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The Australian share market has opened half a per cent lower following the lead of international markets amid fresh concerns over China's cooling economy after a warning on dropping iron ore demand

The state government should not waste taxpayers' money by joining a court challenge against the federal government's mining tax if there's no reasonable chance of success, state Opposition Leader M

US stocks have posted modest losses amid concerns about cooling economic growth in China and mixed data on the troubled US housing construction sector.

Patrick Stevedores owner Asciano has applied to Fair Work Australia to resume conciliation talks with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) over an enterprise agreement dispute following strikes at

Optus workers are the latest to find themselves in the firing line as the telco reviews its operations.

Perth’s office market has been tipped to record the strongest growth among capital cities, as vacancies tighten further, new figures from CBRE say.

The Australian dollar has fallen on concerns that Chinese demand for iron ore may weaken.

The Australian share market finished weaker today, in line with Asia bourses.

Sixteen per cent of homes in Western Australia’s South West are now worth less than the initial purchase price, according to statistics released by RP Data today.

One day after the federal government’s minerals resource rent tax passed the Senate, mining giant Rio Tinto has disclosed that its total tax payments jumped 38 per cent to US$10.2 billion last fina

The Perth Wildcats have signed up Muzz Buzz as its dance team sponsor for the next two seasons.

The corporate regulator's boss says David Jones' decision to go into a trading halt was justified if the alternative was an uninformed market trading in its shares.

Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has predicted the final federal budget deficit for 2011/12 will be around $50 billion.

UnionsWA secretary Simone McGurk and former television journalist Reece Whitby are among 33 WA Labor Party candidates announced last night who will stand for Lower House seats at the 2013 state ele

Mundijong-based Mundella Foods was the only local dairy to be honoured at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards held in Melbourne last week.

If the global economy is really improving after five years in the sin bin, why are the central banks of the world buying gold?That is a question which can only have a disturbing answer.

BHP Billiton says growth in Chinese demand for iron ore appears to be flattening out but fellow mining giant Rio Tinto is expecting Chinese demand to outstrip supply over the next seven years.

African-focused iron ore explorers Sundance Resources and Equatorial Resources are exploring the potential to share rail infrastructure.

More evidence has emerged underlining Perth’s severe shortage of rental accommodation, with new figures released today showing just 973 vacancies at the end of February.

The Reserve Bank of Australia believes the nation's booming mining industry is balancing out weakness in other parts of the economy, suggesting there was no need to cut interest rates.

The Australian share market has opened lower on concerns over a slowdown in China and despite a positive lead from Wall Street.

Retail spending appears to be on the rebound, with a seventh consecutive month of growth, an industry study shows.

US stocks have pushed higher on news that Apple plans a huge dividend and share buyback program and delivery giant UPS is buying European rival TNT.

Stockbroking firm Intersuisse has unveiled its new brand following the acquisition of Austock Securities, and it has opted for a name that won’t easily be forgotten.

The Australian dollar has climbed to a 10-day high in the absence of major economic data releases.

AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industries has extended its relationship with Gindalbie Metals, announcing its preferred supplier status had resulted in a $160 million structural and mechanical and piping

Shale gas fracking is set to begin in the lower Mid West in June, after months of regulatory delays.

The Australian share market finished stronger, boosted by the resources sector with iron ore players Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Iron the standouts. 

Agribusiness Elders expects a substantial injection of cash if it emerges the winner in a long-running tax dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.

Shareholders will be hit with double taxation on dividends from miners if the federal government's mining tax legislation is passed, Australia's biggest and oldest listed investment company says.

The opposition has taken Treasurer Wayne Swan to task for insisting that Australia's 2.7 million small businesses will benefit from a planned cut in the company tax rate.