The Australian share market has closed higher, boosted by a better-than-expected unemployment rate and expectations that another cut to interest rates will be forthcoming despite the stronger jobs
Southern Cross Goldfields says it is set to join the ranks of Western Australia’s gold producers, after releasing a study that confirms the viability of its Marda project, north of Southern Cross.
Gold and base metals explorer Bora Bora Resources is set to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, after raising $2.5 million through its initial public offering.
Iron ore miner Mineral Resources has secured approval from the town of Port Hedland to construct a 500-700 room camp to house workers from its Pilbara projects.
Mining and civil contractor Brierty’s joint venture with Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation has won a $55 million contract to develop land for housing for Rio Tinto at Wickham, in the Pilbara.
Western Australia continues to lead the nation in employment, with the creation of about 6,800 jobs in April pushing the state's jobless rate to a three-and-a-half-year low.
The Western Australian branch of the embattled Health Services Union has decided to look at withdrawing from the national organisation, saying it is strongly dismayed by abuse of mem
Mining giant Rio Tinto has flagged cutting some of its multi-billion dollar Australian expansion projects amid soaring costs, but says its Western Australian iron ore developments are likely to be
National Australia Bank's net profit for the six months to March 31 fell 15.5 per cent to $2.05 billion due to its underperforming operations in the United Kingdom.
US stocks have pared early sharp losses to close with moderate falls after European Union (EU) officials confirmed that Greece would get the next installment of bailout funds this week.
BHP Billiton has pledged its support for its aluminium and nickel businesses, after announcing plans to consolidate its Stainless Steel Materials and Aluminium business units into a single unit tha
Fears gripping global markets have seen the Australian dollar fall almost one US cent and could could sink it below parity with its American counterpart in the next few days.
The Australian share market has closed lower over the uncertain future of austerity measures aimed at stabilising some debt-ridden countries in the euro zone, especially Greece.
Mirabela Nickel has confirmed that it is considering launching a capital raising after its shares were halted from trade, following a 30 per cent plunge in value to a near all-time low.
Gina Rinehart's children can now claim their share of the family's multimillion-dollar trust, after Australia's richest person unexpectedly brought forward the vesting date of the disputed fund.
The state government has moved to acquire the necessary land required to build the Pilbara’s next deepwater port, Anketell, 30 kilometres east of Karratha.
Western Australia's budget to be handed down next week will suffer from a sharper-than-expected cut in the state's GST revenue, Premier Colin Barnett says.
The ultramarathon tragedy that left two women runners with life-threatening burns may have affected the reputation of Tourism Western Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
The success of a $200 million class action case against the property group Centro Retail Australia is a win for all Australian investors, lawyers for the shareholders say.
NEW federal government planning and performance measures for national cultural agencies aim to deliver improved financial management, better care of collections and more consistent reporting across
