The local bourse has finished essentially flat after strong retail spending growth tempered expectations the Reserve Bank will keep interest rates steady.
WA’s $15.5 billion agriculture industry is the most heavily regulated in the nation, with the incoming Aboriginal cultural heritage laws expected to create more red tape, according to a report.
Barramundi farm operator Marine Produce Australia has received help from a Tasmania-based company to continue trading after exhausting funds, including from NAB.
The nation’s retail turnover rose a moderate 0.7 per cent in May supported by discount shopping and higher food-related spending, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Macmahon Holdings boss Michael Finnegan says the contractor is nearing its earnings margin target after narrowing its 2023 financial year guidance expectations.
Fenix Resources is set to buy Mount Gibson Iron's Shine iron ore mine on care and maintenance and its rail and port assets in the Mid West under a $25 million deal.
The state government committed to a “light touch” approach to the roll out new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws on Saturday, as it revealed plans for an implementation group to assist in the process.
The resources industry is at the core of success, as a nation and as a state, proud Queenslander Jim Chalmers will tell a mining conference in Brisbane.
The local share market has enjoyed its best day of trading in 11 weeks, rising 1.1 per cent with inflation data likely closing the door to a rate hike in July.
Another luxury retail store will make itself home in Perth’s CBD after Lease Equity brokered a deal for Christian Dior to open its first boutique in WA.
Gold junior Musgrave Minerals has knocked back Westgold Resources’ $177 million merger proposal, telling shareholders to reject what it has called an ‘opportunistic’ offer from the mid-tier explorer and miner.
The final stage of Bunbury’s major waterfront redevelopment project has progressed after the state government awarded three contracts to local businesses.
Most of Australia’s universities have moved substantially higher on a major global ranking, with three into the top 20 but one dropping down the list after a change in criteria.
The state government is aiming to open a $6.3 million training facility at the South Regional TAFE in Collie by 2025, to mitigate the impact from the impending closure of coal-fired power stations.
Perth-founded Advanced Navigation and The University of Western Australia will receive a share of $40 million funding ahead of NASA’s planned return of astronauts to the moon in 2025.
Industry watchdog Building and Energy says it has been investigating concerns regarding residential builder Flexible Homes, which went into liquidation this week.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.6 per cent in the 12 months to May, its smallest increase since April 2022, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Still paying the reputational price for blowing up sacred caves, Rio Tinto has told a global mining forum it is driving cultural change across the business.
