Sydney-based AGL Energy has said it would lose around $15 million in a bid to enter the Western Australian domestic gas market in the 2018 financial year, after it lodged a retailing application with the state's Economic Regulatory Authority.  

Canadian hydroponics technology company Roto-Gro International has closed its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a $3.6 million initial public offering managed by Perth-based Barclay Wells.

Striking a balance between CBD and suburban office markets is becoming crucial in a post-boom economy.

The Reserve Bank is forecasting a slow but orderly return to above-trend growth and for inflation to return to target within three years, but economists and the International Monetary Fund warn that risks remain.

WA Local Government Association chief executive and former WA businesswoman of the year, Ricky Burges, joined Business News at Julio’s in West Perth to discuss her professional journey and what lies ahead.