirements, especially arou

Fresh slides in oil prices have put some of Australia's biggest energy players under pressure and pushed the share market to its worst weekly performance in more than a month.

A major operator of car and truck dealerships says sales are performing well in a softer market.

Construction of a $63 million facility to house a space surveillance telescope being relocated from the US to Exmouth is expected to begin mid next year.

Perth-founded information technology firm Precise Business Solutions is making a name for itself on the global stage, having identified an opportunity in the software development space.

Insurance broker EBM has appointed a new leadership team and announced the retirement of long-standing managing director Jeff Adams at the end of this year.

A local software company and a Perth-based international mining consulting company have launched a new social media platform today they hope will revolutionize labour flexibility in the mining industry.

Western Australian jeweller Linneys has launched an online store to complement its bricks and mortar showrooms, making its high-end products available to a global audience for the first time.

Scope Systems has bought out NEC Australia’s business-wide information management software in an agreement that significantly broadens the Perth technology operation’s client base.

“Send smarter, contextualised location-based messages to your users today”.

President Xi Jinping of China is poised to sign a free trade agreement with Australia on Monday following the G20 summit in Brisbane, after nearly a decade of negotiations.

A fresh food market, an amphitheatre and a playground set among native gardens are among the amenities the state government revealed today for Perth’s newest public plaza, Yagan Square.

In this week's Podcast, Mark Pownall, Mark Beyer and Shanna Crispin join James Lush to discuss mental health in the workplace, Perth house prices, “Aussie” John Symond, Murdoch University, ‘ethical’ investing, WA’s biggest private businesses, sporting venues and more.

Sandfire Resources has filed proceedings in the Federal Court against the Centre for Australian Ethical Research over media releases published on its website last month, which Sandfire argues contained “misleading and deceptive” information.