Fortescue Metals Group is expanding its fleet of autonomous haul trucks with the conversion of 100 vehicles at its Chichester mining hub, leaving the company with a fully driverless fleet.
Former IKEA franchise owner Alan Tribe has taken charge at local biotech firm Phylogica, lifting his stake to 20 per cent and becoming chairman on the same day chief executive Stephanie Unwin was replaced by Rohan Hockings.
ASX-listed MGC Pharmaceuticals announced today that is has been awarded a contract to build a medical cannabis production facility in Malta, with a $5 million capital raising set to help fund the project.
Local tech company Data Exchange has excited investors on its first day of trading on the ASX, after the completion of a $16 million initial public offering.
WA researchers are working with a US partner as they seek to commercialise a local breakthrough in the diagnosis of diabetes-related sight degeneration.
Shares in medical tech company ResApp Health slumped today after it released positive test results, following a spike in the share price leading up to the announcement.
Local fintech company DigitalX has announced it will open a cryptocurrency-focused investment fund and launch two digital currency websites with Perth-based media company Multiplier.
The state government has today announced that two private investors will co-invest with Synergy in a joint venture that is planning to build up to 210 megawatts of renewable energy projects in the South West Interconnected System.
Perth-based Fastbrick Robotics says it is on track to have its commercial prototype Hadrian X bricklaying robot fully assembled by the end of the quarter, with the company expanding its workforce to 140 people to meet its development schedule.
Shares in local tech company Hazer Group have sunk after the company announced on Friday that founder and managing director Geoff Pocock, and non-executive director Terry Walsh have resigned.
PlayBiz is a school readiness resource that provides parents with a toolbox of video and written content of developmental theory, practical strategies and a library of activities to develop a child’s crucial foundation skills for school readiness.
The federal government has today launched a cyber security research centre at Edith Cowan University, backed by $140 million in cash and in-kind funding from industry, government and research participants.
Telstra is being taken to court by the consumer watchdog, and is facing fines of up to $10 million and user refunds of $5 million after the telco allegedly charged its own customers unawares through a third-party billing service.
Lazy Frog Booking is a travel booking website that provides users with the ability to search for deals on flights, hotels, cruises, car rentals and travel insurance.
Internet service providers Dodo, iPrimus and M2 Commander will compensate almost 6,000 customers after admitting they likely breached consumer law by offering national broadband network speed plans they could not deliver.
Internet plans over the national broadband network are getting cheaper, a new report says, despite recent criticism from retailers that their NBN costs are too high.
A local business offering the potential to reduce maintenance downtime in the mining and related industries has secured a national distributor for its fast-release nut design.
TPG Telecom has lifted its full-year guidance after first-half underlying profit rose, but the internet provider’s two subsidiaries, iiNet and Internode, are being forced to compensate 11,000 customers following an investigation by the consumer watchdog.
Federal government agency National Energy Resources Australia has approved a $200,000 grant to Carnegie Clean Energy, to cover nearly half the cost of installing solar power at Eni Australia's Blacktip wellhead platform in the Timor Sea.
The business sector has cautiously welcomed the federal government's announcement of a new visa scheme aimed at attracting high-paid and highly skilled workers to Australia, with the changes effectively reversing some of the stricter rules announced last year when the 457 visa sub-class was abolished.
Western Australia-based employee management platform Definitiv has secured a seven-figure investment from a Singapore-based consultancy firm, which now has minority stake in the Perth technology business.
Shares in local tech firm Nuheara soared today after the company announced it had become an approved supplier to the federal government’s hearing services program, which was allocated a $539 million budget this year.
