John Ely

A Perth property consultant has secured a major contract in China, indicating ample opportunities for WA service providers willing to embrace the Chinese way of doing business.

A moderation in the growth of China's economy has sharpened the focus on trade opportunities beyond the mining and resources sector.

Both a drop in the Australian dollar and increasing Chinese interest in the region are likely to offer comfort to tourism operators facing uncertain market conditions, according to data released by

A decline in domestic corporate travel is behind Perth's hotels experiencing the lowest occupancy rate since June 2011 according to data released by Deloitte today.

Perth-based contractor OTOC announced today it has acquired full ownership of a 700 person commercial kitchen/diner facility at a Fortescue Metals Group site.

The Barnett government has increased its price preference for regional business to $250,000, it announced today.

Great artists of the 20th and 21st centuries feature in the third exhibition to come from New York's Museum of Modern Art.

North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club has moved into its expanded building on Marine Parade, which is designed to accommodate its growing membership.

For half a century and over four generations Grant Elevators has evolved to meet the demands of a changing industry.

THE WA Council of Social Service has expressed concern that many small businesses and charities remain unaware of looming changes to national reporting regulations, which come into effect on July 1

Engineering consultancy BG&E sees itself on the cusp of standing alongside the large practices in Australia.

Alan Robson, Jim McGinty and Jim Freemantle are among the Western Australian luminaries to receive honours as part of this year’s Queen’s Birthday awards.

Billabong will look to offload assets and cut costs to deal with debt after yet another takeover bid for the troubled retailer collapsed.

Live animal exports would be banned by 2017 under a private bill introduced by federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who says the industry has run out of "last chances".

Coventry Group announced today that it has downgraded its expected net profit by about 25 per cent, and plans to exit its furniture component business.

Global gold mining giant AngloGold Ashanti has announced changes to its executive leadership team that will see Rob Largent responsible for the company’s Australian operations.

Share ownership among adult Australians declined from 43 per cent to 38 per cent during the past two years, a 2012 Australian Securities Exchange study shows.

Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Julia Gillard after saying Australia would face the same problems as Greece if support for the mining industry was

Pay rises handed to the Western Australian government ministerial staffers are excessive, given savings are being sought in the rest of the public sector, the opposition says.

Wesfarmers has downgraded its earnings forecast for its Target stores, predicting a "disappointing" result for the department store chain.

Perth based aspiring miner Ferrowest has purchased a 60 per cent interest in the Yalyirimbi iron ore project from Ngalia Resources.

It’s an old adage that some of the biggest fortunes have been made when business conditions are at their toughest.

Research consultants Wood Mackenzie have predicted that investment across Australia’s resource sector will be at record levels over the next three years.

Mining contractor Redpath has painted a 60-tonne truck blue to raise awareness about depression and anxiety in the mining industry.

Perth-based Global Construction Services today announced a range of restructuring measures including branch closures and staff redundancies in response to weakness in its residential and commercial