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Consumers could be faced with higher prices in coming months due to an acceleration in business energy costs.

A court has allowed four Filipino men to be paid less than $3 an hour to work on oil rigs off the Western Australian coast.

David Jones is upbeat ahead of the busy Christmas season as the upmarket department store chain enjoys a healthy post-election boost in sales.

Australian shares have been dragged lower by the big miners due to weaker commodities prices.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has notched up almost $2 billion in revenue and an operating profit of $601 million in the 2013 financial year, which makes it one of Australia's most lucrative private companies despite being the group's lowest profit in four years.

Perth-based oil and gas explorer Pura Vida Energy is set to acquire a 50 per cent interest in an oil block off Madagascar.

Good news is hard to find in the resources sector, and even harder to find in the case of assets that are offered for sale but fail to attract an acceptable bid.

The lines defining management consulting are becoming increasingly blurred as the sector adapts to a leaner market.

Tiger Resources has bolstered its finances with a $42.5 million capital raising as it works towards commissioning its Kipoi copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Shares in NSW cheese maker Bega have surged to a record high after the world's biggest diary exporter Fonterra bought a six per cent stake in it.

The Australia market has opened lower following weak leads from Wall Street.

Downer EDI has secured a $400 million contract with Bechtel for two electrical and instrumentation packages for the downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project.

US stocks have fallen following a flood of mixed earnings reports, but registered strong gains for the entire tumultuous month of October.

Accounting for nearly 20 per cent of economic activity in Australia, retail sales are critically important to fill the gap left by the slowdown in mining investment.

Oil prices have fallen again, with New York prices down a third straight day, amid rising stockpiles in the United States and a tepid picture for economic growth.

The Australian dollar is lower after a bout of disappointing data from the euro zone caused a sell-off in most currencies.

Perth’s industrial land market is set to rebound from a subdued 2013, as Western Australia’s strong economic fundamentals attract interest from institutional investors, new research from Colliers I

Manas Resources will tap the market for around $5.5 million as it looks to progress activities at its Shambesai gold project in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Nine mine workers trapped in an underground mine in central Western Australia have been bought to the surface safely, the operator BHP Billiton says.

Clive Palmer says a discrepancy in the numbers across three vote recounts in the seat of Fairfax proves officials have been counting votes incorrectly, while the Liberal National Party is yet to rule out challenging his narrow win.

There is growing confidence the central bank will leave the official cash rate unchanged at its November board meeting for the second year in a row.

National Australia Bank has made a record profit of almost $6 billion and hopes an improvement in business confidence will boost its bottom line next year.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower as falls by most major banks and gains among industrial stocks resulted in a flat day of trade.

Choosing healthier food choices and finding the time to exercise can have significant effects on workplace productivity, as two Perth business executives discovered.

CBH Group says it is bringing in the state’s economic watchdog to mediate the negotiation process with Brookfield Rail over access to grain rail freight lines.

The corporate sector has a social responsibility to implement health and wellness strategies, according to speakers at this week’s Success and Leadership breakfast.

As acquisition opportunities become scarce, Perth ISP wants to sell more to its existing customers.

Residential building approvals have hit a 25-year high in Western Australia, as record-low interest rates drive investors and first home buyers into the housing market.

Shares in West Leederville-based Glory Resources have soared on the back of the gold explorer receiving a $30.5 million friendly takeover offer from Canadian miner Eldorado Gold.

Sirius Resources has raised around $83.5 million through a share placement as it works towards the development of its Nova-Bollinger project.

The fate of Western Australia's Senate election looks set to be decided in court - or with a new election for six WA senate seats - after the Australian Electoral Commission admitted it had lost more than 1,300 votes.

The surprise discovery of coal in the Pilbara signals there may be many more valuable resources still undiscovered in Western Australia, according to Premier Colin Barnett.