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Is the window really closing on new investment in Western Australia’s iron ore industry, or are BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto playing their old game of making life tough for junior miners and anyone e

Australian stocks have opened higher, as market players took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street.

The domestic economy might be still chugging along but small business is missing out on investment opportunities as they worry about the wider global outlook.

The Australian dollar has headed back above 99.00 US cents amid optimism that a new approach to the euro zone government debt crisis will work.

US shares have racked up strong gains with the Nasdaq adding nearly 2.5 per cent helped by an Apple surge, but Facebook shares flipped below their IPO price on their first full day of trading.

Agribusiness and automotive interiors supplier Elders has returned to profitability, boosted by a large tax win.

Industrial emissions are already threatening Western Australia's rock art-rich Burrup Peninsula, where a new $US800 million ($A815.87 million) ammonium nitrate plant will be built, Greens

The Australian dollar has rebounded to finish back above US98 cents after its recent big falls to the lowest levels in six months.

Australian stocks closed higher, driven by a rebound in resource and finance stocks, as world leaders reaffirmed they wanted beleaguered Greece to remain in the euro zone.

Anti-gas hub protesters have allowed a Woodside Petroleum convoy to pass without incident in the Kimberley, as about 30 police stood guard.

One of the Margaret River region’s most prominent wineries, Cullen Wine, is spearheading local efforts to convince the state government to stop oil and gas exploration off the South West coast.

One of the state’s leading mining industry groups has kicked off a 13-day tour of Europe to promote the Australian rare earths and lithium sector.

Laboratory group Campbell Brothers' full year profit is up 68 per cent and the company expects more growth in the year ahead, on the back of its strong-performing minerals testing division.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a shortlist of three consortiums to construct the $1 billion Gateway WA roads upgrade.

The state's environmental watchdog has backed Toro Energy's plan to construct its Wiluna uranium mine in the Mid West.

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.

The Australian share market has started strongly after the 11th worst week on record last week.

Retail spending rose for the ninth straight month in April but it is unclear whether the outlook is favourable.

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

The Australian dollar has plunged to its lowest level in almost six months as concern deepens about the euro zone debt crisis.

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.

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

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says people can have confidence in the Australian economy, as other countries fight high levels of unemployment.

Credit markets are already closing as the euro zone debt crisis continues, ANZ chief executive Mike Smith says.

Treasurer Christian Porter says a broken federal government promise to help fund native title compensation is "the lowest act".

 A dearth of customers and heavy discounting are expected to have kept Myer's sales in the doldrums.

The Swan Valley’s Feral Brewing has been named Australia’s best brewery, beating out a competitive field of international and Australian beer makers.

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.