Trinity College has announced the recruitment of Darren O'Neill as its next principal, succeeding Ivan Banks, who announced his resignation in April and will step down after 12 years at the helm.
Listed investor Growthpoint Properties Australia has struck a deal to buy a Wellington Street office building, the latest deal off the back of a healthy sales pipeline for Perth’s commercial office market.
Shares in Carnarvon Petroleum were up 57 per cent today after the company revealed its joint venture partner Quadrant Energy had made an oil discovery described as staggering.
Northern Star Resources has reported above-guidance gold production for the year to June, with plans to expand output beyond 600,000 ounces in 2019, while Blackham Resources posted improved results for the half year to June.
BHP Billiton's iron ore production rose 3 per cent in the fourth quarter ended June 30 as productivity improved, cementing a record annual output as it set a bigger target for the current year.
Respected South African-born artist and gallery owner Catherine Christie is on the cusp of launching a new gallery in Perth since moving to Western Australia five years ago.
A bid to launch a battery focused cooperative research centre in Perth has so far received more than $26 million in commitments from supporters, and will build on existing research programs at institutions such as Murdoch University.
Demand for office space in West Perth has fluctuated widely with commodity prices and the mining sector’s fortunes but the suburb is now attracting interest from diverse industry sectors.
Gold has fallen more than one per cent and hit its lowest in a year as the US dollar strengthened during testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to the US Congress.
Wall Street has risen as Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's optimistic view on the US economy and solid earnings from Dow component Johnson & Johnson lifted expectations of a robust second-quarter earnings season.
Hazelmere-based trucking business Centurion had made its second major acquisition in two months, buying Welshpool-based heavy haulers Triton Transport Services.
Australian shares have closed lower on Tuesday, with a sharp decline in global oil prices sending energy stocks down and weak commodities prices putting pressure on the broader market.
Financial services company Euroz has reported a surge in profits for the 2018 financial year, along with an uplift in its dividend, driven by higher performance fees from its listed investment companies.
A doubling of production at Chevron’s Gorgon LNG plant has helped boost national exports of the fuel 38 per cent to $30.8 billion in the year to June 2018, according to consultancy Energy Quest.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has confirmed its status as one of the state's top 10 gold miners, after the company reached record production in the 2018 financial year, while West Perth-based Pantoro’s annual gold output was within guidance.
Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured a number of new contracts across the country in the commercial, resources and telecommunication sectors.
Rio Tinto has posted a strong second quarter result at its Pilbara iron ore operations, with the miner now forecasting it will hit the top end of its annual guidance.
With public consultation on the state government’s Westport project starting this month, we look back at more than 20 years of planning for an outer harbour at Kwinana.
Oil prices slumped more than four per cent, with Brent reaching a three-month low, as Libyan ports reopened and traders eyed potential supply increases by Russia and other producers.
The S&P 500 has ended slightly lower following a drop in oil prices that weighed on energy shares and offset a jump in financials as Bank of America's results reinforced expectations of a strong US earnings season.
Hancock Prospecting’s $390 million takeover bid for struggling iron ore miner Atlas Iron has been endorsed by independent expert BDO, which found the pricing was fair and reasonable.
Australian shares fell nearly half a per cent on Monday, led by losses in healthcare stocks, while soft weekend property auction results undermined banks, whose business model relies heavily on home loans.
