Michael Ramsey

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 cut

THE disruption, inconvenience and expense of home improvement projects is leading potential renovators to think outside of the box, with European-style modular home extensions emerging in Perth suburb

Perth has defied a national downturn in residential land sales, recording a 12 per cent increase in sales in the metropolitan region for the September quarter.

Subiaco-based Balamara Resources has secured listed West Perth phosphate company Minemakers and Indian fertiliser producer Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation as strategic partners in it

Iron ore remains Western Australia’s most valuable sector despite ongoing price volatility and uncertainty, accounting for almost two-thirds of total resources sales in 2011-12, a new report has found

Perth-based mineral drilling firm Swick Mining Services has announced a record unaudited half-year revenue of $75.6 million as it prepares to expand further into North America.

The state government is expected to raise $10 million from the sale of a 1,500 square metre parcel of prime riverfront land at the edge of the heritage-listed Sunset Hospital site in Dalkeith.

First home buyers who jointly purchase a property with a private company are still eligible for the state government’s First Home Owners Grant, in light of a ruling by the State Administrative Tribuna

Atlas Iron says it is on track to meet its near-term targeted annual production rate of 12 million tonnes, with production commencing at its Mt Dove mine and pre-strip mining and earthworks underway a