Chinese manufacturer Ganfeng Lithium has more than doubled its offtake agreement with Mineral Resources and Neometals for the Mt Marion project, as interest in the commodity continues to build.
Speculation about Premier Colin Barnett's leadership is being perpetuated by those who deliberately seek to undermine the government, Treasurer Mike Nahan says.
Shares in Perth-based online advertising business Tech Mpire rallied today on news the company had hit a revenue milestone of $25 million, but it was a different story for former high-flyer 1-Page.
Western Australian state final demand has contracted for the 10th consecutive quarter, while national GDP figures grew at their fastest rate for nearly four years
Spot gold has risen one per cent, rebounding from the prior session's three-and-a-half-month low, but remains on track for its biggest monthly decline since November on US dollar strength and growing expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate rise.
Two Rio Tinto iron ore project expansions worth a total of $367 million have been approved by the state government, extending the life of the operations and helping the company maintain its production levels in the medium term.
Training and Workforce Development Minister Liza Harvey today questioned why university students in subjects like ancient history could get more financial assistance than trainees in industries like building and construction.
A professor and his research team focused on antibiotic resistance at the University of Western Australia are the latest recipients of award funding worth $US100,000 ($A138,000) from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Pacific Ore has become the latest backdoor listing hopeful to be held up by the corporate watchdog, though several other companies have moved forward with their reverse takeovers.
Small and medium-sized businesses are settling their invoices about 12 faster than large corporations on average, a report by Dun & Bradstreet has found.
Does BHP Billiton really want to expand its loss-making Nickel West division, or is it engaging in a strange game of promoting an expansion plan of the Western Australian business in order to restart the sales process that collapsed last year?
A Perth-based company that supplies building products and materials has grown its business with the acquisition of a local competitor in an all-scrip deal.
China's biggest private airline operator is set to take a 13 per cent stake in Virgin Australia, boosting the Australian carrier's access to the burgeoning Chinese travel market.
Engineering and infrastructure group RCR Tomlinson has won two major packages of work, including a $35 million contract on Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert power station.
Gold has fallen below $US1,200 for the first time since mid-February, as comments from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen on the likelihood of higher US interest rates sent the US dollar to two-month highs.
Joe McDonald was among six Construction, Forrestry, Mining and Energy Union officials hit with a fine for illegally blockading a construction site in 2013, preventing 160 employees from attending work at the project.
