Airbnb says 4.5 million people booked rooms on its online lodging platform in regional Australia last year, with 260,000 guests visiting regional Western Australia, confirming the widespread uptake of its accommodation services.
Mackerel Islands will begin managing Karijini Eco Retreat as of next month, with the Pilbara-based operator taking over operations of the Gumala Enterprises-owned facility.
Rare earths miner Lynas Corporation has threatened defamation action against opponents aiming to prevent it from operating in Malaysia following attacks in the local media.
The Reserve Bank has kept its word and left its growth forecast unchanged through to the end of the year, while continuing to insist the GDP hit from bushfires, drought and coronavirus outbreak will be short-lived.
Oil futures gave up early gains overnight as OPEC and its partner Russia gave mixed signals about possible further output cuts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak that has amplified concerns about weak global oil demand.
Gold rose overnight as expectations of central banks keeping interest rates low and uncertainties around the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic fueled appetite for the safe-haven metal.
National retail spending fell by a worse-than-expected 0.5 per cent in a fire-affected December, however, retail giant Coles recorded a surprisingly strong Christmas period.
The state government has today announced additional flights to and from Singapore, in an effort to maintain stability in WA’s tourism market following the worsening coronavirus outbreak on the Chinese mainland.
Property group Mirvac has lifted its interim dividend following a 21 per cent gain in first-half operating profit to $352 million, though the firm's net result slipped.
Oil prices have jumped about two per cent on media reports that scientists were developing a vaccine for the fast-spreading coronavirus, even as world health experts said treatments have not yet been found.
Gold rose on Wednesday on bargain hunting, reversing course from a two-week low touched earlier, as investors latched on to the metal's overall uptrend on the back of a low interest rate environment globally and lingering uncertainties.
AMP has been ordered to pay a $5.2 million penalty after the Federal Court found the bank had failed to take reasonable steps to ensure its financial planners complied with the best interests duty.
Australian stocks have finished higher for a second day but could not sustain a move above 7,000 as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China neared 500.
Shares in CIMIC Group are up 8 per cent, a day after the international contractor named a new chief executive and announced a $1 billion full-year loss related to its decision to exit the Middle East.
Mining services provider Perenti Global says it is considering buying Downer EDI's mining servicing business, but dismissed a report of a $700 million offer.
Investor services group Computershare will buy registered agent provider Corporate Creations for $142.9 million in a move to improve its reach in the US.
Oil prices edged lower overnight as fears that energy demand would take a long-term hit from the coronavirus outbreak offset prospects for more cuts in crude production from OPEC and its allies.
Gold slid more than 1 per cent overnight as Chinese steps to mitigate the economic impact from the coronavirus epidemic drove some investors away from safe havens and back into riskier assets.
Australian shares have closed higher as China took steps to prop up its economy and global manufacturing data showed factory activity rebounding in January.
Fashion accessory retailer Colette by Colette Hayman, which has 15 stores in Western Australia and 126 across the country, has been placed into voluntary administration.
