Like it or loathe it, the carbon tax is here.Climate Change Minister Greg Combet insists it won't lead to businesses going broke and power bills forcing families to the wall.
Downer EDI has won a $175 million Western Power contract to construct a major transmission line from Perth’s northern suburbs to Eneabba in the Mid West.
Despite some data showing the economy is growing strongly, it may not be growing strongly enough to match the growth in the number of people wanting jobs.
Three new ministers have been elevated to state Cabinet and two have been demoted after Premier Colin Barnett took the opportunity, forced on him by Christian Porter's shock decision to step down,
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher, following Wall Street's overnight positive lead ahead of a key European Union summit on the euro zone debt crisis.
The Australian dollar has moved higher following a better performance in US stocks.At 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 100.81 US cents, up from 100.55 cents yesterday.
A rebound in US durable goods orders in May, a sign of firmer action in US industry, has helped push US stocks higher in the wake of European and Asian markets.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has purchased another $43 million worth of shares in the iron ore miner, taking his total spend on FMG stock this week over $100 million.
Australians are increasingly using technology to help them shop, with nearly 40 per cent having used a smart phone or an iPad to compare prices, research says.
News Corp is considering splitting off its publishing assets from its more profitable entertainment business but that would not mean chairman Rupert Murdoch is stepping away from his much-loved new
Fremantle, Stirling and Murdoch are set to receive an economic boost, with the state government announcing plans to relocate 80,000 square metres of office space from the CBD to suburban locations.
The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, boosted by a positive lead from US markets, but trading remains weak and cautious ahead of a summit of European leaders later this week.
BC Iron has achieved its final production milestone for this financial year at its Nullagine iron ore joint venture with Fortescue Metals Group, exporting over 3.5 million tonnes of ore.
The Metallurgical Corporation of China has been ordered to set aside $80 million owed to Cape Lambert Resources over the sale of a Pilbara magnetite project in 2008.
VDM Group has announced $27 million in new contracts, including a $17 million deal with Rio Tinto and $10 million in work with Western Power and CBH Group.
A 1.68 hectare tract of land at Leighton Beach has been placed on the market, raising the possibility for further high density residential development just 200 metres from the ocean in North Freman
Fairfax has unveiled a national "digital-first" editorial restructure that will transform the company into one newsroom with its own internal newswire.
