Listed company Core Services Group has announced plans to acquire civil engineering and construction contractor Marcon Group, formerly Marsh Civil, in an all-scrip transaction worth up to $10.1 mil
Productivity improvements are crucial for Australia to cope with an ageing population and declining terms of trade if living standards are to be raised, a senior Treasury official says.
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
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.
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
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".
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
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.
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.
