Chief Justice Wayne Martin has been appointed as the inaugural chair of Curtin University's new law school, which will offer four-year Bachelor of Laws degrees beginning next year.
Ramelius Resources expects to reach full production at its flagship Mt Magnet operation by the end of the year after boosting gold production by 15 per cent in the quarter.
Greed triumphed over diligence when investors were promised unachievable returns by the now collapsed agribusiness group Great Southern, a court has heard.
Electricity consumers should be paid for reducing their energy use during "super-peak periods" as a way to cut energy bills, a new alliance of business, community and consumer groups says.
Engineering and construction contractor VDM Group has become the latest in a lengthening list of resources-related firms to revise its profit guidance and cut jobs this month, with more than 40 ful
Growing Australian interest in Halloween is making the quintessentially American celebration as important for retailers as Easter and Christmas, the peak retailers' group says.
Foreign investment in Australia is being inhibited by its strong dollar and perceptions about its attitude to offshore investment, according to the latest Global Ambition survey.
More reports of falling earnings and slashed forecasts sent US stocks lower for another week, with uncertainty over the November 6 election and what will follow, policy-wise, increasingly holding i
The world's largest private sector coal miner Peabody Energy has become the latest global giant to attack Australian governments for policies they say threaten the industry.
The Australian share market has closed lower on fears that US markets will react badly to the latest earnings figures from iPad and iPhone maker Apple.
Matrix Composites & Engineering has announced it has cut 46 jobs in manufacturing and administration this month as part of a wide-ranging strategy to slash costs.
The future looks bright for Western Australian beer – despite the impending closure of the Swan Brewery – with the state's craft brewers taking home a swag of awards at the Beer and Brewer Magazine
Self-funded retirees, who don’t subscribe to the theory of staying fully invested in the market, may find comfort in the views of Felix Stephens, head of strategy and research at Advance Asset Mana
Noble Minerals Resources has labelled an unsolicited offer from Resolute Mining as inferior, uncertain and unequitable and held firm on its preference for Chinese investment.
Transport and logistics group Toll Holdings says it still expects to increase earnings this financial year despite weaker economic conditions impacting some of its businesses.
Buru Energy says it has stopped work at its Ungani oil project in Western Australia after traditional owners claimed it had destroyed a significant Aboriginal archaeological site.
US stocks have made modest gains as durable goods orders and weekly unemployment claims came in better than expected and Procter & Gamble earnings beat forecasts.
The first indigenous woman elected to an Australian parliament has come out swinging against Browse gas hub opponents, saying the Broome community is not divided over the proposal and it's only a s
