Kerman Contracting will begin building accommodation facilities at Sirius Resources’ Nova nickel project near Norseman, two months after being named the preferred contractor for the $23 million job.
West Perth-based junior miner African Energy Resources has farmed out a 51 per cent stake in its Sese coal and power project in Botswana to a Vancouver-based firm for $8 million.
Wall Street stocks have closed modestly lower as worries about sliding crude oil prices overshadowed a strong unofficial start to earnings season by Alcoa.
Gold prices have hit their highest level in two-and-a-half months, as investors grow concerned that a shaky global economy will stymie the Federal Reserve's plans to raise US interest rates later in 2015.
Oil prices have slipped towards nearly six-year lows after OPEC officials underscored the cartel's resolve to not cut output despite a supply glut and plunging prices.
Perth’s residential rentals market is increasingly turning in favour of tenants, with rents continuing to fall and the number of properties for lease rising, according to prominent market analysts.
More than 60 CEOs from WA provided Business News with detailed views on the year past, the next 12 months, their vision for the state, and what they expect from political leaders.
Medical marijuana company Phytotech Medical is set to be the year’s first listing in Western Australia, after taking special steps to deal with last-minute legal concerns by the ASX and keen demand from investors.
The residential component of the Kings Square precinct is to take shape in coming months, with Seven Group Holdings appointing architecture firm Woods Bagot to design two 50-storey apartment towers
Perth-based mining services group Ausdrill has become a substantial shareholder in Titan Energy Services after subscribing for nearly $1 million worth of shares in the Brisbane firm’s capital raising last week.
Property owners in regional Western Australia are the most likely in the nation to record a loss when selling their homes, according to new research released today by CoreLogic RP Data.
The satisfaction level of Australian business banking customers has reached its highest level but, rather than the big four, it’s the smaller banks that are making them happy, according to a survey by Roy Morgan Research.
Subiaco-based gold producer Northern Star Resources says high-grade drilling results at its Paulsens gold mine near Paraburdoo point towards a significant increase in resources and mine life.
The state and federal governments will provide an additional $21.6 million in home and community care funding to Western Australia this year to aid older people and those with disabilities.
Perth-based Carnarvon Petroleum says it will invest about $10 million to acquire 3D and 2D seismic data, which will allow the company to expand its search for oil and gas at its Phoenix project off the Pilbara coast.
BHP Billiton spin-off South32 is set to take up 8,300 square metres at 108 St Georges Terrace, in a conditional lease deal announced by the building’s 50 per cent owner Brookfield Properties Austra
Perth finance house Euroz has reported a first-half loss as a result of weak conditions in its core stockbroking business and write-downs in the value of its listed investment companies.
The Australian dollar has slipped almost one US cent lower amid increasing speculation that the local currency may reach parity with its Kiwi counterpart.
Gold prices have risen to their highest level in more than two months, as investors seek shelter amid concerns of falling oil prices and political uncertainty in Europe.
Europe's oil benchmark has closed below $US50 a barrel for the first time in six years after a leading investment bank predicted the commodity would sink even lower in coming months.
