Gold prices have risen as the US dollar has weakened for a second straight day following a global cyber attack and a delay to US healthcare legislation that fuelled doubts about President Donald Trump's ability to pass measures expected to boost the economy.
Fujitsu has committed to spend up to $17 million upgrading its Malaga data centre, where it is aiming to gain a competitive edge by securing the highest level of industry certification.
Aquacuture firm Atlas Pearls and Perfumes has locked in two debt facility agreements for a total of $3 million, one of which is with its director, Tim Martin.
Diversified company Veris has further expanded its national surveying division through the acquisition of Canberra-based LANDdata Surveys for up to $4.8 million in cash.
A manager at a roofing company has been fined $7,500 plus costs of $517 after a labourer suffered multiple fractures in a five-metre fall through a skylight in Perth.
Perth's historic Piccadilly Theatre will be left untouched while the arcade in which it is located undergoes redevelopment, with the mall's owners putting a proposal to revive the theatre on hold after the City of Perth refused to financially back the plan.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA chief executive Deidre Willmott has been chosen to join the board of Australia Post, following the recruitment of Blackmores boss Christine Holgate as CEO yesterday.
Local universities risk losing much of the income derived from international students if they don't rethink their curriculums and entry requirements, according to the chief of a prominent Asia-Australia business advocacy group.
Alison Kitchen will become the first woman in Australia to chair a big four professional services firm when she takes on the role at KPMG Australia later this year.
The environmental watchdog has recommended rejection of two proposals to mine iron ore in Western Australia because they would cause irreversible damage to the land.
Demand for PM to purge frontbenchMalcolm Turnbull must put more conservatives in the cabinet and demote Christopher Pyne if he wants to hang on to his leadership and pr
Oil prices have risen nearly 2 per cent and hit a one-week high, boosted by a weaker dollar, short covering and expectations that crude inventories in the United States may decline for a third consecutive week.
Gold has risen after hitting a six-week low in the previous session as bargain hunting set in and the US dollar slid sharply after the US Senate postponed a planned healthcare vote.
Western Australia's biggest builders are facing higher insurance costs, in some cases understood to be as high as 25 per cent more, as the Building Commission moves to reduce the reliance on taxpayers to foot the bill for failures in the sector.
The McGowan government's shake-up of public sector agencies has triggered unexpected departures from key agencies, with road safety commissioner Kim Papalia resigning and three Tourism WA board members following chairman Peter Prendiville out the door.
Pitcher Partners managing director Bryan Hughes has announced he will move on to chair the Perth-headquartered firm, with executive director Leon Mok to step into his role.
Blackmores has confirmed the departure of chief executive Christine Holgate to Australia Post, and has drafted in former head Marcus Blackmore to temporarily fill the gap.
Western Australia's population grew by just 0.7 per cent for the 12 months to December, after only 400 people migrated from overseas, while nearly 11,000 moved interstate.
About 18,000 local businesses and key leaders have backed the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA's GST reform submissions, which were put forward to the Productivity Commission today.
China's Yancoal looks to have sealed a deal for Rio Tinto's NSW coal operations after raising its offer price to $US2.69 billion ($A3.55 billion) to top a rival offer from global miner Glencore.
Fortescue Metals Group will deploy a further 112 autonomous trucks across its Pilbara hubs during the next three years as part of its ongoing innovation plans.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has followed its peers by raising its variable rates for interest-only mortgages, becoming the last of the big four banks to adjust its rates mix in an attempt to slow down riskier lending.
