Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's call for everyone to take a "chill pill" over the budget has brought a heated response from opposition leader Bill Shorten.
Cape Lambert has reached a settlement with the Australian Tax Office regarding its $96 million tax dispute, agreeing to make a final net payment of $2.4 million.
RP Data-Rismark's monthly look at home prices showed median values in Perth fell by 0.5 per cent in July, taking the quarterly fall in median values to 0.1 per cent.
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in almost two months as big falls in overseas equities markets and the prospect of interest rate hikes weigh on the local currency.
US stocks have plummeted about two per cent in a broad sell-off attributed to a range of factors, including weak eurozone data, the Argentine debt default and disappointing US corporate earnings.
Deloitte has become the latest of the big four to get involved in a wave of professional services deals, acquiring the boutique tax specialist KD Johns & Company which will make the post-merger firm the state's biggest accounting partnership.
Northern Minerals has secured $6 million in bank finance to fund the completion of a feasibility study for its Browns Range heavy rare earths project on the Western Australia-Northern Territory bor
A joint venture between Downer EDI and German train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has secured a $40 million contract to supply maintenance services on 22 new Public Transport Authority tra
Western Australia's second-largest home builder, ABN Group, has applauded independent Senator Nick Xenophon's call to allow first home buyers to purchase a home using money from their superannuatio
Gold miner St Barbara might sell its Gold Ridge operations in the Solomon Islands, where production has been suspended since 3 April due to Tropical Cyclone Ita’s torrential rain and flooding.
The Maritime Union of Australia has called off a strike at Mermaid Marine's Dampier supply base, saying recent constructive talks will hopefully lead to settlement of a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
BCP Energy International has announced it will acquire over 400 million shares in oil and gas explorer Nido Petroleum from Abu Dhabi’s Petroleum International Investment Corporation (Ipic).
Last-ditch talks between Argentina and the US hedge funds it has branded "vultures" failed to reach agreement, effectively pushing the country into default.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed Clive Palmer's call for a mini-budget as the government struggles to win crossbench support for its tough measures.
The Western Australian economy will return to average growth levels over the coming two financial years as the resources investment boom fades, according to Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist John Nicolau.
Wall Street stocks have finished mixed after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero and government data showed surprisingly strong second-quarter US economic growth.
