Newly installed Macmahon chief executive Ross Carroll says large scale rail projects will be off the agenda under his leadership as the company adapts to life after the resources boom.
If live sheep exports to the Middle East do not resume soon, nations with lower animal welfare standards could fill the gap, Premier Colin Barnett has warned.
A Federal Court judge has ruled in favour of a group of 72 councils, charities and churches, including the City of Swan, holding investment bank Lehman Brothers liable for millions of dollars
Shares in Matsa Resources have spiked by more than 20 per cent, after neighbouring junior explorer Sirius Resources called a trading halt on its stock, pending release of an announcement on Tuesday
The development industry has congratulated the state government for achieving $118 million worth of sales since launching an affordable housing initiative in September last year.
United Community Credit Union has tipped a housing recovery to gather pace over the next 12 months in Western Australia, after its parent company, Community CPS Australia, announced a net profit of
Apex Minerals shares have jumped after the gold miner announced it is seeking to raise nearly $11.4 million through a private placement and rights issue.
Growing interest from China and Australians wanting to explore their own backyard is set to boost tourism spending to almost $72 billion over the coming year.
The International Monetary Fund has given the Australian economy a resounding vote of confidence and endorsed a return to surplus, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
Legislation to ensure James Price Point is the only site on the Kimberley coast where Browse Basin gas will be processed was introduced into state parliament yesterday.
Small businesses are paying twice as much money and spending four times as many hours as they did 17 years ago in order to comply with Australia’s tax regulations, new research says.
An independent veterinarian has provided a clean bill of health for Australian sheep sent to Pakistan after they were rejected in Bahrain, livestock exporter Wellard says.
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls has beefed up the powers and responsibilities of the Pilbara and Mid West Development Commissions in an effort to boost efficiency and co-ordination of
Outspoken entrepreneur Dick Smith has taken another swipe at media mogul Rupert Murdoch, urging him to hold a major public interview while he is in the country about his "vision for Australia".
Canadian miner B2Gold has swooped on Perth-based CGA Mining, offering the equivalent of $C3.18 ($3.13) per share in an all-scrip takeover bid worth around $C1.1 billion ($1.08 billion).
Fortescue Metals Group has settled a long-running dispute with Leucadia National Corporation, agreeing to terms to repay $US715 million in unsecured loan notes.
Professor Ross Garnaut's claim that living standards will fall in tandem with commodity prices, unless there's a lift in productivity, has been backed by a senior economist.
Focus Minerals’ is aiming to expand output to more 500,000 ounces of gold per year after one of China’s top gold producers, Shandong Mining, agreed to take a 51 per cent stake in the Perth-based mi
Shares in Billabong have dived after the troubled surfwear retailer said one of two private equity firms interested in taking over the group had withdrawn its offer.
