Australian shares have opened higher after US stocks rallied on the back of some strong company earnings reports and as concerns over geopolitical tensions ease.
Gold prices turned positive on Tuesday as some investors held onto positions, while a sharper risk appetite benefited cyclical assets at bullion's expense as the US dollar's recovery from three-wee
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, as support from the possibility of supply disruptions and a strong equities market offset the effects of profit-taking following last week's rally above three-year highs
The Australian dollar is lower, coming under pressure after the release of weaker than expected Chinese economic growth and industrial production figures.
A move by the Northern Territory government to allow fracking by next year will increase pressure on the McGowan government, after a series of scientific and political inquiries gave the drilling technique the tick of approval.
The Australian share market closed almost flat as early gains drifted away following the Reserve Bank's comments that the next interest rate movement will likely be up.
Miss Maud’s Swedish Hotel and Restaurant at the corner of Pier and Murray streets has been sold to private company Stockholm Hotel Management, with the price rumoured to be around $10 million.
Gold-focused Titan Minerals has signed an agreement to purchase a processing plant in northern Peru in a cash and scrip deal for approximately $6.5 million.
The NBN is still not meeting consumer expectations, with complaints continuing to rise as more homes and businesses connect to the network, the industry ombudsman says.
Atlas Iron has posted disappointing quarterly results, with discounted prices for its low-grade iron ore leaving the miner with a loss from its March production.
The Property Council of Australia has called on the state government to rule out increasing property taxes in the 2018-19 budget, as the local housing market continues to shows signs of recovery.
The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street shrugged off geopolitical concerns and focused on stronger-than-expected company earnings.
The Australian dollar is higher, after Wall Street closed on an upbeat note as optimism about the coming company earnings season overshadows the weekend's US-led missile attack on Syria.
Gold prices rose on Monday as losses in the US dollar bolstered, though gains were muted as financial markets bet that air strikes on Syria would not escalate into a wider conflict.
Chevron’s decision to build stage two of the Gorgon LNG project, announced on the weekend, takes the total value of petroleum industry investment committed or under construction in Western Australia to around $55 billion, according to state government data.
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The Australian share market has closed in positive territory, led by the energy sector as investors rallied around hopes that tension in Syria and the China-US trade tiff have both peaked.
Health Minister Roger Cook says Western Australia is missing out on $1 billion in health funding, and is calling on the federal government to increase the state’s share to reflect its unique challenge of isolation.
Thred has announced a capital raising by way of a fully-underwritten, non-renounceable pro-rata entitlement offer at an issue price of $0.004 per new share on the basis of one new share for every t
German shipbuilder Lürssen has awarded Civmec a key contract for the Royal Australian Navy offshore patrol vessels, which are being built as part of a $3.6 billion federal government program.
Thousands of workers will be out in force for wage increases and job security in union-led rallies across the country over two weeks, kicking off with a mass meeting of delegates in Melbourne.
Lower tariffs have helped boost the value of Australian wine exports to China in the year to March 2018 to more than $1 billion - the first time that exports to a single country have hit that level.
