The state government will provide up to $6,000 in financial support to employers that take on an apprentice or trainee previously displaced due to COVID-19.
Mining contractor MACA has secured further work with Atlas Iron under a new $230 million contract for services at the Corunna Downs project in the Pilbara.
Shares in Kathmandu have jumped after the outdoor wear retailer outlined a strong recovery in sales since reopening stores in May after coronavirus restrictions were eased in Australia and New Zealand.
Qantas retail shareholders are being offered a 2.5 per cent discount in a share purchase plan that will raise $500 million to help the airline navigate the virus crisis.
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent overnight following a drawdown in US crude inventories from record highs and a string of positive manufacturing data, but a surge in coronavirus cases tempered gains.
Gold dropped from a near eight-year high overnight as equities gained on the back of encouraging US manufacturing data and rising hopes for a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Cash Converters is claiming a solid balance sheet after it extended a $150 million securitisation facility, following a turbulent time for the payday lender.
Countries like Australia and South Korea may face starker choices picking sides between China and the United States in the years ahead, according to former Korean trade minister Bark Taeho.
BCI Minerals has completed a definitive feasibility study of its Mardie Salt and Potash project, establishing a positive case for the prospective Pilbara coast mine.
Oil prices slipped overnight as investors worried that rising COVID-19 cases would hurt demand while supply could rise with a potential resurgence of Libyan oil production, which has slowed to a trickle since the start of the year.
Gold surged to its highest in nearly 8 years overnight as mounting fears of a resurgence of new coronavirus cases kept safe-haven demand for gold alive, setting the precious metal on path for its biggest quarterly gain since March 2016.
Property developers Adrian Fini and Ben Lisle have merged their operations under the name Hesperia, with the new entity having nearly $1 billion of projects under development and a busy pipeline of future opportunities.
Vikas Rambal’s dream to build a $4.5 billion Pilbara urea plant is forging ahead, with his Perdaman Industries appointing construction contractors, and flagging a mid-2021 final investment decision.
The $900 million entity to be created by the merger of Rivervale-based Access Housing Australia and an interstate counterpart will bring innovative funding for social housing to WA, it is hoped.
A $17.6 million five-storey residential development on Louise Street in Nedlands has been recommended for approval, following initial community and council opposition.
Thousands of Melbourne businesses will be forced to close their doors in July, after the Victorian government imposed new restrictions to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Australian shares have closed out the financial year with a rally following a strong lead from Wall Street overnight, as the see-saw action continues for the fourth day.
ADCO Constructions has secured further work with the state government, this time to complete the $61.4 million redevelopment of the Newman Health Services centre.
