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Neptune Marine has won a $6 million contract to provide works for MODEC’s Venture 11 floating oil and gas processing facility in the Carnarvon Basin.

Employment in Western Australia's resources sector is expected to peak at 125,000, up almost eight per cent from present levels, according to a new report by the state's Chamber of Minerals an

Chinese property developer Shanghai Zhongfu was today confirmed as the preferred proponent to develop 13,400 hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, and has immediately highlighted the substan

The Lakeside Joondalup shopping centre is set for a $300 million revamp, with Lend Lease contracted to design and construct a 25,000 square metre expansion which will make it the largest retail dev

Australia has a China problem far deeper than the legal dispute which broke out this week between mining entrepreneur, Clive Palmer, and Sino Iron.

 The Reserve Bank of Australia says further rate cuts could be considered in coming months.

The Australian Greens are looking to a plug a hole in the federal government's mining tax that will stop resource companies claiming credits for increased state royalties.

Rare earths miner Lynas expects production at its controversial plant in Malaysia to begin in December after long delays caused by environmental and political concerns.

Australian stocks are firmer, with gains in the resources sectors leading the broader market higher.

Despite three interest rate cuts since May, consumers aren't spending any more than they were five months ago.

US stocks have surged on upbeat housing data and hopes that politicians will find a way to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts in January.

Uranium junior Energy and Minerals Australia has completed a $4.12 million capital raising to continue development at its Mulga Rocks deposit in the north-east Goldfields.

Wolf Minerals has secured credit approval from a syndicate of banks for a £75 million ($115 million) finance facility to go towards the development of its Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in south

The Australian dollar has closed higher after hitting a seven-month high against the Japanese yen during local trading.

Small businesses are calling out for another interest rate cut when the central bank holds its final board meeting of the year in December, faced with continuing difficult trading conditions.

Prince Philippe, the Prince of Belgium, has been urged to jump on board the Western Australian economic juggernaut during his first official day of a trade mission to Australia.

The Australian market closed higher after investors received a glimmer of hope that US politicians may be able to negotiate to avoid falling off the "fiscal cliff".

Altona Mining has been granted the final required mining leases for its Roseby copper project near Mt Isa in Queensland.

Project delays and deferrals in the resources sector have inflicted another blow, with GR Engineering joining the growing list of contractors slashing their earnings guidance for the 2013 financial

The federal government will release information about the amount of revenue raised by its Mineral Resources Revenue Tax in its regular monthly financial reports, Finance Minister Penny Wo

Arrium's chairman has told the steelmaker's shareholders the board is willing to engage with any suitor if it is offering a fair price.

More than $1 trillion could be lost to the Australian economy in the next 80 years if education improvements are not made now, a new report warns.

Conservation groups say today's state government approval of the contentious James Price Point gas project near Broome is a step towards "environmental disaster" and have urged the Commonwealth to

Oil and gas producer Santos has made a significant new gas discovery in the Browse Basin, adding to the prospect of further developments in the area off the Kimberley coast.

China is on track to become the world's largest generator of nuclear power between now and some time in the 2020s, a senior Rio Tinto executive says.

Agribusiness and automotive interiors supplier Elders says about 30 parties have expressed interest in its rural services business.

Two years after opening a new manufacturing hub in Perth, international drilling company Boart Longyear has announced it will shift the operation to Poland as it seeks to cut costs.

The Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas joint venture has begun drawing on its $US8.5 billion funding facility for its massive LNG project in Queensland.

Proposals to hike health insurance premiums can be blamed to some extent on the federal policy environment, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

The Australian market opened higher on fresh hopes that US political leaders may work together to avoid sending the economy off the fiscal cliff.

The head of Billabong's United States business is considering taking control of the surfwear company.

US stocks have remained locked in a six-week slide under clouds from the global and domestic economy and worries that more political infighting will send the country over the fiscal cliff.