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With our state government battling to deal with its growing financial problems and a new federal government working with a blank canvas, it's instructive to look again at the model provided by Infr

Former Compass Hotel Group chief executive Bryan Northcote has been convicted on breaches of director's duties and submitting false information to the corporate regulator.

Australian shares are weaker as cautious investors wait for direction from the US Federal Reserve on its stimulus program for the world's biggest economy.

Aurora Oil & Gas chairman Jonathan Stewart has sold off a million shares in the company, raising more than $3.4 million.

Australia's online retailers are more likely than traditional store owners to hire staff in the next year.

Tony Abbott sacked three department heads within minutes of being sworn in as prime minister but one of the nation's most influential public servants, Martin Parkinson, defied speculation and retai

Western Australia's prized AAA credit rating was cut today, with ratings agency Standard & Poor's criticising the Barnett government's "limited political will" to improve its budget.

Africa-focused Perseus Mining says its cost-cutting measures are creating results, with the gold miner encouraged by its start to the new financial year, which has it on target to achieve its gold

More than 50 schools are set to shut across Western Australia on Thursday as teachers go on strike to protest the state government's treatment of education funding.

Australia's economic growth is still tracking below trend, but momentum is expected to pick up soon.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has lost her bid to prevent her bitter family trust fund battle being played out in a Sydney court.

The Australian Greens say the coalition government's plan to shut down the Clean Energy Finance Corporation will wreck job opportunities in the renewable energy sector.

Former Perth arts student Tim Minchin's achievements on the stage have been recognised by the University of Western Australia, which awarded him an honorary doctorate last night.

The Australian stock market is flat as traders wait for the US Federal Reserve to announce its stimulus tapering plans.

US stocks Tuesday closed higher amid greater investor confidence that the US economy could withstand an expected reduction of Federal Reserve bond purchases.

There is nothing more boring than a conversation about the weather but, in the case of a United Nations climate change report scheduled for release next week, there are significant business factors

Australia's most expensive and longest-running court case, involving Alan Bond's Bell Group, has ended in a settlement for an undisclosed sum.

Perth-based electrical contractor JT Day has won two contracts, collectively worth $59 million, with international engineering group Bechtel at Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project ne

The search is on for a new director general for the Department of Planning following Eric Lumsden's resignation from the role.Mr Lumsden was appointed as the director general in 2008.

The Australian dollar is lower after the central bank said it hasn't ruled out more interest rate cuts.

The Master Builders Association says proposed changes to the state's home warranty insurance scheme do not address the industry's fundamental concerns and have the potential to lead to higher costs

RCR Tomlinson managing director Paul Dalgleish has added over $6 million worth of shares to his stake in the engineering firm, through the exercise of options and the conversion of performance righ

Retailers have urged the new Abbott government to hit the ground running to help boost confidence heading into the Christmas shopping season.

Anatolia Energy has kicked off a $6.2 million capital raising plan to fund development works at its Temrezli uranium project in Turkey.

The share market has closed a touch higher as strength in the banking sector outweighed weakness among resources stocks.

Matsa Resources has raised $2.5 million to continue exploration works on a number of the company's projects in the Fraser Range near Norseman.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group will start reducing its $12 billion in debt from November.

A new drilling contractor in WA's onshore oil and gas sector has outlined plans to expand its fleet, with backing from a heavyweight US investor.

West Africa-focused gold hopeful Middle Island Resources has launched a $5 million share placement, satisfying one of the conditions of its acquisition of the Samira Hill gold mine and boosting wor

One of Western Australia's largest builders says the delayed increase to the first home owner grant is unfair on buyers waiting to sign contracts, while the Real Estate Institute of Western Austral

Altona Mining has entered a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco, covering the southern tenements at the Perth-based company's Roseby copper project in Quee

Low-cost gold producer Regis Resources has more than doubled its full year profit due to a boost in gold sales and a higher realised price.