The benchmark price of iron ore has moved above $US200 per tonne for the first time, despite growing diplomatic tensions with China, the largest buyer of the steelmaking commodity.
A majority of Rio Tinto shareholders have voted against adoption of the company's remuneration report while a large minority opposed the re-election of director Megan Clark.
Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to strike out parts of the ABC's defence in defamation proceedings concerning historical rape allegations.
In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray talks to journalist Jesinta Burton about the work being done to make life-saving clinical trials more accessible in WA.
Rio Tinto plans to recruit more resident Australians and people with mining expertise onto its board of directors but is unlikely to shift its London head office.
China's key economic planning department has suspended a diplomatic channel for economic discussions with Australia, although the impact could be minimal.
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has launched legal action against Perth-based engineering group Monadelphous for allegedly harbouring vital documents.
WA will significantly ease its interim lockdown restrictions and mask wearing requirements from midnight tomorrow, after the state recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day.
A Supreme Court judge has signalled a crackdown on ‘backdoor' appeals against arbitration rulings, saying they were the last refuge of the desperate and should be met with a punitive costs sanction
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have laid out their priorities for next week's budget, with a bottom line looking in better shape than had been predicted just a few months ago.
After more than two decades with the state's Industrial Relations Commission, lawyer Stephen Kenner has been promoted to the role of chief commissioner.
NAB has recorded a 94 per cent jump in first-half cash earnings to $3.3 billion, becoming the latest of the major banks to post a rebound in fortunes amid improving economic conditions.
Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.
Western Australian craft beer and spirits producers have welcomed the federal government's decision to increase tax relief for the industry, but some say more change is needed.
