Iron Ore Holdings' Buckland project has been deemed technically and commercially viable following the completion of a feasibility study at a cost of about $30 million.
Premier Colin Barnett continues to beat the drum for the state's fair share of GST, calling for more of his federal counterparts to stick up for the west.
Poseidon Nickel has restarted mine refurbishment activities at the Windarra mine site and employed new managers as it prepares for potential production later in the year.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns the proposed sale by Wesfarmers of its east-coast LPG business to competitor Elgas could leave customers vulnerable to price increases.
It's hard to not admire Frank Lowy, either as founder and major shareholder of the Westfield retail property group or for the $6 billion personal fortune he has amassed after arriving in Australia as an impoverished European migrant in 1952.
US stocks have risen, pushing the S&P 500 to a record close, following mixed economic data a day ahead of the closely watched meeting of the European Central Bank.
Copper prices recorded their steepest drop in seven weeks on concerns that a Chinese probe into the use of metal for obtaining loans would hurt demand.
The Australian share market has closed lower as investors shrugged off better-than-expected headline economic growth figures and decided to take profits ahead of a key European Central Bank meeting on Thursday.
Accounting firm Crowe Horwath has entered into exclusive takeover talks with a partnership between wealth management group Financial Index Wealth Accountants and private equity firm KKR Asset Management, snubbing rival bidder Anchorage Capital Partners.
One in three large charities is likely to experience some kind of fraudulent activity, often involving a board member, a recent investigation into the not-for-profit sector has revealed.
A new joint venture between the tertiary education sector and industry is seeking to bring engineering firms and local graduates together in an effort to streamline employment opportunities.
Red Gum Resources and White Star Resources are the latest exploration companies to shift focus away from the resources sector, signing deals to move into geospatial imagery and internet travel bookings respectively.
Perth home sales are down 5 per cent on the same time last year with investors and first home buyers showing weaker interest, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of WA.
Oil and gas explorer New Standard Energy has sought to assure shareholders it is committed to its projects in Western Australia after deferring all of its Canning and Carnarvon Basin drilling activity until 2015.
Perth company director Ian Middlemas has presided over another lucrative takeover deal, after the board of Africa-focused Papillon Resources agreed to a $615 million all-scrip takeover by Canadian major B2Gold.
International engineering contractor Bechtel is seeking to diversify its local business by securing work on sustaining capital projects in the mining sector.
Westfield Retail Trust (WRT) has warned its shareholders will be worse off if they reject a controversial merger plan with Westfield Group's Australian assets.
Wall Street stocks have retreated from Monday's records as investors looked ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report.
Westfield Retail Trust is in court to seek approval to conclude an investor vote on a controversial proposed merger with the Australasian business of Westfield Group.
