Global oil prices have risen, supported by tensions over the Russia-Ukraine crisis and expectations of a drop in US commercial inventories at the key Cushing terminal.
SPECIAL REPORT: The changing profile of the Water Corporation's $1 billion works program will present more direct opportunities for smaller contractors.
SPECIAL REPORT: International contractor Kentz and local companies Monadelphous and NRW Holdings were the big winners among civil and engineering construction contractors over the past 12 months, research by Business News has found.
SPECIAL REPORT: With new project work from the resources and government sectors slowing down, contractors will need to look harder for work opportunities.
A Perth-based liquidator has failed to adequately carry out its duties and been ordered to improve its procedures following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
The final results of the re-run Western Australian Senate election have been announced, confirming Labor's assumption it has missed out on a second seat.
Fallen West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has offered an apology after being fined $3,100 and disqualified from driving for one year over 11 traffic offences in one night.
Roc Oil and Horizon Oil have struck an $800 million deal to merge their assets, with the combined company looking to produce up to 20,000 barrels of oil per day.
A Scarborough-based paving business and its sole director have been fined a total of $20,000 for falsely claiming it was a member of the Master Builders Association.
Troy Resources managing director and chief executive Paul Benson has given notice of his resignation after nearly seven years at the head of the gold and silver producer.
Coles' supermarkets and liquor stores sold $6.73 billion worth of goods during the March quarter, an increase of 3.9 per cent compared to a year earlier.
Oil prices have fallen in London but edged higher in New York with fresh Western sanctions on Moscow milder than feared and Libya taking more steps to increase exports.
SPECIAL REPORT: The $10.6 billion Royalties for Region scheme has come under attack from the ERA, but Paul Rosair says the program is worth more than its cost and expenditure.
SPECIAL REPORT: The Economic Regulation Authority has dismissed calls from several industry bodies for the creation of an independent infrastructure advisory body, saying it is an added cost unlikely to contribute much.
Megara Developments managing director Matthew Pickford says his company was simply in the right place at the right time to take advantage of the Pilbara's building boom.
