Corrective services minister Murray Cowper is being investigated for alleged illegal land clearing at a holiday shack community, prompting calls for him to be sacked.
Qantas has rejected former prime minister Malcolm Fraser's claim it interfered in the case of two Australian businessmen languishing in detention in Dubai.
The Australian Greens say the federal government is likely to run out of time to introduce major media reforms, including a large regulator for the sector, ahead of the election.
The leader of the West Australian nurses' union says he was sworn at in a confrontation with the head of the state's health department as nurses made further threats to strike at public hospitals o
Miners will be asked to relinquish leases on the Mitchell Plateau under the state opposition's plans to establish national parks in the Kimberley region.
A Perth couple with a struggling coffee franchise has learnt a tough business lesson after they took legal action that involved property developer Finbar Group, listed engineering company Monadelph
Reserve Bank of Australia board member Heather Ridout says a federal government plan to fund a work-boosting program for manufacturers by scrapping business tax concessions could hurt foreign inves
One of Australia's biggest unions is to campaign for a national domestic gas reserve to make energy cheaper, boost manufacturing jobs and produce cleaner energy.
The head of Australia's competition watchdog says it was hard to get grocery suppliers to come forward to give evidence about alleged improper practices by Coles and Woolworths.
The decision not to re-release an oil and gas exploration permit near the Rowley Shoals Marine Park shows the offshore Kimberley region is proving difficult for the sector, an analyst says.
The state government has given the green light to Rio Tinto to go ahead with a planned $3 billion expansion of its iron ore mine and power generation infrastructure in the Pilbara.
The administrators of Griffin Energy Group have welcomed key state government regulatory moves designed to clear the way for the sale of Bluewaters power station to Japanese companies Sumitomo Corp
Western Australia’s peak business group has challenged both sides of politics to permanently increase the payroll tax threshold, hand over control of energy prices to an independent regulator and c
Western Australia's fisheries department is looking into photos posted by world boxing champion Danny Green of a tiger shark caught in waters off Perth.
Lynas Corporation says a state-based High Court in Malaysia has denied an application by environmental activists to seek a judicial review the licensing process for its rare earths processing plant
Six Pilbara workers have been awarded a total of $18,964 in unpaid redundancy entitlements for six workers at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Legal action has been launched over the environmental approval process for Woodside's controversial Browse gas hub at James Price Point in Western Australia.
Rare earths miner Lynas has won its latest court battle in Malaysia and is free to keep operating after opponents lost an appeal to take away its licence.
The former head of Western Australia's anti-corruption commission believes Julia Gillard may have breached state law by providing legal advice for the incorporation of an association used
Former Freehills managing partner John Atkins has agreed to head up a review of Western Australia's current liquor licensing system and Sunday trading regulations for hospitality operators, as part
A lack of uncommitted available reserves coupled with the demand for Australia's liquefied natural gas could create challenges for domestic gas supplies by 2016.
Another mistake in acquiring land for Woodside's controversial Browse gas hub has made targeted timeframes "tight", Lands Minister Brendon Grylls concedes.
