The Australian share market has gained ground as Commonwealth Bank's record annual profit was well received, and the Australian dollar fell sharply amid political tension and a weaker iron ore price.
The man who famously led the sea rescue of yachtsmen Tony Bullimore and Thierry Dubois 20 years ago has been employed by the state government to fight to get more defence contract work for the state.
Woodside Petroleum is hoping to win state government backing for a new 700-bed fly-in, fly-out camp at Karratha, after selecting a consortium led by Multiplex and Compass Group to build, own and operate the facility.
Local telecommunications company ZipTel has entered into an agreement with London-based Space Digital Media for the provision of its intellectual property (IP) in exchange for a slice of revenues.
Local IT firm Empired has grown its revenue for the 2017 financial year on the back of a surge in earnings from its operations on the east coast and in New Zealand.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reported an increase in cash profit to $9.8 billion for the 2017 financial year, while its Perth-based subsidiary, Bankwest, delivered a fall in profit as a result of increased home loan impairments.
Western Australian indigenous and community leaders are pleading with the prime minister to urgently expand cashless welfare card rollouts, releasing a graphic video depicting "war zone" conditions across the state.
About a third of the town of Port Hedland should be blocked from any new residential developments, the state government's dust management taskforce has recommended.
Australian shares have opened higher as investors, pleased with the Commonwealth Bank's bigger-than-expected full-year cash profit, helped fuel a big rise in banking and mining stocks.
Eastern Goldfields pays up to stop talk protestMichael Fotios' Eastern Goldfields has made a series of last minute payments to contractors owed money by the company to
The University of Notre Dame Australia has appointed former senator Chris Ellison as chancellor, to replace Peter Prendiville when he steps down at the end of the year.
Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament has called on the state government to commit $100 million towards the development of a mining education hub in Kalgoorlie through Curtin University's WA School of Mines (WASM).
The High Court will sit in judgement over a government senator and two former Greens members regarding their eligibility to sit in parliament due to citizenship issues.
Northbridge-based Matsa Resources has locked in a $4 million loan facility agreement to fund ongoing exploration work at its Lake Carey gold project near Laverton.
Travel time estimates on Perth's freeways will be displayed on electronic signs in real-time from today, as the state government puts the wheels in motion for about $140 million of freeway upgrades.
The historic Piccadilly Cinema is one of six sites that will benefit from an incentive scheme introduced by the City of Perth to revitalise underused heritage-listed buildings in the CBD.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia executives, including CEO Ian Narev, will be hit in the pocket over the bank's more than 53,000 alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.
Battery makers may buy into minesA desire to secure supply of raw battery materials, such as lithium, will encourage electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufactur
