The Reserve Bank says Brexit fears won't hit the global economy too hard, but more sluggish local consumer prices could set the scene for an August rate cut.
Rio Tinto has maintained its 2016 guidance for iron ore shipments at 350 million tonnes after lifting June quarter volumes by 6 per cent from a year ago, helped by expanded infrastructure and unwinding of stocks in Western Australia.
Oil prices have settled more than one per cent lower after rising stockpiles of crude and refined fuel intensified fears another major glut was building up.
Gold has fallen as much as one per cent as Wall Street hovered near record highs and investor jitters calmed following a failed coup attempt in Turkey.
Wall Street has closed slightly higher to mint new record highs for the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials, fuelled by Bank of America's better-than-expected profit and a major tech sector acquisition.
MUA faces $10m claim after bogus safety ployThe Maritime Union of Australia is facing a $10 million damages claim after the Federal Court found the union
A report commissioned by Bankwest has come up with the surprising finding that a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pay their chief executives more than $500,000 per year.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service today received $23.7 million from the state government's Royalties for Regions program to help fund additional and replacement aircraft as well as developments at its Broome facilites.
Rental rates for residential properties in Perth have fallen by 23 per cent over the past three years, the largest fall for any major capital city since World War II, while the vacancy rate has hit a new high.
Strong gains across the Australian stock market, led by energy, financial and retail companies, helped push the market higher for an eighth consecutive trading day to an 11-month high.
More than half of respondents to a survey of 1,200 Business News subscribers and users believe the state's business environment deteriorated in the 2016 financial year.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promoted little-known Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan to a cabinet position as resources minister, with Josh Frydenberg moving from that role to the portfolios of energy and environment.
Listed Perth company Fastbrick Robotics is moving a step towards disruption in the construction industry, with the company building a commercial prototype of its truck-mounted bricklaying robot.
A global shipping company has become the first company successfully prosecuted by Australia's corporate regulator under the criminal cartel provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act.
Mt Gibson Iron has received preliminary Environmental Protection Authority approval for development of its Iron Hill deposits northeast of Dalwallinu, although there is still some process to go before work can begin.
Australian oil and gas producer Oil Search could find itself dragged into a bidding war over InterOil after a counter-bid by global energy giant ExxonMobil.
One of Perth's newest office precincts is in line to get a fresh face, with Charter Hall seeking to build a second tower at Raine Square, part of a $150 million redevelopment plan.
Oil prices have extended gains after Turkey's armed forces said they'd taken power in the country, igniting concerns about potential disruptions to shipments along one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
PM bends to revolt over superA rebellion within the federal Coalition over new superannuation rules has emboldened key crossbench senators to signal their own hostility to
