A blockbuster US retail sales report for January and a surprise increase in Australian jobless claims have pushed Australian stocks 0.8 per cent higher.
Western Australia’s unemployment rate has risen one percentage point to 3.6 per cent in January, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Perenti has confirmed that two of its employees, previously missing Barminco miners, have been killed after an incident at the Dugald River Underground mine in Queensland.
A Cottesloe-based contractor is taking legal action against a subsidiary of goldminer Superior Gold chasing payment for $1.9 million worth of haulage and loading work it claims to be owed.
Perth-based NRW Holdings has reported strong growth in revenue and underlying earnings but suffered a fall in net profit after accounting for impairments linked to gold miner Gascoyne Resources.
The country’s largest grain handler has called an end to the harvesting period, with Western Australia delivering a record 22.7 million tonnes of crop into the network.
Money raised via the Perth Parking Levy has been conditionally approved for the WACA aquatic facility, a project the auditor general has found to be outside the fund's current purpose.
Recovery crews have been working through the night to access the location where two miners are believed trapped after a collapse at a north Queensland mine.
The average value of invoices between businesses in January fell to its lowest level since 2015, while trade payment defaults have been trending upward.
Engineering services firm SRG Global is set to buy ALS subsidiary Asset Care for $80 million by raising $51 million in new equity, as it reports an upswing in half-yearly revenue and profit.
Major aged care, retirement and veterans organisation RAAFA has appointed former St John WA boss Michelle Fyfe chief executive as it embarks on a big development phase.
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WorkSafe is prosecuting EMCO Building and Firm Construction over structural collapses resulting in worker injuries and has fined a bricklaying company $600,000.
The traditional owners and custodians for Murujuga in WA’s Pilbara region recently celebrated the Murujuga Cultural Landscape being submitted for World Heritage listing.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has rubbished claims money raised from a politically contentious parking fee in Perth’s CBD will be spent on projects outside of the city's ambit.
The Fremantle Dockers recorded an operating profit of more than $2.4 million and $66 million in revenue in 2022, according to its annual financial report.
Businesses from around Western Australia have been recognised as leaders in their industries after Telstra announced the Best of Business award winners.
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Andrew Forrest’s private company is expected to proceed with the redevelopment of the East Perth Power Station, after Kerry Stokes’ Australian Capital Equity backed out.
Wangara-based construction company Ertech has secured a $128 million contract with Transport New South Wales to help deliver a regional infrastructure project.
Seven Group chair Ryan Stokes has sought to ease tensions with Andrew Forrest after revelations the Fortescue Metals Group chair took a swipe at the Stokes empire over a trucking deal.
Andrew Forrest says the ebbs and flows of headcount across Fortescue Metals Group is just business as usual and has firmly denied there are any "wanton" job cuts to come.
