WE may live in a disposable society, but Western Australia's builders are increasingly being asked to build homes that will meet their owner's needs for longer, allowing them to more easily live in
Small businesses remain pessimistic about trading conditions, with concerns about the Chinese and European economies and the high Australian dollar hurting confidence.
US stocks closed lower on Tuesday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and the US "fiscal cliff" took the shine off strong quarterly results from home-improvement giant Home Depot.
The State Government has announced that Ansaldo STS Australia has been awarded a $19.7 million signalling contract to be undertaken on the Butler rail project.
New rules for reporting mineral and hydrocarbon resources and reserves will improve consistency and transparency in the Australian share market, federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says.
Two women who suffered life-threatening burns during the disastrous 2011 ultramarathon race will receive $450,000 each in an act of grace payment from the West Australian government.
Rio Tinto Australia managing director David Peever has rejected speculation the company is considering pulling back on Pilbara investment, despite it halting expansion of a $44 million fly camp.
Property prices are showing signs of life but there will be no repeat of a 1990s-style housing boom, a senior Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) analyst says.
Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has defended the federal government's decision to set up a business tax working group, even though it failed in its mission.
Seven West Media shares jumped 21 per cent today following strong words from managing director Don Voelte about his commitment to slash costs in order to maintain last year's $226.9 million n
Mining giant BHP Billiton has been given until 2016 to go ahead with the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, but the company still can't guarantee when or if the $30 billion proje
Australia's business sector has weakened further in the last quarter of 2012, with a survey showing conditions slumping to their lowest point in more than three years, and lending finance up for th
It's been a long time between drinks for the Australian wine industry, but if indications in Europe and China are translated into action then local vineyards could start an overdue recovery after y
Shares in fertiliser and explosives maker Incitec Pivot have gained more than five per cent after it lifted its annual profit by 10 per cent and increased dividends.
The employment outlook may not be as bleak as some forward indicators suggest, with a new report predicting 137,000 jobs will be added to the economy by August next year, led by demand in the minin
US stocks closed flat on Monday as persistent fears about the looming "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and tax hikes at year-end cast a cloud over encouraging China trade data.
Boardroom ructions at agribusiness investment manager TFS Corporation are coming to a head, after two former directors requisitioned a meeting calling for the removal of executive chairman Frank Wi
Poseidon Nickel has announced that it could recommence nickel mining at the Mt Windarra site in the north eastern goldfields of Western Australia by June 2013.
Long-running efforts by Michael Fotios' investment company Investmet to revive Swan Gold Mining and related companies Stirling Resources and Redbank Copper have hit a major hurdle.
Western Australia's most well-known surfing event, the Margaret River Drug Aware Pro, has been granted World Championship Tour status by the Association of Surfing Professionals.
The record $16.8 million donated this year to Telethon's annual fundraising weekend – the charity's most successful event to date – will mean more money in the pockets of the chosen beneficiaries,
Shares in global insurer QBE have fallen sharply after the company downgraded its earnings expectations in the wake of superstorm Sandy in the United States.
Scooter manufacturer and retailer Vmoto has been admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market after raising £1.6 million ($2.44 million) through a share placement.
Mining and earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco Holdings has become the latest resources sector participant to feel the squeeze, downgrading its profit guidance in the wake of reduced industry acti
