The Australian dollar is higher, as traders focused on next week's central bank board meeting and the decreasing expectations that there will be an interest rate cut.
Fireworks are expected at Whitehaven Coal's annual general meeting tomorrow in Sydney after majority shareholder Nathan Tinkler said he would vote against all resolutions.
People caught harming or smuggling critically endangered species could face fines of up to $500,000 under new laws being suggested by the state government.
Serco has awarded $50 million in information and communications contracts at Fiona Stanley Hospital, with Data3 and Dimension Data selected for significant deals.
Rupert Murdoch's News Limited will double its stake in Foxtel within a fortnight after Consolidated Media shareholders approved a $1.94 billion takeover deal today.
Macmahon Holdings is in line for its largest ever contract, after being named preferred contractor for a $1.8 billion contract with Fortescue Metals Group.
The outlook for the state's housing construction market has improved, but the expected pick-up is coming off a very low base and affordability remains a problem for households on modest incomes.
Telstra chief executive David Thodey says strategic decisions the company makes in the next two years will determine its future in a dramatically changed telecommunications market.
Billionaire businessman James Packer has dismissed ongoing speculation he could buy back into the Nine Network, which recently escaped going into administration.
A consortium seeking to take over steelmaker Arrium has walked away from the proposal, after Arrium said an increased offer from the consortium was still too low and carried with it too many risks.
National Australia Bank's full year net profit dropped 22 per cent to $4.08 billion due to millions of dollars in costs from its troubled operations in the United Kingdom.
European stock markets and the euro have rebounded as investors cheer positive company earnings and react to news of thousands of job cuts at Swiss bank UBS, despite a lull in trading caused by the
Whether it’s tax policy in Canberra, energy policy in Perth or this week’s hot topic, Asian engagement, we suffer from an increasingly wide disconnect between strategy and policy in key areas.
A STATE and federal program to fund the housing and care of homeless people in Western Australia runs out in June next year and its future remains unresolved.
WHEN renowned entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn said, “All the information you need to succeed already exists, the problem is you haven’t exposed yourself to it,” it was one of
THERE has never been a better time to review your current personal lending requirements. Interest rates are on the move downwards, and now is a good opportunity to assess your rate.
THREE major shopping centre expansion projects are set to proceed in Perth during the next year, following AMP Capital’s move to full ownership of Garden City in Booragoon.
THE 2012 wealth creators’ list would not be complete without acknowledging the fortunes generated by the development of the Little Creatures brewery and subsequent listing of Little World Beverages
IT has been a big week of‘giving’ by Australian directors, with former WorleyParsons CEO John Grill giving $20 million to the University of Sydney and revelations that Rams Home Loans founder John
The value of shares held by some of the biggest names in mining have slumped along with the companies they lead, but there are pockets of good news in what has been a tough year on the markets.
