Gold futures have eked out a slight gain with some traders reluctant to place large bets on the precious metal ahead of a closely watched reading on US employment.
Vanadium and iron ore miner Atlantic has suspended its shares from trading on the ASX following a fire at its Windimurra operation which it says has caused "comprehensive material damage".
Gascoyne Resources has concluded an agreement with the native claimant group Wajarri Yamatji, enabling the company to progress plans on its 100 per cent owned Glenburgh gold project in the Gascoyne region.
The state government has signed a $2.2 million marketing deal with discount airline Jetstar as it looks to attract more interstate and overseas visitors.
The share market has bounced back after three straight days of losses, rising by more than one per cent as international investors were encouraged by a rising Australian dollar.
Owners of older office buildings in central Perth are struggling to find tenants, with the latest Office Market Report showing a widening gap between premium buildings and the rest of the market.
The commonwealth auditor-general says the Australian Electoral Commission was warned at least four years ago about problems with its vote counting system.
Struggling miner Reed Resources has agreed to sell its Comet Vale gold project to a private bidder for $2 million, about a third of the price offered by Crest Minerals in its terminated bid for the project last year.
Perth has overtaken Sydney to record the most expensive residential land value per square metre of all major capital cities, fuelling concerns that land supply is not keeping up with market demand.
A national database to record mining industry deaths and injuries has yet to have any data entered into it, despite governments starting work on it 12 years ago.
World oil prices have risen modestly after a closely watched US oil report suggested severe winter weather across large parts of the country was pushing up demand for heating oil.
Treasurer Troy Buswell has admitted the Barnett government showed a lack of "political ticker" by reversing a number of unpopular savings measures just days after the release of last year's state budget.
The state government is calling for extra private investment at the port of Dampier, following a major new development at the port by QUBE Holdings and a call for private development of new facilities at Fremantle.
Former Ezeatm chief executive Todd Zani has been ordered to stop working with a company established five months ago that operates in the same business as his old employer.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has rejected accusations the government is "leaning on" the industrial umpire in an effort to cut the penalty rates of workers.
Aboriginal contractor the Indigenous Construction Resource Group has made the largest pledge by an indigenous company to the Australian Employment Covenant - promising to deliver 150 jobs for indig
West Leederville is becoming a development hot spot, with Finbar Group entering a joint venture for a $90 million apartment project located near three new commercial buildings.
