Michael Ramsey

The ageing population brings both challenges and opportunities for Brightwater Care Group.

Base metals exploration company Classic Minerals has become the 25th Western Australian company to list on the ASX this financial year.

NEGOTIATING the often-rocky terrain of the environmental approvals process can be a daunting task for emerging miners, particularly those in the uranium space.

Treasurer Troy Buswell has trimmed $92 million in government expenditure as rising spending and a “significant erosion” of revenue threaten to bring the state’s budget into deficit.

Western Australian households face an extra $218 a year in fees and charges as Treasurer Troy Buswell warned of a “significant erosion” of the state’s revenue base.

BY any objective standards, the nation’s demand for healthcare services is growing rapidly.

Low-income earners' prospects of finding affordable housing in Western Australia continue to decline, with Perth's median rent price up 16 per cent from 2012.

Western Australia’s housing construction rebound has continued, with new home commencements increasing for the second consecutive quarter according to the Bureau of Statistics.

UNITED States Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich says the US economy is well on its way to recovery, presenting a bullish perspective on the superpower’s outlook.

United States Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich has hailed Western Australia's "extraordinary" growth and development, announcing the opening of a commercial services office at the US consulat

The high costs of compliance with the Minerals Resource Rent Tax are destroying confidence and threaten to push investment offshore, industry leaders have told a Senate committee hearing in Perth.

Australia will continue to benefit from China’s economic growth but governments should strive to forge deeper and friendlier ties with the emerging super-power, business leaders argue.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has indicated a federal coalition government would not invest in state urban rail projects, insisting the Commonwealth should “stick to its knitting” of funding roads.

CONSIDER this: in the six years to 2012, China invested almost $US50 billion into Australia’s economy.

TORO Energy has secured long-awaited federal environmental approval for its flagship Wiluna uranium mine, the first of its kind in Western Australia.

Last week’s failed leadership tilt has sparked further upheaval in the Labor caucus and yet another ministerial reshuffle.

WHEN it comes to keeping a business in the family, most companies invest a great deal of time and effort in their transition strategies.

FOR Raw Hire directors Sean and Lisa Clarke, sharing profit with employees is simply a way of sharing the rewards of the vehicle hire company’s significant growth.

WESTERN Australia continues to attract the lion’s share of Chinese investment in Australia, receiving more than half of capital invested in the nation in 2012.

Gavin Construction has set a new standard for green building in Western Australia, with the completion of industrial supplier Blackwoods’ new distribution centre in Karratha.

Fremantle remains one of WA’s treasured and unique cities. But, with development at a standstill in recent years, will it be left behind?

AS the dust settles on the new political landscape following the Liberal-National government’s resounding state election victory, it remains to be seen who will hold positions of influence within t

The Liberals' election commitments will increase state debt by $1.2 billion, pushing total borrowings to $24. 8 billion in 2015/16, according to Treasury costings released today.

With limited construction under way in the CBD and West Perth, commercial tenants are looking to the suburbs for new office space.

WITH opinion polls pointing to a re-elected Bamett government at Saturday’s state election, the opposition has sought to capitalise on concerns over the Liberal party’s leadership succession plans.

The education sector has hailed an “outstanding report” on strengthening and sustaining Australia’s international student market from the Michael Chaney-led International Education Advisory Council

BOTH major parties have committed to big-spending projects in their bid to secure votes ahead of the upcoming state election.

With just over a week to go until the state election, the business community was eager to interrogate the treasurer and his key rival.

Western Australia’s business community says a pledge by Troy Buswell at this morning’s debate with Ben Wyatt to increase the payroll tax threshold by $100,000 does not go far enough to ease pressure on companies. (Click through to watch the full debate).

Seven Western Australian business representative groups have come together in a united front against payroll tax, urging whichever party wins next month’s state election to “lift the tax on jobs”.

Western Australia has the largest gender pay disparity in the nation, with women earning an average of $469 per week less than men.

The war of words over the cost of the state opposition’s Metronet heavy rail plan has continued, with Transport Minister Troy Buswell claiming Labor has failed to account for “at least” $1 billion