Weaker commodity prices have helped the Australian dollar drift to a fresh one month low while traders sit tight ahead of a closely-watched US Federal Reserve summit.
Western Australia recorded the largest dip in new home sales in Australia in July, but the housing industry says the sector remains healthy thanks to significant gains made earlier this year.
The 15 per cent domestic gas reservation policy remains a point of contention among Western Australian businesses, with local industrial users claiming a small but significant victory from the late
DuluxGroup has threatened to walk away from takeover talks with Alesco Corporation if the target company does not agree to resolve a dispute over the size of dividends in the deal.
The state government must quickly tell runners injured in the 2011 Kimberley Ultramarathon if they will receive ex-gratia payments, the opposition says.
A coalition federal government would review the ban on Chinese company Huawei taking part in the National Broadband Network, communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says.
Ramelius Resources has lodged a $2.3 million profit, after revenue from gold sales slipped from $147.6 million in financial year 2011 to $84.1 million in FY2012.
Industrial hardware and parts supplier Coventry Group has announced a net profit of $19 million for the year ended June 30, lodging a 6 per cent increase in revenue to push it back into the black.
Martin Ferguson is not a baby, but when the Federal Resources Minister let slip an obvious fact last week, that: “the resources boom is over”, it was a classic example of the old saying about truth
Shares in Seven Group Holdings have risen five per cent after the media and earthmoving-machinery company said strong activity in the resources sector was likely to continue.
Ausdrill has completed its acquisition of the Best Tractor Parts Group, announcing today it has agreed to pay $165 million for the earthmoving and tractor equipment retailer.
The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in a month, amid negative sentiment about China's economic outlook and speculation that Australia's mining boom might be waning.
Information technology company ASG Group has announced a dip in full-year profits, reflecting a transformational year for the company which invested heavily in the cloud computing sector over finan
Caltex Australia has played down the strong turnaround for its refining business that it plans to partially close, after the company posted a big rise in profits.
The Australian share market has closed slightly lower as investors wait to see if the United States and China will take further measures to stimulate their economies.
Swick Mining Services is targeting the Australia-Pacific region and North America for further growth, after lodging a significant jump in net profit for the 2012 financial year.
Investa Office Fund says it is looking to increase its footprint in Western Australia’s commercial office market, after acquiring the building at 66 St Georges Terrace for $82.4 million.
The administrators for collapsed miner Kagara have appointed PCF Capital to sell the company’s north Queensland assets, while Rothschild Australia will co-ordinate the sale of the Admiral Bay zinc-
