Oil prices slid about three per cent on Wednesday as a trade dispute between the United States and China escalated further and after Chinese import data showed a slowdown in energy demand.
Police in Western Australia have revealed the elaborate lengths thieves went to in a bid to steal gold from Northern Star Resources' Kanowna Belle mine near Kalgoorlie.
It may seem a trivial matter, but a recent Court of Appeal ruling on who was responsible for maintaining the shower recess in a $1,700 per week rental property should be of keen interest to many landlords and insurers.
The Australian share market has lifted on Wednesday courtesy of strong investor responses to profit reports from Commonwealth Bank, AMP and Tabcorp as well as a lift in mining stocks.
Operations at Doray Minerals’ Deflector gold-copper mine in the Murchison region have been halted after a fire broke out at the site early this morning.
An independent community school in Perth has received a $2.5 million gift, after being donated the property and assets of another school that has closed its doors.
Perth Festival has released the first taste of its 2019 program, one day after festival sponsor Adrian Fini won a national award for his philanthropic work.
Carnarvon Petroleum has announced another oil discovery at its Dorado-1 well in the Carnarvon Basin, with the company’s share price having more than quadrupled in the past month.
Bankwest has posted a $681 million net profit for the 2018 financial year on the back of increased lending and a reduction in bad loans relative to 2017.
Australian shares are higher in early trade with mining and energy stocks lifting and gains for Commonwealth Bank, AMP and Tabcorp as they post results.
The S&P 500 inched nearer to a record high, lifted by Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft, and a strong second-quarter earnings season that fuelled optimism about the US economy's strength.
Australian shares have retreated on Tuesday as falling metals prices and a slump in Amcor after its giant US acquisition put pressure on the materials sector.
WA-based Azark Projects is calling on the federal government to review its preference for a nuclear waste storage facility in South Australia, with the George Gear-led company proposing Leonora as a more suitable location.
South Australia-based York Civil, which is finalising construction of the Matagarup Bridge and recently won a $30 million contract at Port Hedland, has been placed into voluntary administration.
Special Report: Early-stage social enterprises and not for profits will have a new home available in the city when The Platform opens up a new space, Purpose Studio, next week.
Special Report: Thousands of square metres of co-working space are set to open in Perth in the next 18 months, and it’s clear smaller businesses are looking for more than just a hot desk.
Perth-based tech company Velpic has struck a deal to sell its primary business to Damstra Technology for about $3.8 million, weeks after most of its staff were made redundant.
The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent for the 24th month in a row, with RBA governor Philip Lowe adding the drought affecting large parts of the country to his list of concerns.
CPB Contractors has added to its portfolio of Main Roads projects after being selected as preferred contractor for a $50 million upgrade of the Wanneroo Road and Joondalup Drive intersection.
Perth-based conglomerate Wesfarmers has sold its stake in the Bengalla coal mine in NSW, continuing a major reshaping of its portfolio after the sale last year of another coal mine and the planned spin-off of its Coles business.
Australian shares have opened lower, dragged down by the mining sector and despite a slight rise on Wall Street overnight as investors applauded a strong US earnings season.
Oil futures have gained after OPEC sources said Saudi crude production unexpectedly fell in July, raising concerns about global oil supplies as the US prepares to reinstate sanctions against major exporter Iran.
