Perth Business News

Former treasurer Peter Costello blocked a $US3.2 billion bid by Shell in 2001 to take control of Woodside, citing national interest. ''Shell may be a willing seller because they do have some quite big projects themselves up their sleeve,'' Nick...

It is also significantly more optimistic than a year ago, with the bad debt cycle appearing to have peaked. Chief financial officer David Craig told the bank's annual general meeting in Perth on Wednesday that Australia's biggest lender had just...

In unveiling the plan, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said its domestic passengers have "told us that airport check-in today is nothing less than a major point of pain". "Check-in takes too long...Qantas’ self-service system promises to process passengers much...

RIO Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese said today the company has had recent contact with China's Chinalco over cooperating on new projects. "We are still keen to work with Chinalco in future on projects of mutual benefit," Albanese said in...

September, despite an impending interest rate hike by the central bank, new figures show. Data gathered by loans broker Mortgage Choice shows fixed rate products accounted for 4.56 per cent of new loans approved in September, down from 6.98 per...

At its state conference in Perth on Saturday, the party watered down a motion from its WA rural policy committee that had sought to delay any negotiations between the federal parliamentary party and the government until after global climate change...

The formerly Perth-based businessman is understood to have been London-based for some time but is in Australia currently, reportedly to visit family. Mr Johnston has been ordered to surrender his passport to the Federal Court in Perth or Brisbane by...

In August, Renaissance announced a $280,000 half-year profit to June 30, down 87% on the same period a year earlier, amid very difficult trading conditions, and with much riding on the results of the traditionally busy December quarter to improve...

Dr Morton Rawlin said the award to the Marysville Medical Clinic was "a celebration of triumph over adversity". Announcing the award at the conference for general practice in Perth on Saturday, Dr Rawlin said the clinic had made a major...