Matt Mckenzie

A run of good seasons has put Western Australian grain farmers in an improved position, according to the latest Planfarm Bankwest Benchmarks data.

A stronger local asset management industry could be an important part of the state’s economic diversification, according to panellists at a recent Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch.

Western Australia will gain a new seat in the federal House of Representatives, located in Perth’s south-east, according to a draft redistribution paper released today, but in a strange coincidence will share the same name as a newly proposed state electorate in a different part of Perth.

The Perth Market Authority's Market City is set to be the first major transaction in the state government’s asset recycling program, as expressions of interest in the fruit and vegetable wholesaler closed with a number of potential bidders.

The federal government’s $89 billion spend for new naval vessels represents an opportunity for businesses at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, as energy and resources projects dry up.

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The Minerals Council of Australia has added to the national industrial relations debate today with a report it said showed that levels of union membership were unlinked to the labour force’s share of national income.

As cost pressures weigh on resources players, a Perth team has developed a way to marry contract tendering with social media.

Refining is a vital step in the gold supply chain, but it’s a practice facing increasing competition from within the sector and from technological change.

Rideshare giant Uber has announced it will increase fares 10 per cent while it battles the Australian Taxation Office’s recent GST ruling in the Federal Court.

Western Australian merchandise exports in the year to June were down more than 15 per cent on the previous financial year, according to the latest trade balance update from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A scaling back of penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers on Sundays was among the major recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s draft workplace relations framework released today.

Perth-based NWQ Capital Management has been selected by Yellow Brick Road to manage a new protected equities fund that it will seek to operate as a ‘hedge fund for retail investors’.

Western Australia has an opportunity to break the Chinese stranglehold on the rare earths industry, but the state needs a success story to build investor confidence.

A new leadership team has taken the helm at the Potato Marketing Corporation as the industry moves towards deregulation.

Job advertisements in Western Australia are down more than 40 per cent since this time last year, according to fresh data from ANZ.

Small businesses are using the instant tax write-off to get some new ideas and overdue investments under way.

Mining industry leaders are now more bullish than last year, according to research by Newport Consulting, but most are still not optimistic about their growth prospects going forward.

Payroll tax is costing Western Australian businesses more than $2,700 per employee on the back of strong wages growth in the state during the past decade, according to a report released today.

Shares in Atlas Iron continued to tumble today, down 8 per cent to 3.3 cents, taking the company’s market capitalization to around $87 million.

With science increasingly giving hydraulic stimulation, or ‘fracking’, the thumbs up, the practice could be used to unlock enormous amounts of tight gas in WA.

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Sydney-based Perth Basin player AWE has announced it won't need to further use hydraulic fracturing at its Drover-1 well, after existing drilling results gave it a clear assessment of shale gas potential in the field.

After a prodigious drop in exploration spending during the past decade, miners and governments have unveiled a blueprint to kickstart greenfields programs.

In a move to expand its presence in the mining services market, BGC Contracting will be forming a joint venture with South African firm DRA, the two companies announced today.

Aggregate spending was up 0.6 per cent in WA in June, bringing the total increase in the past 12 months to 7.7 per cent, according to data released by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia today.

Long-serving Liberal member of federal parliament Don Randall has passed away from what was believed to be a heart attack while on an electorate visit, aged 62.

Western Australia risks falling behind its competitors in agriculture and could miss out on making the most of opportunities in Asia, according to panelists at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia discussion on the industry today.

Remote-technology contractor Nexxis has sealed a partnership with global giant GE to bring medical imaging and other advanced technologies to the energy and mining industries.

Taxi and Uber drivers are set to compete on a level playing field after Transport Minister Dean Nalder revealed the state government’s green paper into the industry.

Small and medium-sized businesses in regional areas might need to look to non-bank lending pathways to secure finance, particularly if they are lacking in assets, according to a report to be released today by the Regional Australia Institute.