The state government has made further amendments to its decision to charge a $4,000 public school fee for families on 457 visas, after community backlash resulted in multiple delays.
The Western Australian government's flagged destruction of up to 150 remote indigenous communities is being widely condemned as harking back to assimilation days.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is confident the economy will gradually pick up pace in the next couple of years, with the labour intensive services sector a key driver.
About $5.6 million owed to thousands of Western Australians is lying unclaimed in the Department of Treasury’s register of unclaimed money database, Treasurer Mike Nahan says.
One of Australia's most prominent businesswomen, Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly, is stepping down after seven years at the bank's helm, to be replaced by Brian Hartzer.
Wall Street's five-day record run has ended after huge fines for rigging the foreign exchange market sent the shares of three leading US banks tumbling.
Total reported sales activity has remained virtually unchanged for three weeks with only minimal variations in house sales whilst the fall in multi- residential sales this week was replaced with a lift in land sales.
Oil prices retreated with traders fixed on the OPEC oil cartel which appears set to maintain output at an upcoming meeting despite ample global supplies of crude.
Developers are set to be offered incentives by local governments to create affordable housing options, part of a suite of changes to the state's planning guidelines adopted by the Western Australia
Rail infrastructure company Aurizon is positive but cautious about the West Pilbara iron ore project, with chairman John Prescott saying today that, on balance, he expects the development to proceed.
A waterfront commercial development site, including 37 boat pens, at Mandurah's Mariner's Cove has been listed for sale, with Knight Frank appointed to undertake the sales campaign.
A Perth technology company that boasts a track record of sales growth and annual profits is planning to list on the ASX after launching a $2 million initial public offering.
The run of technology companies taking advantage of lacklustre mining stocks based in Perth is continuing, with three more backdoor listings expected to be completed this month and another towards the end of the year.
Gold miner Northern Star Resources has outlined plans to spend $50 million next year on exploration activity, after announcing a high-grade gold discovery on the Millennium tenement at its Kundana project near Kalgoorlie.
Andrew Forrest has reiterated his support for Fortescue Metals Group diversifying its operations into other commodities, but said there were no immediate plans to pursue nickel, or oil and gas over its core iron ore business.
Western Australia's economy remains the envy of most of the Western world, despite sustained falls in consumer and business confidence, according to the founder of Australia's biggest mortgage brok
The Fair Work Commission last night issued an order to the Australian Institute of Marine & Power Engineers to end a planned strike by Teekay Shipping’s engineers this morning in Port Hedland.
Skippers Aviation will this month begin providing regular public transport flights between Perth and Onslow, where Chevron operates its $29 billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project.
BHP Billiton officially confirmed today it has scrapped the sale of its Nickel West business in Western Australia "at this time" after failing to attract a buyer at an acceptable price.
