The country's top investment watchdog has announced it is starting legal proceedings against three of the nation's banks on behalf of investors in failed scheme Storm Financial.
Shares in Simon Lee-chaired Medical Corporaion Australia (MOD) have almost trebled in value this morning after the company announced it will assist Miles Kennedy's resources explorer Amphion International with a back door listing.
The federal government's own consultation group has thrown up a barrier to the hotly contested Minerals Resource Rent Tax, saying all state royalties should be credited to mining companies, in direct opposition to the goverment's stated position.
Atlas Iron will take control of all Giralia Resources shares in an exclusive off-market takeover bid announced today, valuing the junior miner at $828 million.
Dampier Port is set to enter a decade of increased and diversified trade with a corresponding upgrade of infrastructure, according the port's authority.
Engineering services provider Clough has announced it has been awarded a contract by a "major international operator" for remedial work offshore in Indonesia.
Paladin Energy has moved into the Canadian uranium market, buying the uranium assets of Aurora Energy Resources in a deal worth $C261 million ($A261 million).
West Perth companies Stirling Minerals and Kangaroo Resources have announced capital raisings worth $114 million to fund their international growth plans.
Mitchell Johnson is back with a bang - and so are Australia's Ashes hopes - after the left arm quick skittled England to give Australia a big first innings lead of 81.
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced the sale of a 15 per cent interest in the Gladstone LNG project, along with a gas sales deal to Korea Gas, paving the way for a final investment decision on the $16 billion project in January.
Iron ore explorer Brockman Resources says it is in advanced talks with Fortescue Metals Group Ltd for a rail haulage, port access and marketing service for its Marillanna project in Western Australia.
Billions of dollars will be pumped into Australians' superannuation accounts as part of sweeping changes including a new low-cost, no-frills super offering.
A WA oat and wheat grower has become the first farmer to lose his organic certification after his crop was contaminated by a neighbour's genetically modified canola crop.
WA retailers outside Sunday trading precincts will again be disadvantaged by the looming end of extended Christmas trading hours, says the Retailer Traders Association.
Sheffield Resources has made a promising debut on the Australian Stock Exchange, opening at 24 cents, a 20 per cent premium to the issue price, following an Initial Public Offering that raise $7 million.
Western Australian recorded the largest increase in skill job vacancies in December, up 1.9 per cent compared with a month earlier, national data shows.
