Australian mining contractor Perenti Global says helicopters are being used to evacuate its local workers from a West African goldmine following a deadly militia attack that killed dozens.
Oil prices edged higher on Friday after earlier falling more than 1.0 per cent following comments from US President Donald Trump that he had not agreed to roll back tariffs on China.
Gold extended losses to a three-month low on Friday as positive developments in US-China trade talks tarnished the metal's safe-haven appeal, putting it on track for the biggest weekly decline in three years.
The Australian share market has closed flat, as gains in riskier assets on optimism the US and China could reach an interim trade deal was offset by declines in defensive stocks.
The Minderoo Foundation will begin development of a new research centre near the Ningaloo Reef following the signing of a lease agreement with the Shire of Exmouth.
The Reserve Bank has confirmed a downgraded full-year economic growth forecast for 2019 and now thinks it will take longer before growth starts heading back toward its unchanged longer-term target.
News Corp is in talks to sell News America Marketing after impairments against the advertising business helped drag the media giant to a $US227 million first-quarter loss.
The head of one of Australia's biggest banks believes further interest rate cuts by the central bank may have a negative impact on the economy, rather than giving it a boost.
Oil rose above $US62 a barrel overnight after the Chinese government hinted at progress towards a trade deal with the United States, raising hopes for an end to a long dispute that has weighed on economic growth and demand for fuel.
Gold slid about 2.0 per cent overnight to its lowest level in over a month as investor appetite for the safe-haven metal decreased after a US official confirmed that the US and China agreed to roll back tariffs as part of the first phase of a trade deal.
Shareholder activists have failed in their attempt to get BHP to quit industry lobbying groups that didn't back strong action on climate change, but still are hailing the result of the vote
Flight Centre says its travel business is experiencing turbulence, with its profit for the first four months of the financial year well down on the same time last year, even as total transaction value increased.
NAB will pay a reduced final dividend after its full-year profit dropped 10.6 per cent to $5.1 billion, dragged down by its retail and wealth unit along with $1.1 billion in remediation provisions.
The Australian share market has opened higher despite a mixed lead from Wall Street, with tech shares helped higher by a strong first-half result for Xero.
Oil prices fell overnight after a much larger than expected build in US crude inventories and after Reuters reported that the signing of a US-China trade deal could be delayed until December.
New car sales across Australia have gone backwards for the 19th month in a row, the country's peak motor industry group says, with sales in Western Australia also down sharply.
Virgin Australia says it will retire five ageing aircraft and reduce domestic capacity by 2 per cent in the first half of next year, including scrapping two services to Perth, as it focuses on more profitable routes.
Two researchers based at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research will join the Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology as part of a $35 million investment courtesy of the Australian Research Council.
Boral says first-quarter earnings have dipped across all three of the building materials maker's divisions, reaffirming guidance for a full-year profit drop of between five and 15 per cent.
