The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher overnight while the Dow fell in choppy trading as investors digested a host of corporate earnings and awaited Google-parent Alphabet's results after the market close.
The country’s inflation rate could be reduced by at least 2 per cent if Australia had an adequate COVID-19 response, a federal government-commissioned inquiry found.
Premier Roger Cook has described native title issues as the "elephant in the room" for regional WA and called on Canberra to shelve its ‘nature positive’ reforms.
A Federal Court of Australia judge has questioned the more than $10 million bill over registering thousands of workers impacted in the Western Australian stolen wages case.
Record iron ore shipments have driven a healthy profit for Roy Hill and Gina Rinehart, who has once again taken aim at regulation she says is burdening the industry’s prosperity.
The East Rockingham Waste to Energy plant has been handed over to administrators and receivers with an eye to sell the nearly completed project, which remains embroiled in a legal dispute.
Good Drinks Australia has flagged its intent to voluntarily delist from the Australian Securities Exchange, subject to shareholder approval at next month’s annual general meeting.
Jobs within Western Australia’s resources sector swelled during the last financial year to a record 134,871 full time jobs, the seventh consecutive year of growth.
Attorney General John Quigley has opened up on the sensational and secretive drafting of legislation in 2020 designed to shield WA taxpayers from Clive Palmer.
Mineral Resources started an investigation into founder Chris Ellison’s tax affairs more than two years, but decided the matter did not need to be disclosed.
Wall Street closed higher overnight ahead of a packed week of earnings from megacap companies and the final stretch before the US presidential election.
Critical minerals are seen as vital to the energy transition although mining induced environmental impacts remain a key concern of the public, according to CSIRO.
WA’s seaweed industry took centre stage at the Innovator of the Year awards, with both the winner and runner up of the emerging innovation award going to seaweed products.
The ASX-listed group behind clothing brands Millers, Rockmans and Noni B has called in administrators from FTI Consulting after failing to restructure internally.
Perth Airport has begun chipping away at the $5 billion worth of planned infrastructure upgrades, as international passenger numbers continue to rebound from border closures.
A hearing over Santos's net zero emissions claims has started in the Federal Court, after a national advocacy organisation accused the oil and gas company of greenwashing.
Western Force chief executive officer Niamh O'Connor is hopeful next year's smorgasbord of international rugby can enhance the state's participation numbers.
