Perth Business

An AirAsia plane (background) takes off on the runway as Tiger Airways passenger jet waits at the terminal for passengers to board at Singapore’s Changi International Airport

TIGER Airways does not see the emergence of AirAsia X as a competitor on the Perth route. Tiger believes the market is big enough to take an additional player.

Logistics firm picks up Perth business

Errol Kiong New Zealand Herald 11.11.2008
Logistics firm picks up Perth business

The credit crunch has not slowed logistics and data management company Freightways' ambitious Australian expansion plans. The company yesterday announced that it had acquired Perth-based Access Information Management for A$3.5 million ($4.01 milli...


New roads increase access to Perth’s north-west

The new extension to the Mitchell Freeway coped “fantastically” with its first peak hour traffic after being officially opened yesterday.

Perth Airport increases parking fees ... again

Perth Airport has jacked up car parking fees less than a year after it increased them by as much as 47 per cent.


Perth has cheapest fuel in Oz: FuelWatch

Joseph Sapienza WA Today 01.11.2008
Perth has cheapest fuel in Oz: FuelWatch

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Perth has the cheapest fuel in Australia. For the September quarter, the ABS said the average petrol prices in Perth were "up to six cents a litre cheaper than other major capital cities in...

No South Perth train station until 2013 - PTA

Chris Thomson WA Today 29.10.2008
No South Perth train station until 2013 - PTA

South Perth will not get its long-awaited train station until 2013, the Public Transport Authority has confirmed. Yesterday, the mayor of South Perth called on the new Barnett Government to fast-track the project.


Franchising inquiry snubs Perth

Chalpat Sonti The Sydney Morning Herald 29.10.2008
Franchising inquiry snubs Perth

A parliamentary inquiry set up to investigate franchising has snubbed Perth, disappointing WA business people who had hoped to air their grievances. The parliamentary joint committee into the franchising code of conduct was due to hold a public he...

Fujitsu to ‘free cool’ new Perth data centre

Fujitsu has revealed further details of a new multi-million dollar data centre to open in Perth in ‘late 2010’, including the free cooling system it will use.


Busy Perth roads set for makeover

DANIEL HATCH The West Australian 23.10.2008
Busy Perth roads set for makeover

Two of Perth’s busiest arterial roads are set to be redeveloped, with plans to revamp Stirling Highway and a staged makeover of Beaufort Street in Mt Lawley.

Busy Perth roads set for makeover

DANIEL HATCH The West Australian 23.10.2008
Busy Perth roads set for makeover

Two of Perth’s busiest arterial roads are set to be redeveloped, with plans to revamp Stirling Highway and a staged makeover of Beaufort Street in Mt Lawley.


Perth broker acquired by Austbrokers

WA Business News 23.10.2008
Perth broker acquired by Austbrokers

Perth-based insurance broker SRG Group Pty Ltd has joined the expanding stable of insurance broking network, Austbrokers Holdings Ltd.

Inflation rate in Perth lowest in nation

Perth has recorded an inflation rate rise of one per cent in the September quarter, the smallest increase of all Australian capital cities and territories.


Perth apartment blocks in digital TV survey

Perth apartment and townhouse dwellers will be surveyed in a bid to iron out problems ahead of the nationwide switchover to digital television.

Premier flags delays in construction projects

The Premier, Colin Barnett says no decision has been made about Perth's proposed sports stadium. In the lead up to the election, the former Labor government proposed a multi-purpose stadium be built at Kitchener Park in Subiaco at a cost one more ...


Perth Steakhouse Opens Microbrewery

Ian Neubauer The Shout 14.10.2008
Perth Steakhouse Opens Microbrewery

Perth foreshore venue The Old Brewery has installed an on-site microbrewery and is now selling three kinds of boutique beer on site.

Public funding possible for Perth airport upgrade

The Premier Colin Barnett says the Government may consider contributing some money towards the redevelopment of Perth airport. In May this year, the private owner of the airport, Westralia Airports Corporation, unveiled a billion dollar plan to me...


Finance crisis sees Perth safe sales boom

Vanessa Williams WA Today 11.10.2008
Finance crisis sees Perth safe sales boom

The global finance crisis has seen safe sales in Perth jump, as locals follow a global trend to keep their valuables within easy reach. With market stocks plummeting, debts looming and the recent take-over of Bank West and the Home and Building So...

Mincor discovers nickel mine extension

The Sydney Morning Herald 09.10.2008
Mincor discovers nickel mine extension

Australia's third largest nickel producer Mincor Resources NL has discovered an extension to its Miitel mine, which was its first in Western Australia's mineral-rich Kambalda region.


Palandri liquidators pursue litigation

The Sydney Morning Herald 09.10.2008
Palandri liquidators pursue litigation

Liquidators of the failed Palandri Wine Group will pursue litigation in a bid to return up to $45 million to unsecured creditors.

Perth adds Wi-Fi for conference delegates

The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre (PCEC) now offers free access to its Wi-Fi zone for conferences over 200 delegates using a 256kb speed to meet demand.



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