OM Holdings chief executive Peter Toth has announced his resignation from the role in order to take up a senior posting with an unnamed multinational resources group.
Central Norseman Gold Corporation has made 33 staff redundant as Australia's longest continuously-running gold mining operation faces an uncertain future.
Forge Group has entered a trading halt as it prepares to update the market on its financial position after announcing a $127 million profit writedown late last year.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded a $40 million electrical and instrumentation contract at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert Port B project in the Pilbara and says it is in negotiations with the mining giant to secure further works at the project.
Government contractor Serco says there is no evidence to support claims it inflated transport costs for prisoners attending funeral services in regional Western Australia by as much as 830 per cent.
The Australian stock market has opened flat following a soft lead from Wall Street and ahead of the release of key economic figures in the US and China.
The Australian dollar is a little bit higher, trading in a tight range ahead of the release of US employment figures early on Saturday morning, Australian time.
More needs to be done to encourage savings self-sufficiency if policymakers want Australians to carry the financial burden of extended retirement years themselves.
The founder of failed property investment group Westpoint, Norm Carey, will lose his real estate agent certificate after the Commissioner for Consumer Protection took the matter all the way to the Court of Appeal.
Queensland’s Diatreme Resources has secured $2 million in backing from Hong Kong’s Perpetual Mining Holding for its potential $223 million Cyclone zircon project near Eucla, in the east of Western
The parties battling for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter are still a long way off from gaining control of the target, with the offer of one suitor set to expire on Friday evening, and the other suitor trapped in the regulatory process.
Perth-based mining intelligence provider IntierraRMG has been acquired by American financial information firm SNL, with plans to integrate the companies' databases into a one-stop source of comprehensive information for the global mining industry.
Australian shares have finished flat as cautious investors worry about a slowdown in China following the release of lower-than-expected inflation figures.
A strong rise in house building approvals is an encouraging sign of economic growth ahead, as low interest rates continue to stimulate the housing market.
Government backbencher Sharman Stone's fight with senior colleagues resisting calls to support food processor SPC Ardmona highlights the division in Liberal ranks, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.
Retail sales figures have come in stronger than expected, giving the Reserve Bank of Australia confidence that the current record-low cash rate is supporting economic recovery.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has exceeded its production guidance for the third consecutive quarter and says it is on track to produce more gold for the financial year than initially forecast.
Red Mountain Mining's impressive share performance has continued, with the gold explorer's stock almost eight times higher than its closing price at the beginning of this week.
It’s called a supply-side surprise and unless the sometimes erratic government of Indonesia changes its mind by Monday, WA’s beleaguered nickel-mining industry could receive a welcome boost.
US stocks have closed mostly lower after US Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed most Fed policy makers thought the US economy could withstand reduced monetary stimulus.
Multilevel knowledge, working out which Big Data skills are actually needed and better understanding of social media are among the talent trends that will shape the recruitment landscape in Australia in 2014.
Shares in vanadium and iron ore miner Atlantic have closed higher on the back of stronger monthly ferrovanadium production at the company's Windimurra project in the state's Mid West.
Australia's love of property speculation has dragged down housing affordability and inflated household debt levels but renters are the biggest losers of all.
Cooking appliance distributor Thermomix will move into a near-2000 square metre new headquarters in Balcatta later this month, coinciding with the 150,000th sale of the appliance in Aust
