Australian shares have ended the week on a high note, posting their best day since March as strong overseas markets added a tailwind and traders bought back into banks and miners.
Aquatic Leisure Technologies' long-serving managing director Lew Beale has handed the reins to his daughter Lynley Papineau, following the unexpected death of his son, Ben Beale, in April.
Plans to widen a section of Guildford Road have been scrapped by the state government, following a recommendation by the Western Australian Planning Commission.
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Junior explorer Dragon Mining's plan to delist from the ASX and join the Hong Kong Stock Exchange appears set to be delayed by several months, along with its proposed $17.5 million capital raising.
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Ore slump drives $350m blowoutThe State Government is facing a $350 million blow to its already stretched Budget as the price of iron ore plummets, forcing Treasurer Ben Wyatt to
Gold prices have eased as the US dollar has rallied after a report showed that the US economy created more private-sector jobs than expected in May, further strengthening expectations for a June interest rate.
An upgrade to a meat processing plant at Katanning, a chicken feed mill in Muchea, a new piggery at Moora and a live lobster holding facility in Welshpool are the latest in a string of investments that will boost the agribusiness sector in Western Australia.
Mining work at the Kundana gold operation will be done in-house from next month, after majority owner Northern Star Resources ended a $275 million contract with Barminco two years early.
Five Exmouth councillors have quit, leaving commissioner Ian Fletcher to continue to oversee the troubled Western Australia local government until the election in October.
Wangara-based building company McGrath Modular is being shut down after it was ensnared in problems associated with its Queensland owner and hit by weak market conditions in regional Western Australia.
Waste management business Tox Free Solutions has traded two of its east coast businesses for an industrials business owned by JJ Richards & Sons under an asset swap agreement.
Amazon poses the biggest threat to Wesfarmers' discount department stores Kmart and Target rather than specialty retailers like JB Hi-Fi, investment bank Morgan Stanley warns.
Live cattle exporter Wellard has announced the sale of one of its mid-sized ships to Israeli company Dabbah Slaughterhouse for $US26 million ($A35 million).
A joint venture between Decmil Group and Belgian company BESIX Group has won a $21 million contract to build tug facilities in Port Hedland for Fortescue Metals Group.
The Australian share market has slipped in early trade, following a benign lead from Wall street, with investors waiting on the sidelines for a clear signal about the direction.
WA's share of GST cash is fair, says grants chiefThe Commonwealth Grants Commission has declared its recommendation to deliver WA just 34.4¢ in the dollar of GST as “fa
Gold prices have risen as the US dollar has dipped and simmering geopolitical tensions lent support, though the metal was little changed for the month amid an increased chance of a US interest rate rise in June.
