Australian businesses are showing signs of a revival after a rocky start to 2025, with new bank data suggesting conditions are ‘stabilising, if not starting to turn around.’
Cheyanne Enciso
The family run store announced they will shut their doors at the end of the year.
Fraser Williams
Albany’s monthly business networking event was held with a bit of twist last Thursday, as members of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry took the opportunity to showcase their wares via stalls.
Melissa Sheil
A masseuse has banned men from her South Perth studio after male clients made her staff uncomfortable with relentless ‘groaning’ and requests to remove their underwear.
Caitlin Vinci
WA small businesses are more optimistic about the year ahead compared with the rest of the country, but keeping up with rising phone and electricity bills is proving a challenge.
The owners of an Albany business that provides a vital link in the agricultural chain said they are “really excited” to be able to streamline their operations after installing new laser-cutting machinery.
Alarm bells are ringing for a major ASX-listed fashion business as a brutal Trump slump and inflation shock smashes share prices.
Duncan Evans
Businesses are finally getting on top of cost-of-living pressures, with the number of companies struggling to make payments dropping.
Cameron Micallef
Telco giant Optus has agreed to pay a whopping $100m fine for exploiting hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians.
Perth is tipped to have the second-lowest rate of business failures among the capital cities over the next 12 months, as new figures from credit analysts CreditorWatch hint at a brighter outlook.
Two WA health professionals knew they needed to revolutionise the way chemotherapy and immunotherapy were administered after spending years observing cancer patients in waiting rooms struggling with fatigue.
Insolvency experts have warned that Western Australia looks set for a surge in business collapses as the Australian Taxation Office clamps down on ageing debts.
Matt Mckenzie
Aged care and disability services provider Annecto is shutting down after 70 years in business, putting the care of more than 3000 people in limbo.
Online retail giant Amazon has unveiled a new platform in Australia, promising to streamline purchases between businesses and offer savings as rising operating costs continue to be a headache.
The owner of Perth’s biggest pub is lukewarm on the idea of WA getting its twelfth public holiday in a year, saying they usually make for risky trading days and more expensive meals for punters.
Simone Grogan
Rio Tinto’s mammoth Tomago aluminium smelter is reportedly close to collapse, putting some 6000 jobs at risk.
A trend that started after the Covid pandemic is continuing, with a huge number of Australians taking on multiple roles to deal with the cost of living.
An infamous Aussie pub at the centre of an eight-year-old mystery that was retold in a hit Netflix true crime series has been put on the market.
Emma Kirk
The Reserve Bank of Australia could fast-track rate cuts after disappointing April retail sales figures.
A popular beach town could go “smoke-free” under a major proposed health shake-up from the local council.
WA’s own Gage Roads Brewing Co. has surfed the ebbs and flows of the craft beer business to reach a milestone with plenty of lager left in the tank.
Simon Collins
Australian shoppers could face a milk shortage or rising prices as the devastating impact of the NSW floods is set to hit local supermarkets.
A legendary motorcycle retailer with a 55-year history has entered voluntary administration, putting 400 jobs in limbo.