Western Australia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed a decision by Fair Work Australia that blocks unions from representing employees that do not fall under its membership.
The Australian share market closed firmer after a positive US lead but trading volumes were low as investors sat on the sidelines as anxiety over eurozone debt continued.
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the government will argue for its proposed mining tax as strenuously as it did for the carbon price legislation passed by parliament today.
Civil contracting group Ertech has won a $50 million general services contract with Chevron for works at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas project on Barrow Island.
A Chinese government-owned mineral exploration and development group has agreed to invest $13.4 million in Perth-based resources company TNG, funds which will underpin test work for TNG’s processin
Climate action groups have hailed parliament's approval of a carbon tax, but the passage of the emissions legislation through the Senate has riled the mining and property sectors, which have questi
There is no reason why Qantas and its warring unions can't reach an agreement within their 21-day deadline, federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says.
Andrew Forrest has a habit of causing controversy, but his latest assault on the establishment could go much further than a headline grabbing declaration about Fortescue Metals skipping any mining
Commonwealth Bank of Australia expects subdued credit growth to continue into next year, and says gains in productivity will drive improvements in its performance.
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the gold and metals and minerals sectors leading the broader market higher after a positive lead from Wall Street.
US stocks jumped strongly in the last two hours of trade Monday to finish in the green after a day spent mostly in the loss zone under more clouds from the eurozone crisis.
Western Areas managing director and co-founder Julian Hanna will step down at the end of January, capping off 12 years at the helm of the nickel miner.
Privately-owned engineering and contracting company Calibre Global has announced its fifth acquisiton in the past two years, with the purchase of Melbourne-based infrastructure servi
Accounting firm BDO has released updated modelling on the impact of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) which it said confirms that smaller miners will pay a higher rate of tax than the country’s
UPDATE: Fortescue Metals Group has vehemently denied claims from a native title group that it is operating unlawfully with regards to Aboriginal heritage at one of its Pilbara mines.
The push for a new regional free trade deal will be at the top of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's agenda when she sits down with her Asia-Pacific counterparts in Hawaii this week.
