The Australian dollar has fallen on the back a decline in China's imports.At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the currency was trading at 73.16 US cents, down from 73.63 cents on Monday.
University of Western Australia academics John Sykes and Allan Trench suggest that mineral exploration should remain a corporate imperative – but why find more mineral supply when markets are so weak?
A growing uptake of technology for farming practices is likely among the state's agribusinesses in coming months, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Agri Insights survey.
Local gold companies Azumah Resources and KIN Mining have released updates on their respective projects, with Azumah slashing the capital cost of its Wa gold project in Ghana by $US54 million ($A73 million).
Creditors of movie streaming service Quickflix changed administrators to Deloitte, just two weeks after the company voluntarily appointed partners from Ferrier Hodgson.
Pilbara-focused Flinders Mines has recommended its shareholders accept an improved takeover offer from private New Zealand company Todd Corporation that values the target at about $74 million.
Three independent delegates have been chosen to reassess the state government's Roe 8 highway extension project, which was knocked back by the Supreme Court in December.
Another head has rolled in the corporate watchdog's investigation into Victoria Park-based car financing business Get Approved Finance, with Grant Parker permanently banned from the industry.
A construction start is imminent on yet another CBD hotel, while Western Australia's tourism sector is in line for a $30 million marketing boost as the state government moves to the next phase of i
GR Engineering Services has won a $90 million contract to operate and maintain a floating production storage and offloading facility in the Timor Sea for Northern Oil & Gas Australia.
Diversified contractor Decmil Group has won $46 million worth of contracts with the Department of Defence, with work to be carried out across multiple states including Western Australia.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has lifted third quarter profit about 4.5 per cent to $2.3 billion but has followed its big bank rivals by reporting a rise in bad debts.
The Australian share market has swapped the red for the green in choppy early trade as the major four banks, bar the ANZ, change direction and move into positive territory.
Gold has jumped one per cent after US non-farm payrolls data for April came in weaker than expected, boosting expectations the Federal Reserve will delay further interest rate increases.
The cost of hiring tradies in Western Australia has fallen over the past year but continues to be substantially more expensive than other states, an industry survey has found.
In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Interest rates, the dollar, federal and state budgets, listings and capital raisings, and mining projects.
The share market has made a late surge to end the week with a modest gain, with industrial and retail stocks driving the turnaround from an early fall.
Billionaire Gina Rinehart has appointed a new executive director and a new chief executive at Hancock Prospecting and foreshadowed plans to recruit additional senior executives to run its commercial and agribusiness operations.
Apartment towers are getting taller, but one of the city's leading architecture firms says an authentic mix of uses is the next step in the maturation of Perth.
WA business leaders have bemoaned the state government's failure to plan for life beyond the mining construction boom, but still see opportunities in other sectors.
Perth's tourism sector is expected to receive a boost from the Ritz-Carlton & The Towers proposal at Elizabeth Quay, with national construction contractor Probuild confirming it has been appointed to undertake the project.
BHP Billiton shares have stemmed their slide after Brazil's federal court ratified a settlement reached with the country's authorities over a deadly dam spill.
Junior explorers Coventry Resources, Metals of Africa and Consolidated Zinc have tapped investors to raise a combined $13.7 million to fund ongoing development of their respective projects.
