US stocks have finished higher following a busy day of corporate earnings and a report showing the highest level of existing-home sales in eight months.
Recently-listed mobile telco venture, ZipTel, is set to announce a pre-paid sim card distribution agreement with international travel agency Trafalgar Tours.
The Packer family has launched a $200 million National Philanthropic Fund targeting arts and indigenous education, to the applause of the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA.
BGC Residential has launched 10 modular homes in Peet’s Shorehaven estate in Alkimos as a demonstration of what it can achieve through alternative building techniques.
The chief of resources giant BHP Billiton has urged Labor and the minor parties to help the Abbott government repeal the mining tax, saying investment is being destroyed by "a lot of antics" in the Senate.
Perth-based mineral explorer GBM Resources has announced plans to raise $1.14 million through the placement of 57 million shares to investors valued at 2 cents per share.
Tailgaters are exacerbating Perth’s increasing congestion problem with new research showing they account for the significant majority of crashes on the city’s freeways.
Accounting giant KPMG has bought mining-focused management consultancy firm Momentum Partners in a transaction estimated to be worth about $5 million, adding to the flurry of recent professional se
About 80 per cent of Australia's exports will go to Asia by 2020 as the region's growing middle class demands high quality food and education and looks to holiday overseas.
Global technology provider IFS has marked its second major contract win in recent months with the Mid West Ports Authority announcing it will implement its enterprise-wide software system.
The City of Perth and IBM will meet with businesses and agencies over the next three weeks as the council seeks to improve the city’s infrastructure and planning, as well as create a 3D portal for investors.
Online payday lender Loan Ranger is forging ahead with plans to rapidly expand the business and push into new lending sectors, after securing a multi-million funding injection from London investment bank Liberum Capital.
Daniel Jovevski confesses to fitting many of the stereotypes commonly associated with gen Y, especially when it comes to a lack of patience and an addiction to technology.
The state government has invested $2 million to support Western Australian agriculture by granting free entry to the IGA Perth Royal Show and local Royal Agriculture Society-affiliated shows for children aged 12 years and younger.
