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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

 The big four banks are capable of cutting interest rates on loans in April while protecting their profits thanks to lower funding costs.

Western Australians will soon be able to see the carbon tax component of their power and water bills.

Western Australian teachers have signed a new pay deal making them the highest paid in the nation.

The small rise in the number of job vacancies reported on Thursday is not enough to provide real hope that a solid pickup in jobs growth is under way.

Perth-based energy junior FAR has announced a $15 million capital raising to fund oil and gas exploration off the Kenya coast.

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.

Australian stocks opened weaker as a poor lead from Wall Street and bad news from Leighton Holdings dragged the market lower.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has threatened to wield the axe at government programs in order to find extra budget savings.

Falling energy and commodity shares have pulled US markets lower amid growth concerns and talk of strategic oil stocks releases by Western powers.

About 50 Aboriginal rights activists have marched on Western Australia's parliament to demand a compensation deal equal to five per cent of the annual gross domestic product of the state'

Western Australian IT services firm Empired has completed a $3.6 million placement to fund its growth strategy and provide additional working capital.

BC Iron has beefed up its senior management team to seek out new opportunities and project acquisitions, adding former Barrick Gold manager Peter Powell to drive business development.

The Australian dollar has drifted lower, as the market awaits more data to drive it.At 1700 AEDT, the local currency was trading at 104.35 US cents, down from 105.30 cents yesterday.

Phoenix Gold has announced it will acquire Carrick Gold’s West Kalgoorlie gold tenements in a cash and scrip deal worth just over $700,000.

Resources giant Rio Tinto's decision to scrap plans for a $US2 billion ($A1.92 billion) aluminium smelter in Malaysia has been blamed in part on China over-supplying the market.

The Australian share market rallied to a near five-month high after the central bank said global market sentiment had improved since late December.

Strike Energy has completed a $20 million share placement to fund further drilling programs at its Cooper Basin fields and demonstrate the commercial potential of its Eagle Ford shale gas assets.

Banks are desperate to keep lending despite a record number of Australians being "under water" on their mortgages and the Reserve Bank of Australia's warning against chasing unrealistic profits.

Australia's gas fields should be harnessed for domestic consumption to keep the nation's manufacturing sector competitive, an adviser to the US President says.

Large numbers of short-term mining industry workers in the Pilbara region are causing havoc in some communities, leading to fights in overcrowded taverns, public urination and more rubbish on

Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government over his state's share of GST revenues, saying Western Australia has "hit the bottom of the barrel" and must slash services becaus

Oklo Resources says the military coup in Mali is not expected to affect the gold explorer as it has been asked by the new administration to continue operations.

Perth-based miner Brazilian Metals Group has acquired the Carrapato iron deposit in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state in a deal worth $US38 million.

Premier Colin Barnett says he has no objection to more American nuclear submarine visits to Perth's Garden Island naval base if US-Australian defence co-operation is boosted.

Politics wins over practicality every time when industry puts its hand out for government support.

How long before Australia’s growing number of industrial disputes leads investors to take their business elsewhere?

The backers of the iron ore facility at Cape Preston have some tough decisions ahead.

The labour movement’s increasingly strident campaign against privatisation obscures valid questions.

TREASURY uses relationships from the latest available input-output tables for 2007-08.

The mining and mining services industries contribute 20 per cent of GDP and that figure is likely to rise.