Chemicals company Orica says it will cost $US800 million to build an ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula, in joint venture with Norway's Yara International and US-based Apache Energy.
A dull debut for Facebook, one of the most heavily anticipated public offerings in years, crowned another down week for United States markets as eurozone instability kept fear levels high among inv
Strike Energy was one of the few Australian stocks to end the day in positive territory, after drilling results intersected one of the thickest coal seams recorded to date in South Australia’s Coop
UCL Resources has flipped the script on hostile suitor Minemakers, launching a $US50 million counter takeover bid for the Perth-based minerals explorer.
The Australian share market has fallen sharply to close as its lowest level for six months as investors took fright over the latest developments in the troubled euro zone.
Retail property landlord BWP Trust has increased rents on three of its Bunnings Warehouse properties, including significant jumps for two in Western Australia, highlighting the strength of Perth’s
Perth’s newest skyscraper has reached practical completion, with interior fitouts at Brookfield Place to be completed over the coming months, ahead of an official opening in September.
Uranium miner Paladin Energy's mine in Malawi is back at full production following an industrial dispute sparked by demands for a 66 per cent pay rise from local workers.
Australian stocks have sunk to their lowest level this year as investors begin to panic over the crisis in Europe after reports of a run on Spanish banks.
US stocks have closed with losses well above one per cent as negative news continued from Europe, with Greece's woes deepening and Spain falling into recession.
Industry has given a lukewarm response to the state budget, with the property sector disappointed, tourism still looking for boosts for struggling regions, while miners were concerned over a lack o
Australia should be the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas by the end of the decade, says the vice president of the world's biggest petroleum company.
The state government has announced plans to put $1.1 billion of Royalties for Regions money into a Future Fund, despite pressure from business groups, which argued the government should focus on th
The head of mining products company Boart Longyear has disputed claims by BHP Billiton that commodity price falls and global economic uncertainty are causing miners to scale back.
The state government has reshaped its capital works program, with more money to be spent on social infrastructure in the city, including a new museum, but less on regional hospitals, ports and road
The creation of a $1.1 billion Future Fund, a major shift in capital works priorities, tax breaks for small business and a slim surplus are the major features of the state government budget announc
When Bob Williams gazes across the Perth city skyline to the CBD’s western-most high rise building he is clearly still enthralled with the structure that marks the high and low point for his construction career.
Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says the government's "prejudice" against the private sector left about 35,000 new homes connected to copper instead of fibre cable last year.
Shopping centre owner Perron Group has added to its bulging portfolio, snapping up 50 per cent stakes in Morley Galleria, The Glen in Melbourne and Colonnades in Adelaide from Centro Retail Austral
The ACTU congress has condemned BHP Billiton's safety record after company chairman Jac Nasser slammed Australian labour laws for being too restrictive.
Treasurer Wayne Swan does not perceive a need to update budget forecasts because of recent events in Europe, saying Treasury has already accounted for a bleak outlook.
