Divisions within the government over foreign ownership of farmland appear to be deepening, with Labor accusing the coalition of speaking with "two heads" about Chinese investment.
Range Resources says it may no longer proceed with a planned $105 million takeover of International Petroleum in the wake of the oil and gas explorer selling its assets in Russia and Kazakhstan.
MZI Resources says it is in discussions with finance providers following news that one of the two lead arranging banks appointed to provide debt funding for its Keysbrook mineral sands project has withdrawn from the process.
FIFTEEN years after the late Harry Perkins' efforts to create the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research bore fruit, the not-for-profit will take his name in a major rebranding move.
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States lifted amid encouraging signs that a deal was within reach on the US budget and debt ceiling.
Telstra has defended chief executive David Thodey's $8.8 million pay packet after a shareholder questioned whether the telco's performance justified such a salary.
US stocks reversed losses and finished higher amid encouraging signs from the White House and Congress that a deal is in reach on the budget and debt ceiling.
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has further enhanced his credentials as one of the nation’s leading philanthropists with a pledge of $65 million to Western Australia’s universities.
Macmahon Holdings has written to shareholders urging them to vote in favour of the company’s remuneration report, to ensure it does not incur a ‘second strike’.
Former BHP Billiton Petroleum chief executive Michael Yeager has been appointed as chief executive and chairman of US-focused Maverick Drilling and Exploration.
Broome Port Authority has secured Royalties for Regions funding for an upgrade that will bolster its ability to compete with Darwin as a supply base for offshore oil and gas projects.
Copper, gold and nickel explorer Thundelarra has launched legal action against a tenement holder in the Mid West who it claims has refused to comply with the terms of an earn-in arrangement.
Jaxon Construction has won contracts for an apartment project in central Perth and a community centre in Cockburn, taking its new contract wins for the quarter to $78 million.
Rio Tinto has sold a rare Argyle diamond for a record $2 million as overseas buyers snapped up dozens of precious stones in this year's Pink Diamonds Tender.
Gindalbie Metals has appointed former Rio Tinto executive Dale Harris as its new managing director to succeed the departing Tim Netscher on a package that is about half of what his predecessor received.
Gold futures have slumped to a three-month low as the belief that US political leaders would reach a compromise to raise the country's borrowing limit reduced demand for a rainy-day asset.
Obviously I'm missing something, because it's clear my idea of what constitutes 'the news' is far removed from the views of many of my fellow Australians.
