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After four years advising Navitas founder Rod Jones as his biggest client, investment banker Jon Biesse is about to make the commitment full-time, stepping into the private world of business to run

The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in six weeks following the release of disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures.

Mining Group announced today that it had restructured its previously announced entitlements issue at a new price of 2.5 cents per share.

Australia's tightrope walk between long-time friend and ally, the US, and newfound customer for mining and energy exports, China, is back on the political agenda thanks to issues raised in a talk a

A group of disgruntled Intrepid Mines investors have moved to remove five of the company's current directors and replace them with four new ones, blaming the board for the loss of around $1 billion

The state government is seeking a head construction contractor for the $26.1 million State Netball Centre.

Encounter Resources has signed a $20 millon farm-in agreement with global copper miner Antofagasta Minerals for its Yeneena project near Telfer.

The Australian share market has closed higher, boosted by a 10 per cent rise in the shares of Woodside Petroleum, which announced a $520 million return to shareholders.

The WA arm of the Urban Development Institute of Australia has warned the residential land market is at risk of overheating if action is not taken to fast-track the release of new land.

Peak Resources has signed a non-binding finance agreement that should see it fully-funded to production at its Ngualla rare earths mine in Tanzania.

Tanami Gold and Newcrest Mining have become the latest gold miners to join a growing cohort suffering amid dismal gold prices and surging production costs.

Preparations for Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project in the PIlbara are picking up pace, with Brookfield Multiplex adding a $70 million deal to its $190 million worth of building works at the

In 2009 Sam Keats was a typical 26-year-old roped in to help a family member undertake a backyard renovation when he stumbled on the idea which formed his now rapidly growing business.

The nation's three most populous states would miss out on more than $2 billion over two years if Western Australia was given a greater share of GST revenue, Assistant Treasurer David

The Australian market has opened higher, lifted by a positive session on Wall Street and gains for Woodside Petroleum.

Investors have rejoiced in Woodside's decision to pay a generous dividend, despite concerns about the company's lack of short-term growth projects.

I saw an OKA truck on the road recently and, as I have previously lamented in this column, it was like an opportunity passing me by.

Tech start-ups could add $109 billion to the Australian economy and create 540,000 new jobs by 2033, according to a new report commissioned by Google.

Oil prices rose in choppy end-of-contract trading, as bargain-hunters moved in following last week's plunge that prompted speculation about a possible cut to OPEC output.

US stocks have moved higher amid mixed earnings reports, bouncing back after last week's losses.

While most contractors are bracing for a slowdown in WA project work, some international groups like Laing O'Rourke are bolstering their local operation.

WA could lose out in the long run, with a likely incoming Abbott government paying less attention to a state perceived to be in the bag politically.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has joined global business and political heavyweights as an adviser on a new, $US300 million, China-focused scholarship program established by a billionaire US busi

The Australian dollar has started the week on the back foot, after losing more than three quarters of a US cent late on Friday.

Contract brewer Gage Roads says it is on track to bump its production capacity up to 3 million cartons per year by 2015, after securing $7.4 million through a share placement to supermarket giant W

MZI Resources and Doral Mineral Sands have signed a processing agreement for heavy mineral concentrate produced at MZI's planned Keysbrook project, south of Perth.

The Australian share market closed higher, led by resources stocks that rebounded after being battered last week due to falling commodity prices.

Investors have dumped Oz Minerals stocks to 10-year lows after it slashed production guidance in its quarterly update.

Calibre Group has been awarded a $140 million contract to upgrade the Hay Point coal export terminal in Queensland for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance.

Apartment specialist Finbar Group has signed its second joint venture with investment and development group Swanline, unveiling plans to build a $31 million, 59-apartment project in Lord Street.

South Australia and Tasmania should not be disadvantaged as part of any arrangement between the big states on GST, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.