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Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she never personally benefited from a union fund which she helped set up for free, and off the books, when she was a lawyer 17 years ago.

Diversified investment house Washington H Soul Pattinson has launched a near-$70 million all-cash takeover bid for Perth-based exploration junior Exco Resources.

BGC Contracting has won a three-and-a-half year extension to its mining contract at Atlas Iron’s Wodgina iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Signs the US Federal Reserve may introduce fresh stimulus measures sooner than expected have pushed the Australian dollar higher.

Transport magnate Lindsay Fox has compared Western Australia's iron ore boom with the eastern states' goldrush of the 1850s.

Engineering and contracting group RCR Tomlinson has achieved a record financial performance for the year ended June 30, with the company flagging further growth into financial year 2013.

Peak Resources shares have jumped after metallurgical testing by the Perth-based explorer demonstrated a high-grade rare earth carbonate product from samples at its Ngualla project in Tanzania.

The top brass of the Reserve Bank of Australia will face further grillings about scandals involving its note-making companies when they appear before a powerful parliamentary committee.

Australian stocks closed firmer as strong gains among mining and gold stocks pushed the broader market higher.

Gold miner St Barbara has announced a 90 per cent increase in net profit, on the back of increased gold production and higher gold prices.

Cash Converters has posted a six per cent rise in net profit to a record $29.4 million due to strong growth in its personal loans business.

Power generator Pacific Energy has delivered another record result, with net profit for the year ended June 30 up 33 per cent on the previous year.

The federal government has approved Gina Rinehart's multi-billion dollar Alpha coal mine and its associated rail line in central Queensland.

Doric Contractors has been named as the preferred contractor for the $118 million construction of the new Busselton hospital, adding to its recent spate of contract wins.

Perth-based car dealer network Automotive Holdings Group is flexing its muscles in Australia’s truck and bus market, announcing a number of acquisitions in NSW and Queensland.

The falling iron ore price has contributed to Mount Gibson Iron’s profits slumping 28 per cent over the 2011-12 financial year.

Australia's third largest iron ore producer, Fortescue Metals Group, has reported a strong rise in net profit as it powers towards its goal of tripling annual production but the company is wary abo

Fairfax Media has posted a loss of $2.73 billion for 2011/12, driven by massive writedowns on the value of its newspapers.

Debate has continued apace regarding the health of the mining industry, with federal cabinet ministers voicing contradicting views, the federal opposition saying project investment cuts are a sign

The Australian share market has opened higher following mixed results from Wall Street and Europe overnight and amid renewed hopes of fresh economic stimulus in the US.

David Jones has unveiled another set of falling sales figures, but the troubled department store says it sees signs of improvement.

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources is holding firm on prices, but the company has declined to offer forecasts due to uncertain trading conditions.

Rail freight company QR National has confirmed it will axe 900 jobs as part of its restructure program.

US stocks have erased early losses to close mixed after a fresh sign that the US Federal Reserve is leaning toward new economic stimulus efforts.

The Australian dollar is lower after a rally in the euro kept a lid on any gains the local currency was able to make.

The Western Australian Greens are appealing to the state's fisheries minister to stop a Dutch super-trawler "pillaging" coastal waters, as their federal counterparts try to thwart it in the Senate.

The Australian stockmarket finished a touch lower as investors abandoned energy and resources stocks and found value in the beaten down retail sector.

Fresh from entering a strategic partnership with BC Iron, Cleveland Mining has completed a $10.7 million share placement.

Sabre Resources has raised $8 million to expand drilling programmes at its Guchab copper prospect in Namibia.

After Usain Bolt won the 100 metre title at the Olympics this month there was a lot of interesting analysis about how humans had become progressively faster in the past century.

Ports and rail operator Asciano has predicted earnings growth for all of its business divisions this year, despite the spectre of a waterfront war and sluggish global economy.

Quickflix shares have jumped after it announced it had kicked off formal negotiations with potential strategic investors interested in helping the Perth-based entertainment company expand its prese