Austar shareholders have said yes to a proposed $2 billion takeover by pay TV rival Foxtel despite the competition watchdog having yet to give its approval.
The Australian share market finished the first quarter of 2012 around seven per cent higher, with the broad All Ordinaries index closing a few points off its eight-month high.
The Barnett government's handling of the $95 million redevelopment of Perth's soccer and rugby arena will be referred to the auditor-general to determine if taxpayers will get value for money,
A former business manager at Curtin University who abused her position to defraud the university of nearly $650,000 has been sentenced to four years' jail.
Western Australia-focused iron ore explorer Flinders Mines will soon be in the hands of a Russian steel company after shareholders approved the friendly takeover.
The federal government says it remains confident Australia's bid to host the world's largest radiotelescope is "superior" to that of its main rival, South Africa.
Four of the nation's biggest and dirtiest power stations in Victoria's Latrobe Valley will receive the lion's share of $1 billion to help coal-fired generators cope with the carbon tax.
The Reserve Bank of Australia will refrain from cutting interest rates at its April board meeting next week but after that could return to an easing position, economists say.
A consortium featuring Japan’s Marubeni and Korea’s POSCO has confirmed it will take a 30 per cent equity stake in Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara, in a deal that val
Sales of new homes rose significantly in Western Australia over February, a further sign pointing to a recovery in the sector, the Housing Industry Association says.
Mindax shares plunged on the ASX today after the company appointed a new non-executive director ahead of a shareholder vote regarding the future of the company’s $115 million tie-up with Japa
Opposition Treasury spokesperson Ben Wyatt has savaged the state government’s handling of the $95 million upgrade of nib Stadium, saying Western Australians will receive “next to nothing” in r
Mineral Resources’ director Chris Ellison has continued to reap extraordinary rewards from his stake in the highly profitable contractor, this week raising a further $41 million from share sales.
Chinese demand is driving the resources boom, but Australian companies should consider operating in China itself, says the head of Swedish engineering giant Sandvik.
Mines minister Norman Moore said today he is “extraordinarily frustrated” after the state government withdrew its prosecution against US petroleum company Apache and its joint venture partners over
The state opposition has aligned itself with the Urban Development Institute of Australia in a pledge to streamline Western Australia’s residential planning and approvals system if successful at ne
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says rural and suburban regions across Australia will benefit economically as the national broadband network (NBN) rollout ramps up across the nation.
