The Australian share market is trading slightly higher in early trade after positive cues from Wall Street, but is expected to remain rangebound as volumes wind down ahead of the Christmas break.
Oil prices were little changed in quiet pre-Christmas trade as the market waited to see whether US production from shale fields would grow enough to offset planned output cuts by OPEC, Russia and other producers next year.
Wall Street has extended a recent rally but finished the session short of earlier highs after several people were killed by a truck driven into a Christmas market in Germany.
Ironbark Zinc has been awarded a mining permit for the Citronen zinc-lead project in Greenland, and will now commence advanced development and financing activities.
The state government is targeting transport and occupational licences as the first comprehensive set of services to be offered through a new web site that it hopes will eventually become a single portal for accessing all services.
The Australian share market has closed higher as investors took some comfort that Australia's triple-A credit rating seems secure for now, following the federal government's mid-year economic update.
Perth could have a world-class integrated breast cancer treatment and research centre by 2020 if a local not-for-profit group is successful in raising more than $5 million.
Perth's specialist street wear vendors are part of a global trend to acutely restrict supply of distributed and in-house labels – following in the footsteps of many luxury brands that use scarcity as a marketing tool.
A period of strong cattle prices has boosted Western Australia's largest pastoral companies, with the state's four biggest cattle-focused plays increasing revenue about 9 per cent to $1 billion in their most recent annual reports.
The growth of solar power over the next decade could cut the price of energy in WA, according to a man involved in one of the latest projects to take a step forward.
A Botswana copper mine is one step closer for Mod Resources after the company completed a $5.5 million institutional raising to accelerate the possible T3 development.
Australia has managed to hold on to its prized triple-A rating despite the federal government forecasting a deterioration in the budget bottom line in the medium term.
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The competition watchdog said today it planned to deny authorisation to a proposed partnership between Virgin Australia Holdings and Alliance Aviation Services because it would lessen competition in the West Australian market.
A $69 million gas storage facility will be built near Onslow by Duet Group subsidiary DBP Development Group to help producers and consumers smooth production profiles and cover planned outages.
Fortescue Metals Group said today its proposed joint venture with larger Brazilian miner Vale, for blending their iron ore at key Chinese ports, could fall over.
Gold rose on Friday, climbing above the prior session's 10-1/2 month low, as the dollar and US stocks dipped at the end of a volatile week highlighted by the Federal Reserve's signal that there could be more rate hikes than previously expected in 2017.
