Full-time employment in Western Australia has hit a three-year high, as the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed a decline in the state’s jobless rate to 6 per cent in September.
Unions have blasted Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer's decision to intervene in a potentially landmark court case about casual workers' pay and leave entitlements.
Oil prices have fallen with US futures settling below $US70 a barrel for the first time in a month, after US crude stockpiles rose 6.5 million barrels, almost triple what analysts had forecast, while exports dropped.
Wall Street's major indexes have edged lower in a choppy session after the US Federal Reserve showed broad agreement on the need to raise borrowing costs further, cementing investor concerns that had cause a major sell-off the week before.
Gold prices have edged lower as the US dollar strengthened after minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting cemented expectations for more interest rate hikes by the US central bank.
Gold has held steady at near two and a half month highs as dollar weakness offset improved risk appetite among investors, reflected in recovering global stock markets.
Oil prices have edged up in cautious trade as expectations of higher US shale output and inventories vied with worries that crude supply from the Middle East could be disrupted by looming US sanctions on Iran and growing tensions with top exporter Saudi Arabia.
Stocks across the world have bounced back, supported by strong earnings results and expectations, while oil prices rose as evidence of higher US production was overshadowed by concerns about supply from Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The prospects of a GST overhaul have been given a boost today, after the federal government said the proposed legislation would include safeguards to ensure every jurisdiction will be in a better financial position over a set period.
US stocks have fallen at the open as an increase in tensions between Western powers and Saudi Arabia added to worries over rising borrowing costs and the impact of tariffs, following the main three indexes' biggest weekly declines in over seven months.
Gold has risen to its highest level in two and a half months as a slide in global stock markets, exacerbated by mounting tensions between Western powers and Saudi Arabia, forced investors to find safety and unwind some bearish bets in the metal.
Oil prices have steadied, supported by geopolitical tension over the disappearance of a Saudi journalist that has stoked worries about supplies from the world's top crude exporter, but weighed by concern over long-term demand outlook.c
The state government is planning to restrict new residential developments in the west end of Port Hedland while also implementing a new regulatory framework for air quality in the town, which is located adjacent to large iron ore stockpiles.
Crude futures have steadied late in the session, following the stock market slightly higher, after earlier swinging lower on a weakening oil demand outlook.
Gold prices have eased after their biggest daily gain in more than two years, coming under pressure as the US dollar climbed and global stocks rebounded from a six-day rout.
Former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop says it’s too early to speculate if she’d run for the Liberal leadership after the next election, but she believes the party needs to do more to recruit women and keep a broad base of talent, speaking at today’s Success & Leadership breakfast.
Wall Street indexes continued their slide in a volatile session as investors worried about rising interest rates and braced for a trade war hit to corporate earnings.
Oil prices have slumped to more than two-week lows as global stock markets fall, with investor sentiment made more bearish by a bigger-than-expected build in US crude inventories.
Gold prices have jumped over two per cent to more than a two-month high as tumbling global stock markets sent investors rushed to the safe-haven asset.
US stocks have tumbled, with the S&P 500 and the Dow marking their biggest daily declines since February 8 and technology stocks were at the centre of the carnage as rising US Treasury yields sent investors fleeing from risky assets.
Oil prices dropped two per cent overnight as US equity markets broadly fell, even though energy traders worried about shrinking Iranian supply from US sanctions and kept an eye on Hurricane Michael, which closed some US Gulf of Mexico oil output.
Stedman Ellis has been picked as interim chief executive for the proposed Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre to be headquartered in Western Australia, and will leave oil and gas lobbyists APPEA on Friday.
