US stocks have closed out a miserable week with steep losses as worries about growth in the United States, China and Europe eclipsed a solid start to the corporate earnings season.
ANZ Bank has lifted interest rates for its variable home loan customers and small business borrowers despite the central bank leaving the cash rate on hold.
United Engineering co-founder Charlie Bontempo has made a move back into industrial services through listed company Fermiscan Holdings, which has announced a deal to acquire a construction and main
If Premier Colin Barnett joins a High Court challenge to the mining tax when he doubts it will succeed then it shouldn't be funded by taxpayers, the state opposition says.
The state government is set to unveil a design concept this evening for the Mulataga master planned community, considered a key plank of its $1.5 billion Karratha city of the North development.
Federal Senate Leader Chris Evans says Western Australia should contribute its fair share of GST revenue and make up for its past reliance on other states.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has released a proposal for how business losses should be treated for tax purposes which he says will help struggling firms cope with the patchwork economy.
Engineering and property services company UGL Limited has been awarded around $370 million worth of new projects across Australia, including $270 million of resources projects.
Shopping centre owner Centro Retail Australia is in discussions with investors regarding the sale of 50 per cent stakes in three of its shopping centres, including Morley's Galleria.
All states and territories have signed on to the federal government's skills package in a deal which is worth $1.75 billion to them in incentive payments.
State and territory governments would get a bigger say in environmental approvals to fast-track major projects under a deal to go to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) on Friday.
The High Court of Malaysia has knocked back a request to review the recent decision to grant the rare earths miner Lynas Corporation a a temporary licence for a processing plant.
West Perth-based explorer Iron Road says it has secured $11.5 million in funding necessary to continue feasibility studies for its Central Eyre iron ore project in South Australia.