The Housing Industry Association has warned that Western Australia’s housing affordability crisis will intensify, with the likelihood of two further interest rate rises this cycle.
Several Perth-headquartered mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing an uncertain future, following the Congolese government’s recommendation that 61 mining contracts with foreign companies be renegotiated or terminated.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Resources
A new report from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has highlighted the scale of labour shortages facing Western Australia if current economic and demographic trends continue.
With the volume of freight within Western Australia likely to double in the next five to 10 years as major resources projects come on stream, an innovative new training program is aiming to attract more young people into the industry.
What started out as a small gardening service for elderly Bayswater residents has become a 25-year commitment to aged and disability care from Bayswater Extended Community Help Organisation.
State Scene remains apprehensive about the fact that Queensland’s multi-millionaire Rudd family is headed for Australia’s two most prestigious addresses – Kirribilli House overlooking Sydney Harbour and The Lodge in the heart of Canberra.
A MASTER plan to transform the Brookdale area over the next 15 years with sustainable urban development has won two prestigious awards from the Planning Institute of Australia (WA).
A Kalgoorlie-based fitness centre operator has been disqualified from managing corporations for four years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, after breaching his duties as a mana
The State Government has fined exploration companies Golden West Resources and Hancock Prospecting after an industry review uncovered "widespread environmental and regulatory breaches".
Claremont-based Gippsland Ltd subsidiary Tantalum Egypt JSC has secured a 10 year offtake deal with German company HC Starck GbmH for the supply of tantalum peroxide from its 40 million tonne Abu Dabbab project in Southern Egypt.
The state government has announced a 2.6 per cent increase in taxi fares from the middle of November, while also announcing that an additional 100 peak period taxi plates will be issued to handle the Christmas and New Year period.
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A board battle at zinc, lead and silver miner CBH Resources Ltd has seen the company appoint a corporate advisor to examine control and ownership issues, following the failure of a resolution to remove company chairman Jim Wall.
The Australian dollar finished weaker today, dipping below 90 US cents for the first time in about three weeks, as the global credit crunch continues to batter high-yielding currencies.
Perth-based Mission Biofuels Ltd's Mauritian subsidiary Mission Agro Energy Ltd will acquire a 20 per cent stake in the company's Indian joint venture, taking its holding to 90 per cent, the company has announced.
Employers are increasingly registering open requirements with recruitment firms and will interview a suitable candidate any time they become available, according to recruitment agency Hays.
In its first detailed statement on the proposed takever of Rio Tinto Ltd, mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd has asserted that combining the two companies would facilitate accelerated development of the Pilbara iron ore industry.
