Dan Wilkie

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has invested $13.5 million in Perth-based oil and gas explorer Sun Resources.

The Perth arm of charity Ronald McDonald House has done a better job than most listed companies in a tight capital market, topping its $20 million campaign goal well ahead of schedule.

Alcyone Resources has secured $7.4 million through a recent entitlements offer and shortfall placement, just scraping over the capital raising's minimum subscription level of $6 million.

Mitsubishi and Alcoa plan to support a $100 million funding package for Buru Energy, which the Perth company says will allow it to proceed with further drilling programs in the Canning Basin and de

Mining giant Rio Tinto will provide its subsidiary Turquoise Hill Resources with a $US600 million financing package to fund the continued development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.

Hardware giant Bunnings has sold a suite of its warehouse properties and a bulky goods centre to the listed BWP Trust for more than $312 million, under a sale and lease-back arrangement.

Andrew Vlahov has built a business on basketball, but now he has much bigger things on his mind than shooting hoops.

Galaxy Resources says it has received strong interest from institutional investors in a shortfall placement, after its entitlement offer fell massively short of its $47 million target.

Western Australia's top tourist destination, Margaret River, has been named one of the world's top 10 friendliest places by international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

Global commercial real estate giant Brookfield Office Properties has officially started construction of the second office tower at Brookfield Place.

Perth-based Mineral Engineering Technical Services has acquired A.A. Wilkie Consulting Engineers for an undisclosed sum.

NRW Holdings has been given the green light by Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill Holdings to commence the full work program under a $67 million contract first announced in April.

Perth-based telecommunications carrier Intelligent IP Communications has been acquired by Sydney-based BigAir Group for a cash and share package worth up to $20 million.

Finders Resources has secured $14 million to put towards upgrading and restarting its copper processing plant on Indonesia's Wetar Island, as well as completing a feasibility study for the Wetar co

The Reserve Bank of Australia has moved as expected, cutting the official cash rate to a new record-low 2.5 per cent.

Perth house prices have been confirmed as the fastest rising in Australia despite the widespread slowdown across the state's resources sector, according to official figures released by the Australi

Saracen Mineral Holdings has joined the long list of gold miners taking significant financial knocks, announcing today it expects to take a one-off hit of between $75 million and $80 million due to

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources is expanding its operations to Sri Lanka, after being granted four exploration tenements and acquiring the Sri Lanka-based holder of an additional tenement.

Shares in Rox Resources have more than doubled in value after the Perth-based explorer reported spectacular drilling results at its Reward zinc project in the Northern Territory.

Apartment developer Finbar Group plans to establish a regional office in Karratha as it works to lift sales of its Pelago projects.

Perth-based insurance broker John Barr has been banned permanently from providing insurance for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct, potentially exposing clients to up to $40 million in lo

Diversified miner Straits Resources has put its Mt Muro operation in Indonesia on care and maintenance and is seeking to sell the mine as soon as possible.

Northern Star Resources has confirmed another record profit despite taking a $10 million hit on the values of its tenements and other assets over the 2013 financial year.

Copper, gold and nickel explorer Thundelarra has unveiled a raft of new cost savings measures, including staff cutbacks and executive pay cuts, as it seeks to reduce overheads.

Fremantle boutique brewer Little Creatures has celebrated International IPA Day in style, announcing it will add an India Pale Ale to its stable of permanent beers.

Perth-based oil and gas play LNG Limited has announced a $10 million capital raising plan to fund project approval activities at its Magnolia LNG project in Louisiana.

Perth stockbroker Stellar Securities has had its financial services licence cancelled by the corporate regulator, after it failed to comply with the licence's conditions.

The state government has released new guidelines for coastal development, with conservationists hailing the move as a critical policy change, while an industry group labelled the policy change

Perth-based car dealer network Automotive Holdings Group has taken its franchise count to 150 with the acquisition of a New Zealand Holden dealership and approval to create a new Nissan dealer at t

The number of mining industry players taking significant hits to the value of their assets continues to grow, with gold miners Alacer Gold and Silver Lake Resources joining base metals miner Wester

Mining contractor Barminco has won a three-year contract at Copper Mines of Tasmania's Mount Lyell copper gold and silver mine.

Resolute Mining has frozen the pay of its senior management and taken a $70 million hit as weakness in international gold markets continues to hurt miners of the precious metal.