Oil prices have tumbled more than 2.5 per cent in volatile trade, as US dollar strength and weak domestic demand data in China hammered prices that had received a short-lived boost on concerns about potential reductions in crude supply from Libya.
Gold prices have fallen by half a per cent, retreating from last week's two-month highs, as US dollar strength and the easing of tensions between the United States and North Korea pushed prices lower.
FIRM Construction has announced it has been awarded contracts for the Forrestdale South West Primary School forward works, and the refurbishment of the ground and first floors of the Kalgoorlie Pol
THE 2016-17 financial year marked the start of a recovery for Western Australian merchandise exports, which were up 20 per cent to be worth nearly $121 billion in the year to June.
Rail freight operator Aurizon has announced the closure of its Forrestfield terminal by the end of the year, as part of a national restructure that will result in the loss of 250 jobs.
The Australian share market has closed higher after weak US inflation figures dampened prospects that the US Federal Reserve and other central banks will raise interest rates later this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce may become the fifth federal politician to be removed from parliament for holding dual citizenship, after New Zealand's prime minister said Mr Joyce was a citizen of the country.
Finbar Group has called on the City of South Perth to introduce a special planning scheme for its Civic Heart project, where it is now aiming to build two apartment towers despite describing the WA apartment market as the most challenging in the company's history.
Gold junior Spitfire Materials has entered into an agreement to merge with Victoria-based Aphrodite Gold in an all-scrip deal that values the target at about $32 million.
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Corporate administrations in Western Australia fell for the 2016-17 financial year, down by 5.2 per cent on the previous period, although a poor result for the three months to June suggests it is too early to call a recovery.
An investor has chosen not to sell a parcel of plantations to troubled sandalwood producer Quintis, with the first deadline to exercise the option having expired.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ian Narev will step down by the end of June after Australia's largest bank decided to deal with speculation over his position following allegations the lender breached money laundering and terrorism-financing laws.
Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has reported strong sales growth for the 2017 financial year and says it expects that to continue heading into the peak Christmas trade.
Australian shares have lifted in early trade, with investors cautiously buying into beaten-down stocks after a widespread drubbing on Friday that wiped nearly $23 billion from the value of the loca
Chinese buyers retreatChinese property buyers are turning away from Australian housing as efforts by regulators in both countries to slow investment begin to bite.
Oil prices have risen slightly in volatile trading as the market weighed lower US crude stocks, Nigerian instability and strong global demand growth against a persistently slow rebalancing.
Gold prices have climbed to two-month highs, rising for the fourth straight day as investors sought refuge amid escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, while bullion also received support from weak US inflation data.
Increasing tension between the US and North Korea has sparked a widespread sell-off that has wiped almost $23 billion from the Australian share market.
The state government plans to replace multiple valves in the new Perth Children's Hospital after a report confirmed the cause of ongoing lead contamination at the trouble-plagued project, wth the extra work to push the hospital's opening date beyond this year.
The legacy of one of Western Australia's environmental pioneers has been recognised with the launch of the Harry Butler Institute – an initiative set up through a partnership between Murdoch University and energy giant Chevron.
RCR Tomlinson has won two contracts worth a combined $315 million for the construction and maintenance of two solar farms in Queensland for Edify Energy.
