Western Australian teachers have accepted the state government's pay rise offer, with the education minister labelling the deal a win for common sense and financial responsibility.
Apartment developer Finbar Group is sharpening its focus on South Perth, buying another development site on which it plans to construct a $60 million, 56-apartment complex.
New Myer chief executive Richard Umbers says the department store group has lost relevance with customers, suffering a 23 per cent slide in its first-half profit and downgraded its full-year guidance.
The Australian dollar has surged by two-and-a-half US cents after the US Federal Reserve surprised financial markets with weaker American growth forecasts, before falling back.
Gold prices have surged more than two per cent, on track for the biggest rally since January after the Federal Reserve signalled a more cautious outlook for US economic growth, and the US dollar tumbled.
Global technology company Cisco has announced plans to invest $US15 million over five years in an ‘internet of everything’ innovation centre in Australia, with locations at Curtin University in Bentley and in Sydney.
Perth’s first Night Noodle Markets will open at Perth Cultural Centre tonight, marking the start of the City of Perth’s Eat Drink Perth festival and becoming the latest addition to the city's burge
Biotech company Admedus has initiated a capital raising comprising a placement and rights issue, with the hope of generating up to $28 million to fund ongoing development of various health care programs.
The state government is preparing to create a shortlist of contractors for its $2 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link rail project, revealing today it had received five expressions of interest from a
Business News Chief of Staff and property journalist Dan Wilkie talks with 6PR's Chris Ilsley on the announcement from AMP Capital that it will spend $600 million expanding Karrinyup Shopping Centre, taking it to more than 113,000 square metres.
Aziana was one of three Perth exploration companies to release details today of plans to leave the resources sector behind, through reverse takeovers of businesses in sectors as diverse as artificial intelligence, medical cannabis and e-commerce.
Technology developer and investor Orbital Corporation has reshaped its board as it implements a new growth strategy, adding investment banker John Poynton as a director and promoting experienced minerals executive John Welborn to chairman.
Shares in Perth-based Sunbird Energy finished the day's trading on the ASX up 26 percent at 2.6 cents, after announcing an agreement for the supply of gas from its Ibhubesi gas field in South Africa to Eskom Holdings’ Ankerlig power station.
Galaxy Resources’ $223 million sale of its Jiangsu lithium carbonate plant to a Chinese buyer has received shareholder approval from both parties after multiple delays and timeframe extensions.
Business groups have broadly welcomed the federal government’s approach to improving the 457 visa scheme, but believe more changes need to be made to uphold the integrity and lawful use of temporary skilled migration in Australia.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has abandoned plans to refinance $US2.5 billion ($A3.28 billion) worth of debt after failing to attract suitable interest from investors.
Two very different sets of policies – one Australian, one Chinese – are disrupting what has been a very lucrative part of the property investment market.
US stocks have finished mostly lower ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve policy announcement, while the Nasdaq rose on news of a potential new Apple television venture.
Gold has fallen to a four-month low in volatile dealings, on investor jitters ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that may offer further clues to support expectations of a mid-2015 rise in US interest rates.
The state government has outlined a plan to rein in IT spending, which currently exceeds $1 billion, on the back of Treasurer Mike Nahan’s pledge to make the public sector leaner.
