National Australia Bank's net profit for the six months to March 31 fell 15.5 per cent to $2.05 billion due to its underperforming operations in the United Kingdom.
US stocks have pared early sharp losses to close with moderate falls after European Union (EU) officials confirmed that Greece would get the next installment of bailout funds this week.
BHP Billiton has pledged its support for its aluminium and nickel businesses, after announcing plans to consolidate its Stainless Steel Materials and Aluminium business units into a single unit tha
Fears gripping global markets have seen the Australian dollar fall almost one US cent and could could sink it below parity with its American counterpart in the next few days.
The Australian share market has closed lower over the uncertain future of austerity measures aimed at stabilising some debt-ridden countries in the euro zone, especially Greece.
Mirabela Nickel has confirmed that it is considering launching a capital raising after its shares were halted from trade, following a 30 per cent plunge in value to a near all-time low.
Gina Rinehart's children can now claim their share of the family's multimillion-dollar trust, after Australia's richest person unexpectedly brought forward the vesting date of the disputed fund.
The state government has moved to acquire the necessary land required to build the Pilbara's next deepwater port, Anketell, 30 kilometres east of Karratha.
Western Australia's budget to be handed down next week will suffer from a sharper-than-expected cut in the state's GST revenue, Premier Colin Barnett says.
The ultramarathon tragedy that left two women runners with life-threatening burns may have affected the reputation of Tourism Western Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
The success of a $200 million class action case against the property group Centro Retail Australia is a win for all Australian investors, lawyers for the shareholders say.
NEW federal government planning and performance measures for national cultural agencies aim to deliver improved financial management, better care of collections and more consistent reporting across
COUNTRY Arts WA's Manifesto 2029, which was presented to a bipartisan grouping of the state's major political party representatives last week, is a step-by-step guide to strengthening the arts in r
PERTH is poised to smash a 20-year record, with the most new office space across the city coming online this year thanks in part to the pending completion of the troubled Raine Square development a
Belmont is undergoing a pickup in commercial and residential building activity along Great Eastern Highway, with new developments proceeding in tandem with the widening of the highway
Property developers are unhappy with how the National Broadband Network is being rolled out in Western Australia, complaining they are not receiving enough guidance and support from NBN Co.
Australia remains vulnerable to macroeconomic headwinds and too reliant on the central bank to stimulate the economy, says former Liberal leader John Hewson.
A Leighton Holdings subsidiary has been named preferred contractor for the Fortescue Metals Group-owned Solomon iron ore project in WA's Pilbara region.
