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THE emergence of the Mid West as a major iron ore mining region remains heavily linked to the controversial Oakajee port and rail development.

WESTERN Australian gold miners have responded to the record prices for the precious metal by lifting production in the past year.

THE iron ore landscape in the Pilbara region is consumed by expansion as miners plan to capitalise on rising prices and strong demand from China.

Buying Australian-made or grown goods creates local jobs and helps the economy, a consumer group says.

THE Windimurra vanadium mine, south-east of Mt Magnet, is an operation that really shouldn't exist.

Miners are looking to shore up their positions following a volatile 2011.

Nearly 80 per cent of Western Australians expect to be able to shrug off the ongoing global economic turmoil over 2012, despite 34 per cent expecting the local economy to deteriorate, a survey rele

Job advertisements on the internet fell by three per cent in December compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

The federal opposition believes Treasurer Wayne Swan will need to be a magician to deliver his promised budget surplus in 2012/13 in the light of downgraded global growth forecasts.

Atlas Iron has cut its production targets for the financial year because of the impact of Tropical Cyclone Heidi.

Australian shares have climbed after market-beating results from Apple helped bourses shrug off growing concerns that Greece may default on its debt.

The Australian dollar has been dragged down as negotiations to prevent Greece defaulting on its debt hit an impasse and the International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecasts.

US stocks fell Tuesday on concerns that a deal to prevent a default by Greece might fall through.

Lynas Corporation has announced $US225 million capital raising to complete the construction and commissioning of its rare earths processing plant in Malaysia, after revealing delays had added up to

Opposition Leader Mark McGowan is being "sneaky" by promoting an opt-out provision for workers under proposed Sunday trading laws, the government says.

The Australian dollar slipped to trade back below 105 US cents after soaring to its highest position since October.

More Australian businesses left bills unpaid for 90 days or longer during the December quarter than a year earlier, Dun & Bradstreet said.

LandCorp has selected a joint venture led by Finbar to develop a 190-apartment residential complex and 6,000 square metre office project in Rivervale.

Goldfields Credit Union has received regulatory approval for its plan to demutualise, raise $9 million in additional capital and list on the Australian Securities Exchange as Goldfields Money.

Australia's biggest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, has reported a 20 per cent drop in quarterly gold production compared with the prior corresponding December quarter.

Frustrated dairy farmers are leaving the industry while the government sits on three reports on the supermarket milk price war.

Oil Search expects flat production into 2013 as natural field decline and processing shutdowns are offset by new exploration success.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the federal government will help find jobs for the 350 Toyota workers made redundant and shore up the car industry overall.

Perth-based Venture Minerals says it will fast-track the development of its Livingstone direct shipping iron ore project, after entering a rail haulage agreement with Tasmanian Rail.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has supported calls for Europe to take more action to solve its debt crisis, saying no country is immune from the fallout.

Western Australia's resources sector has applauded the now bi-partisan support for Sunday trading, saying the added vibrancy from more open shops may help attract more migrants from the eastern sta

Everyone loves a bargain. But, there comes a time when cheap is too cheap, as the world is discovering with falling prices destabilising industries, and entire economies.

Australian shares have opened higher as the weaker US dollar helps commodity prices and concerns over Europe's debt crisis take a back seat.

Toro Energy expects its Wiluna project will receive final government approval this year before a state election when the opposition Labor Party hopes to ban new uranium mines if elected.

The Australian dollar has soared above 105 US cents for the first time since October on renewed optimism that Greece will reach a deal with its creditors to avoid defaulting on its debt.