Gold jumped more than 1 per cent overnight as risk appetite took a back seat with cautious investors awaiting clarity on the state of the economy and further stimulus from the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
Australia's unemployment rate is expected to hit eight per cent when wage subsidies, but the forecast is looking less grim as the health situation improves.
Hundreds of people have rallied outside Rio Tinto's headquarters to protest the mining giant's destruction of a significant indigenous site in Western Australia.
EHR Resources has signed a strategic alliance with a privately owned company focused on diamond exploration in Botswana, marking its third diamond deal in three months.
Saracen Properties and Security Capital Australia have announced the development of a $100 million, five-star spa and resort in Margaret River, a boon for the South West region's tourism industry as it pursues a post-pandemic revival.
Black Rock Mining has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with South Korean industrial company Posco to develop its flagship graphite project in Tanzania.
Primero Group will complete further work on Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara under a new $20 million contract to build an airport terminal and associated infrastructure.
Wesfarmers says it is seeing significant demand growth in its Bunnings and Officeworks businesses as customers spend more time at home, amid coronavirus restrictions.
Eastern states-based fly-in, fly-out workers, who work and temporarily live in Western Australia due to COVID-19 border restrictions, are being offered incentives to permanently relocate and help boost the state's economy.
Retail developer Con Berbatis’ proposal for an $80 million revamp of Kardinya Park shopping centre was approved yesterday, according to the project’s spokesperson.
Oil fell more than 3 per cent overnight after OPEC+ nations agreed to extend output cuts, but Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf producers said they would not maintain supplemental reductions that amount to more than a million barrels of daily supply.
Property developers and industry groups say the state government’s move to extend the stamp duty rebate is a step in the right direction, but hope further reform will remain on the agenda.
The Australian share market is tipped to move into the 6,000-level following better-than-expected US jobs figures, higher commodity prices and a continued tail-off in Australian coronavirus cases.
Network operator Western Power has been handed down a $75,000 penalty after being found guilty of causing dangerous electricity levels to three homes in Yokine.
Iron ore miner Vale has been ordered by a Brazilian court to shut down one of its mining hubs to help address the spread of COVID-19, adding to a string of supply disruptions that have bolstered the commodity’s price.
The state government has appointed Philip Helberg, an experienced engineer with a mix of private and public sector experience, to lead Infrastructure WA for five years, beginning in August.
Private civil contractor Whittens has secured a $14.4 million construction contract for work associated with Roy Hill Holding's iron ore mine in the East Pilbara.
Ron Manners, Colin Beckett and Denise Goldsworthy were among the 68 Western Australians recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list along with Seven West's Ryan Stokes, who was awarded for his services to the media industry.
Former Channel 7 reporter and current 6PR weekend presenter Mark Gibson has declared he will run for Lord Mayor of the City of Perth in October’s election, becoming the third candidate to announce a bid for the top job.
Parents will have to pay childcare fees again from July 13 as demand grows for services and early educators will stop receiving JobKeeper payments the following week.
A wave of home-building and renovation work is the goal of a $444 million stimulus package unveiled by the state government as it seeks to pull the state economy out of a coronavirus-induced downturn.
Wall Street has surged after a strikingly upbeat May jobs report unexpectedly provided the clearest evidence yet that the US economy is headed for a quicker-than-anticipated recovery.
