Collapsed engineering firm Forge Group’s old premises in West Perth have firmed as a likely landing spot for automotive parts buying group Capricorn Society, which is looking to consolidate its office requirements into one location.
Canada-focused explorer Coalspur Mines says it stands little chance of developing its flagship Vista thermal coal project in the near-term as tough equity market conditions threaten the company's ongoing viability.
Atlas Iron managing director Ken Brinsden has called on opposition leader Bill Shorten to come up with an alternative to the Mineral Resources Rent Tax if Labor continued to block its repeal.
Perth drilling company Enerdrill has been selected to provide drilling rig services to AWE and Titan Energy’s Perth Basin exploration permit for an undisclosed amount.
Property developer Australand has upgraded its full-year earnings guidance while signalling a fresh willingness to consider a sweetened $2.5 billion takeover bid from rival Stockland.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned that Australia must not fall into a trap of thinking that it can only benefit from a guaranteed peaceful rise of China as the world's largest economy and a superpower.
The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as weak iron-ore prices and concerns China's softening economy overshadows Wall Street's new highs.
The Australian dollar hit an almost two week high after official data showed business investment intentions for the coming financial year are getting stronger.
Fortescue Metals Group has called for the phasing out of the state government’s contentious domestic gas reservation policy, which has traditionally been backed by big gas buyers, in favour of stricter application of the ‘use it or lose it’ rules.
Property developer Match Group's funds management arm has launched a pair of syndicates to acquire and develop two sites in Leederville and Mount Lawley.
Edith Cowan University has joined Murdoch University in freezing fees for students who enrol in an undergraduate degree this year amid concerns proposed government funding changes could drive down student enrolments.
Chinese steel giant Baosteel and listed railway operator Aurizon have cleared a key hurdle in their $1.4 billion joint takeover bid for Perth-based Aquila Resources, with the Foreign Investment Review Board giving the green light to the proposed deal.
No business sets out to deliberately make life hard for clients, especially if the client base includes some of Australia’s richest people, which is why a recent technology change at the blueblood stockbroking firm JB Were is an example of how not to change a system.
Perth oil and gas explorer Rey Resources has agreed to farm into the Dunnart-2 exploration well joint venture in the Perth Basin with Key Petroleum and Caracal Exploration.
The CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp says alternative fuels will grow but that oil will remain the world's leading source of energy for another quarter century.
