Western Australia has become unusually dependent on three giant resource sector producers, which account for more than half of the state’s entire exports.
Western Australia’s massive minerals and petroleum sectors dominate the state’s export commodity profile, with just one commodity in the top 10, wheat, from outside the resources industry.
When geologists around the world start planning new mine developments, there is a good chance the software used will have been written in Perth by a company such as Gemcom or Micromine.
Western Australian agribusiness exporters experienced mixed fortunes this season, with drought conditions putting pressure on the grains sector, while other sectors, such as meat, livestock and forestry experience a growth in revenues.
While Western Australia’s mining industry is well-represented on the list of the state’s top exporters, a number of manufacturing and technology companies are also creating significant export revenue.
China is Western Australia’s most important export partner, generating $13.8 billion for the state’s economy in 2006-07 and overtaking Japan as WA’s biggest export market, according to figures from the Department of Industry and Resources.
The revitalisation of the Gosnells town centre during the past 10 years has been recognised with a prestigious international planning award.Gosnells Mayor Patricia Morris accepted the special achievem
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
The state government has posted another record surplus, eclipsing its previous record figure by almost 2 per cent to reach $2.3 billion for the 2006-07 financial year.
After more than 25 years in the industry, Chris Anderson, founder and director of Osborne Park-based business Well Connected, is one of a small number of business owners operating in a niche of the office equipment market.
Lotterywest chief executive Jan Stewart has been added to the US-based Public Gaming Research Industry’s Lottery Industry Hall of Fame, one of three industry leaders across the world appointed this ye
Dr Peter Cotton - director of psychology services, Health Services Australia Group (Vic); Prof Marius Olivier – director, Centre for International & Comparative Labour & Social Security Law, Universit
OSBORNE Park-based Immersive Technologies, which manufactures advanced simulator training systems for the mining industry, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Japanese company, Hitachi Co
An open door for further negotiations between local governments and the Federal Department of Transport and Roads on the cost of new security measures has pleased the WA Local Government Association.
Gold Corporation, the WA Government-owned operator of The Perth Mint and 40 per cent owner of the AGR Matthey gold refining joint venture, has announced an after tax profit of $7 million compared to the previous year's result of $4.8 million, it announced
The State Government has committed $6.6 million to a plan to help children who suffer from potentially fatal allergic reactions, Premier Alan Carpenter has announced.
The Executive Director of the State Government's Drug and Alcohol Office, Terry Murphy, has been appointed Director General of the Department for Child Protection, Child Protection Minister Sue Ellery has announced.
Two companies established by academics with close links to the University of Western Australia are among the latest recipients of federal government research and development grants.