Australia’s population has recorded its fastest growth in 15 years as overseas immigration surged with WA achieving the most rapid growth of any state.
The national unemployment fell by 0.1 percentage point in May, a shift that could count against mortgage holders hoping for cash rate relief from the Reserve Bank in July.
Speculation of a tie-up between two companies in an emerging lithium province scoped by Hancock Prospecting has surfaced after the pair entered a trading halt flagging a joint venture announcement.
Agribusiness major Bunge will acquire Glencore-backed rival Viterra in a merger that could spell a noticeable shift at the top end of Western Australia’s largest grain exporters.
The local market finished up 0.3 per cent as moderating US inflation diminished the chance of a Fed rate this week, but CSL was serving as a major drag.
Shares in potash developer Kalium Lakes will remain suspended as it drafts in Argonaut to helm a strategic process exploring any and all options for the business.
Seafarms Group says it is committed to developing Project Sea Dragon after it regained control of the collapsed prawn farm from administrators in March.
A hazmat general warning was issued for a section of the Perth CBD after emergency services identified a gas leak from a large pipe fracture at the ECU campus construction site.
Clive Palmer and Mineralogy have succeeded their bid to update allegations against subsidiaries of CITIC Pacific Mining, which a Supreme Court judge has described as "grave in nature".
Security provider Intelligent Monitoring Group has furthered plans to expand its footprint with the $45 million purchase of sector peer Tyco Australia.
Fortescue is the second company after Rio Tinto this week to partner with world's biggest steelmaker China Baowu in a bid to reduce emissions associated with iron and steel making.
State governments are leading the way for Australian green bonds with the latest issuance to fund an electric car charging network, wind farms and rebates.
Burgundy Diamond Mines is working towards raising $203 million to fund what it has deemed a ‘transformational’ acquisition of an operating diamond mine in Canada once owned by BHP.
Engineering services company Lycopodium has secured a $55 million deal for the study and scope of Barrick Gold Corporation’s Reko Diq copper-gold project.
The cost of propping up the embattled Ewington coal mine in Collie has gone beyond the $19.5 million initially set aside by the state government to support it.
A high-profile workplace fatality that spurred the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws in Western Australia has reached its conclusion in the Magistrates Court six years after the tragic event.
Mining and civil services firm MACA has secured a $850 million contract extension for open pit mining activities at the Gruyere gold mine in the Goldfields.
Australian Potash has put its flagship Lake Wells development on pause and pivoted to nearby exploration activities after a strategic review failed to attract an investment partner.
