Perth-based oil and gas explorer Strike Energy shares have jumped after the company reported drilling results that exceeded expectations from its latest round of exploration in South Australia’s Co
BC Iron has reported record tonnes mined and shipped for the three months ending March 31, with the Perth-based miner saying it is on track to ship more than 3.5 million tonnes of iron ore over fin
Rio Tinto's lucrative copper unit has taken a hit, booking an 18 per cent slide in first quarter output, but the mining giant's cash-cow commodity, iron ore, once again has come to the rescue.
State government agencies and trading enterprises will be required to cut spending and freeze their staff numbers after the state blamed cuts in GST grants for a tough budget outlook.
Retail property has been struggling for over 12 months in Australia but rock bottom is still to come, according to gloomy results from the Australian Property Institute’s six monthly property direc
Next week's March quarter inflation figures are building up to be a crucial set of numbers for borrowers hoping for another official interest rate cut by the central bank.
The mining industry says fly-in fly-out work practices ensure the resources sector is supplied with the right skill sets necessary for expansion, and has tipped a further increase in the practice,
Treasurer Wayne Swan has described the appointment of Jim Yong Kim as next president of the World Bank as an excellent addition for the development agency.
Private equity firm KKR will benefit from economies of scale if it buys diamond assets being offloaded by mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, an analyst says.
US stocks have traded mixed as investors weighed better-than-expected March retail sales numbers, a sharp slowdown in New York manufacturing and renewed eurozone debt tensions.
Telstra Corporation is set to outline by the end of April a massive restructure of its workforce as it switches from the ageing copper network to the national broadband network (NBN).
A Western Australian mortgage broker who allegedly fleeced $1.2 million from seven clients spent the money paying off debts, credit cards, school fees and even his partner's tax bill, a Perth&
Sumatra Copper and Gold stocks have risen after the company released a study showing increased upside at its Tembang gold and silver project in Indonesia, and received a 20-year mining lease approv
Homeowners are braced for more interest rate hikes after Australia's big banks failed to rule out following ANZ's lead and lift lending rates independently of the central bank.
Paladin Energy has lowered its full-year guidance after quarterly production came in around 10 per cent below analyst expectations, the result of bottlenecking issues at its Langer Heinrich uranium
Ivanhoe Australia says its Merlin molybdenum and rhenium project will cost $345 million to bring into production, slightly more than previous estimates.
The National Broadband Network will be a game changer for regional Australia, allowing major telecommunication firms to enter the broadband market for the first time, a joint parliamentary committe
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has declined to back a Liberal frontbencher's defence of a surprise rate hike by ANZ Bank.Banks were quite capable of defending themselves, he said.
