The state government is fast-tracking tenders for $2.37 billion in transport infrastructure projects, while also ensuring small- and medium-sized contractors have an opportunity to be involved in smaller packages of works.
Australia's largest car dealership chain says it laid off 1,200 employees last month as an initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.
Decmil has confirmed its involvement in the state government’s Bayswater Station upgrade as a sub-contractor while also locking in works with Queensland's Department of Transport, sending its shares up by more than 60 per cent.
Virgin Australia's administrator has disclosed that at least 20 parties have expressed interest in buying the debt-laden airline, with reports today mining magnate Andrew Forrest is among the potential bidders.
Fortescue Metals Group has upgraded its annual iron ore shipments forecast after it reported a 10 per cent rise in third-quarter shipments and said it had managed to keep a lid on costs amid the coronavirus pandemic.
ANZ Banking Group will hold off paying shareholders an interim dividend as its first-half cash profit plunges 62 per cent on a $1 billion COVID-19 hit, and the prospect of more pain to come.
Woolworths has reported a 10 per cent jump in food sales at its Australian supermarkets for the third quarter, due to panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Oil prices surged more than 10 per cent after US crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw, feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and US state ease coronavirus lockdowns.
Gold has fallen as optimism around the easing of coronavirus-led lockdowns and hopes of a potential treatment drug propped up risk assets, while investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement later in the day.
Two court rulings this month have paved the way for the continued investigation of property developers Allen Caratti and Tina Bazzo, who are being pursued by the Australian Tax Office, the Federal Police, and liquidators.
One new case of COVID-19 was recorded in Western Australia overnight, more than 250 Australian residents arrived in Perth from South Africa this afternoon, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reiterated that emergency welfare measures will cease in September.
The state government and Australian Hotels Association have partnered to roll out a mandatory COVID-19 hygiene training course, ahead of a possible reopening of Western Australia’s hospitality venues in coming months.
Auteco Minerals is set to proceed with further exploration of its recently acquired Pickle Crow gold deposit in Canada’s Ontario province after the company gained financial backing from international and Australian institutional investors.
West African Resources has acquired a gold deposit located near its existing Sanbrado project in Burkina Faso, with the Subiaco-base company to pay up to $US45 million ($A69 million) in staged payments.
Australian Medical Association of WA president Andrew Miller and the teachers’ union have called for personal protective equipment (PPE) to be provided for use in the classroom, in a message that runs counter to government advice.
Jupiter Energy chief executive Geoff Gander sold all of his stock in the West Perth-based, Kazakhstan-focussed oil junior last week after a surprise 70-fold surge in the company’s share price.
Family Zone Cyber Safety has made two major announcements this morning ahead of its planned US expansion, securing $10 million in funding and appointing a former Google executive to its board.
US crude prices settled lower, falling about 3.0 per cent as domestic stockpiles were expected to have risen closer to record highs amid tightening storage despite plans to cut production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Three Perth-based contractors are members of two consortia shortlisted to build the $215 million extension of the Mitchell Freeway from Clarkson to Alkimos.
Long-time public servant Michelle Reynolds has been appointed chief executive at the embattled City of Perth, replacing acting chief executive Murray Jorgensen.