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Elanor in $125m Perth purchase

Iron ore exporters are jostling for position as on-water traffic grows at Port Hedland.

The Australian share market has closed lower as investors await a decision overnight on interest rates from the US Federal Reserve, and also the European Central Bank.

The latest uptake of CBD-based projects could provide the shot in the arm Perth needs to boost international student numbers.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA said today it was disappointed the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission had agreed to lift the state's minimum wage by 2.5 per cent.

Perth-based Ausgold has tapped investors for $2.4 million to fund continued exploration work at the company's Katanning project.

Kibaran Resources has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with GR Engineering Services to negotiate an early works agreement and an engineering and procurement contract for the company's Epanko graphite project in Tanzania.

Mineral Resources has struck a deal to purchase the Koolyanobbing iron ore mine from US-based Cleveland Cliffs, after getting support from the state government and railway owner Arc Infrastructure for a deal that will save up to 400 jobs around Southern Cross and Esperance.

Local telco business Vonex started trading on the ASX today, after the company raised $6 million via an initial public offering.

Frank Tudor has resigned as managing director of Horizon Power to take the reins of eastern states energy player Jemena.

Property developers Mike Hollett and Chris Harrison have gained backing from Wyllie Group for a 250-lot lifestyle village in Northam, adding to a string of projects collectively worth about $200 million in the shire.

Broome-based artist Helen Norton has combined an entrepreneurial and adventurous spirit with her artistic skills to forge a successful career over the past three decades.

The ownership of two major gas pipelines in Western Australia could change hands after a Chinese consortium proposed a $13 billion takeover of energy infrastructure giant APA Group, one year after the same consortium bought DUET Group, which owns the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline.

As our work habits evolve, millennials in particular are embracing what's known as a ‘portfolio career'

The Australian share market has opened lower, hurt by financial, material and energy stocks following mixed leads from offshore and as investors await the outcome of the US Federal Reserve meeting.

The Australian dollar is lower after the US currency strengthened following a report that Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was considering more post-meeting press conferences.

Oil prices have closed mixed, with US crude settling higher before falling in post-settlement trading, and Brent slipping as investors prepared for a key meeting of the OPEC producer group next week.

Gold prices remain locked just below $US1,300 an ounce as investors wait for clues on the pace of US interest rate rises following the impending conclusion of a Federal Reserve policymaking meeting.

Shorten ups GST pledge to woo WA

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has acquired a 19.6 per cent shareholding in takeover target Atlas Iron, joining Mineral Resources and Fortescue Metals Group in the battle for control of the mid-cap iron ore miner.

Australia outperformed most other jurisdictions as a destination for Chinese direct investment in 2017 despite a fall in flows and declining confidence in the country as a safe location for capital, according to KPMG.

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti will leave his role in 2020, ending a decade at the company.

The Australian share market edged higher, supported by energy, healthcare and consumer-exposed stocks, as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held talks aimed at denuclearisation of the Korean peninsular.

WestStar Industrial has secured a design and management contract for a mixed-use commercial property development in West Perth, while also announcing a $1 million capital raising.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA today confirmed the appointment of Paul Everingham as its new chief executive, while uranium miner Paladin Energy has recruited a former Newcrest Mining executive to lead the company.

Digital media company migme has been placed into administration, 10 months after its plan to sell the business to a US-based investment group fell through.

West Perth-based Lithium Australia has acquired a lithium-tin project in Germany from its joint venture partner Deutsche Rohstoff in a cash and scrip deal worth about $3.1 million.

Victoria Park bar the Dutch Trading Co has been named the best beer venue in the country, as judged by a panel of 23 industry leaders coordinated by Beer and Brewer Magazine.

Shares in Ausdrill slumped more than 20 per cent today after the mining services company said its $180 million contract at Mineral Resources' Wodgina lithium project was set to halve in value.

Pacific Energy has secured a contract to build, own and operate a five-megawatt power station at Beacon Mining's Jaurdi gold project near Kalgoorlie.

Recent rainfall experienced across the state has lifted the outlook of Western Australian farmers, following one of the hottest and driest autumns on record.

Perth house prices have increased 6.7 per cent per annum over the past 25 years, behind only Melbourne and Sydney, with southern suburb Leda among the country's top performing in that time, according to a study released today.