Junior explorer MRL Corporation has received firm commitments for a $4 million capital raising to fund development of mine shafts at its graphite tenements in Sri Lanka.
The share market has capped off its best week in almost four years as strength in the financial and resources sectors drove a fifth straight day of gains.
The winner of a new innovation program has combined gaming technology with its traditional focus on process control data to create a product that has attracted keen interest from some of the state's biggest companies.
Commercial real estate agency Metier has scored another plum government job, this time to handle retail leasing for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority at Midland's Railway Workshops.
Perth's falling median house price may be causing doom and gloom for property owners, but two top agents say current market conditions represent a perfect time for potential buyers either to get a foothold on the property market or upgrade their position.
The director of three Perth-based website development and digital marketing companies has been convicted in the District Court of using his position dishonestly to gain an advantage.
The median salary paid to chief executives at Australian mining companies fell by 12 per cent over the past two years, and is set to decline further after recent cost-cutting moves by the likes of BC Iron, Sundance Resources, Paladin Energy and Poseidon Nickel.
One of Perth's premier charities is selling properties in Osborne Park and Belmont to fund a new development in Canning Vale, to cope with what it says is an alarming increase in demand for its services.
BGD Corporation is the latest Perth-based company to initiate a backdoor listing, announcing today that it intends to establish a primary healthcare business by purchasing assets held by Modern Medical.
Telstra has been ordered to cut the price it charges other telcos to access its copper wire network, raising the prospect of lower phone and internet bills for consumers.
The Australian share market has opened more than one per cent higher following a strong lead from Wall Street and the release of the US Federal Reserve's September policy meeting minutes.
The Australian dollar is firmer against the greenback, which sagged after US Federal Reserve policymakers appeared unsettled by signs of a global economic slowdown.
The recently appointed boss of BHP Billiton's Nickel West division has presented a rare positive message for the unloved business, saying there was “nervous excitement” after a series of internal changes.
The transport minister's refusal to provide information to parliament on the controversial Perth Freight Link was not appropriate, a report from the auditor general has found.
CBH Group's headquarters in West Perth has officially been added to the State Register of Heritage Places, six years after being named a place of cultural heritage significance.
Tipping the top or bottom of a market is never smart, especially at a time of volatile trading; but a series of recent events point to confidence growing in the start of a recovery in the Western Australian economy.
The state government has revealed four possible locations for a new public secondary school in Perth's western suburbs, but the opposition says the plans are well behind schedule.
Shares in NRW Holdings have nearly doubled in value after the company lifted a trading suspension following two wins in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in its dispute with Samsung C&T.
Telstra has entered into an agreement to acquire the technology subsidiary of not-for-profit health and community care organisation Silver Chain Group for an undisclosed sum.
Health insurer HBF and miner BHP Billiton are turning away from a singular focus on annual performance reviews in favour of more regular and personal engagement with staff.
Local digital marketing agency Bam Creative took home seven awards at the annual Australian Web Awards last night, which recognises outstanding work by web designers and developers.
Macquarie Group is forking out $8.2 billion for a major car leasing and finance business from ANZ, and seeking financial support from shareholders to fund the deal.
Leading local businesswomen Sharon Warburton and Vicki Krause have joined the board of the energy provider Western Power, replacing outgoing directors Paul Underwood and Sue Wilson.
The Australian share market has climbed more than one per cent in early trade on the back of firm leads from overseas equities and commodities markets.
