Signs of recovery across Perth’s property market continue to emerge, with the latest figures from the Urban Development Institute of Australia showing land sales were up 4 per cent for the December 2017 quarter.
Henderson-based contractor Civmec lifted profit to $S10.4 million ($A10 million) for the first half of the financial year, up 59 per cent, on the back of a big surge in revenue.
This year marks a changing of the guard at the Perth Writers Festival, with Katherine Dorrington stepping down as program manager and The West Australian’s literary editor, William Yeoman, stepping in to curate the festival in a guest capacity.
Transurban has racked up a near fourfold increase in first-half profit and the toll road operator is looking for more to come, thanks to US President Donald Trump's planned infrastructure splurge.
A unique initiative launched earlier this month based on the six seasons of the Noongar calendar aims to grow indigenous leadership skills through culturally appropriate training, according to co-founder Rishelle Hume.
Three of Australia's big four banks have begun rolling out their new $1 billion payment system that allows customers to transfer funds between rival institutions in near real-time.
Balcatta-based Orbital Corporation recorded an unaudited $1.5 million after-tax loss for the first half of the financial year, but expects a profit in its full-year result, as it shifts focus to building engine parts for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Legal proceedings started by two eSense-Lab directors, including Otsana Capital director Brendan de Kauwe, against the life sciences company in Israel have been dismissed.
A $207 million expansion to more than double the capacity of Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora project could get under way as early as this year, after a pre-feasibility study released today delivered positive results.
Australian shares are modestly higher in early trade after Wall Street's Dow closed sharply higher as US equities rose for a second consecutive session.
Oil prices have risen, beginning to recoup some of last week's steep losses as global equities have steadied following their biggest one-week decline in two years.
Gold prices have risen as the US dollar has eased, but gains are expected to be muted ahead of inflation data from the United States later this week that could mean US interest rates rise faster than expected.
Perth’s CBD office market vacancy is improving, but there’s a growing gap between different market segments, with premium product luring tenants at the expense of lower-grade stock.
An east coast energy retailer backed by a French multinational will become the fifth player selling to consumers in the local gas market, after receiving approval by the Economic Regulation Authority today.
Singaporean-listed OKP Holdings has made its first foray into Australia, via the purchase of an East Perth property for $43.5 million from BGC directors Andrew and Sam Buckeridge.
The Australian share market has closed lower but did claw back some earlier losses as the Dow Jones futures index pointed to a possible positive session on US markets tonight.
Belmont-based labour hire provider Go2 People has revealed it is owed about $445,000 by contractor VCS Civil and Mining, which went into receivership last week, while a director involved in both businesses has been forced to step down.
Okapi Resources Limited (ASX:“OKR”) (“Okapi” & “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its announcement of 24 January 2018, it has completed the issue of 2,142,857 fully paid ordinar
Shares in remote power provider Zenith Energy were up 7 per cent today as the company announced an unaudited before tax profit of up to $11 million for the first half of the financial year.
Lithium hopeful Prospect Resources has repriced its recently announced $10 million capital raising, with last week’s slump in the stock market forcing the company to drop the proposed share price.
An international trade body has warned the recent package of tax cuts in the US will lead to a reduction in that country’s foreign investment stock overseas, with Australia potentially vulnerable.
JB Hi-Fi shares have slumped despite a big lift in first-half profit, after the home electronics and entertainment retailer warned of margin pressures and issued lower-than-expected guidance.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation will work with local explorer Artemis Resources to investigate the conglomerate hosted gold recently discovered at the company’s tenements in the Pilbara.
Congestion on the national broadband network has eased as more customers turn to higher speed plans after rollout company NBN Co slashed its top speed packages last year.
Iron ore revenue for rail operator Aurizon dropped 9 per cent in the first half of the financial year, although the business overall delivered a big increase in profit.
A Perth corporate advisory firm is acting as lead manager to raise $US15 million for an Australian cryptocurrency that will make it easier for banks to verify the sources of payments they receive from the growing digital cash market.