A trial over WA controversial fishing ban continues in court, with the state claiming Sea Harvest failed to prove why the prohibition was legally unreasonable.
Steinberg family-backed fund Purpose Ventures has reached across the globe for its latest investment, a UK-based platform for software engineers founded by entrepreneurs from Perth.
Brightwater Care Group is set to offload one of its two commercial services to Intelife, after reporting a significant decline in the linen division's value.
One of Western Australia's prominent mid-tier goldminers has told the market it could produce gold under the most severe of government fuel restrictions, as the sector monitors the supply squeeze.
Core Lithium has awarded a $50 million surface mining contract to NRW as it gears up for the restart of its mothballed Finniss lithium operation in the Northern Territory.
The future of the Thunderbird Mineral Sands mine hangs in the balance as Sheffield Resources enters urgent negotiations to resculpt its debt load following a string of production woes.
Matrix Composites & Engineering has entered an exclusivity deed that increases the prospect it will agree to a takeover offer from Advanced Innergy Holdings.
Perth wealth management firm Integro Private Wealth has acquired Bunbury-based outfit Lighthouse Capital Southwest, further extending its reach into the regions.
A publican and former gold executive wants to rebuild a scandal-plagued Spanish resort in the Perth Hills and use some of its land for a hemp-focused industrial estate.
The war in the Middle East will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, says the head of the International Monetary Fund ahead of next week's global forecast for the world economy.
Aussie shares have tumbled and oil is surging, after US President Donald Trump threatened to send Iran "back to the Stone Ages" while declaring his military campaign nearly complete.
Thirty-five countries will meet to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, weeks after the key shipping route was closed by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
ANALYSIS: There's no doubt that petrol supplies are causing angst as the war in the Middle East has closed the Strait of Hormuz, but this scenario has played out previously; in high prices, at least.
Imdex has acquired the remaining 60 per cent stake in Canadian drilling data firm Krux Analytics in a $23 million deal, marking its third acquisition in as many months.
Duratec will acquire NSW-based Pacific Welding Australia for up to $12 million in a move which gives it access to Orica's Kooragang Island ammonia and nitric acid facility.
