Gold prices hit a more than two-week high supported by expectations of stronger demand from the physical market and as the dollar fell on fading prospects of an imminent increase in US interest rates.
Retail landlord Hawaiian will spend $5 million bringing one of the oldest shopping centres in its portfolio up to date, with work to start on a redevelopment of the 45-year-old Melville Plaza later this month.
Privately-owned mining equipment supplier Nepean Conveyors is aiming to expand its manufacturing operations in Perth after buying the global conveyor business of Swedish company Sandvik.
The share market has ended the session sharply lower after a spike in the Australian dollar hit export-oriented companies, while the financial sector led broad-based losses.
Greens co-deputy leader Larissa Waters has resigned from the Senate after revealing she holds dual citizenship, just days after Scott Ludlam left federal parliament for the same reason.
Construction and contract mining giant CIMIC Group has rewarded shareholders with a 25 per cent increase in dividends, as revenue growth in all of its core businesses contributed to a 22 per cent rise in half-year profit.
Australian Road Express – a Perth-based transport subsidiary of Rivet Group (formerly known as McAleese Group) – has been put into the hands of receivers, leaving 180 jobs at risk.
Fortescue Metals Group has poured cold water over reports that its proposed Eliwana iron ore mine near Tom Price would produce more ore on an annual basis than the mine it would replace.
A growing chorus of major voices in Perth's commercial property sector is suggesting the worst of the recent period of sluggish activity may be over, with consistent demand for space and renewed investor interest indicating the marketplace is on the improve.
A $70,000 grant provided by the City of Perth in support of SPARK Co-Lab's new Actuator program will help local medical entrepreneurs take their inventions to market.
Westgold Resources will no longer acquire Silver Lake Resources' stake in the Cue operation after joint venture partner Musgrave Minerals exercised its pre-emptive right to buy the interest.
John Van Der Wielen-chaired Kyckr announced to the ASX today that it has signed a deal with global information services giant Bloomberg to provide global business registry data for the data service's customers.
Rio Tinto has slightly pared back expectations for full-year shipments of iron ore, as ongoing rail track maintenance work slows down its ability to export the steel making ingredient.
WA wants unspent port cashThe State Government has demanded Canberra hand over $339 million that has been sitting in Federal coffers for almost nine years for the now-a
Oil fell one per cent lower as investors continued to await strong indications that an OPEC-led effort to drain a glut was proving effective but output increases in some top producers eased, keeping losses in check.
Gold climbed \and was likely to see further gains after the dollar slumped to multi-month lows on the back of data that pointed to weak US inflation and dampened prospects for rate hikes.
Claremont-based biotech company PharmAust has announced a record year for its synthetic and medicinal chemistry subsidiary, and has flagged further growth in the year ahead.
Declines from the heavyweight banks and health care companies have partly offset strong gains from the miners and energy players to send the Australian share market lower.
Shares in Perth-based Family Zone Cyber Safety have risen 20 per cent following news it will launch a suite of family-safe online digital products into the Indonesian market.
Troubled Perth company Quintis plans to take legal action against its founder and former managing director over claims he has failed to meet repayment obligations on an $11 million loan.
OPINION: The perverse incentives created by the application of horizontal fiscal equalisation emerged clearly during a recent Productivity Commission inquiry.
Analysis of spaces available for lease across the portfolios of Perth's 10 biggest office landlords shows stock market-listed groups are having the most trouble locking down tenants.
