Western Australia is one of the best places in the world to be during the COVID-19 pandemic, AMA WA president Andrew Miller said today, after weeks of passionately advocating tightening restrictions.
Zelira Therapeutics shares have surged more than 25 per cent after a clinical trial showed its medical marijuana drug candidate successfully treated chronic insomnia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate at 0.25 per cent and reaffirmed a 25 basis-point yield target on three-year Australian government bonds.
Blackstone Minerals is raising $6.8 million from a share placement to an overseas nickel manufacturer, as part of an agreement to co-develop a nickel processing facility in northern Vietnam.
Landlords will be forced to reduce commercial rents by the same proportion that the tenant’s revenue has fallen due to the COVID-19 outbreak, under a new mandatory code of conduct announced by the federal government today.
Education technology company Education Horizons Group, which counts Perth-based SEQTA Software among its portfolio, has made its largest acquisition, in the UK.
Drilling contractor Swick Mining Services will proceed with its first interim dividend payout in five years, while also announcing a $1 million share buy-back program.
Gold prices surged over 2.0 per cent to a more than three-week high on Monday on expectations of global stimulus measures to counter the economic damage caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Oil prices have slumped, pulling back from last week's gains after Saudi Arabia and Russia delayed a meeting of oil producers aimed at resolving growing worldwide oversupply as the coronavirus pandemic pummels demand.
WA confirms seven new COVID-19 cases and records its fourth death. The Westin Perth hotel will be used to quarantine health care workers. WA gains $5.5 million in PPE equipment. New rules have been announced to help charities.
Beaufort Street pub The Flying Scotsman is likely to keep its doors closed permanently in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing on social media today the venue's landlord had opted not to renew the lease.
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The Australian share market has rallied by more than 4 per cent, with all sectors posting gains as the COVID-19 epidemic showed some signs of plateauing in Europe.
Strandline Resources is on track to develop its first project in Tanzania after signing a $US26 million ($A43 million) finance facility agreement with an Africa-based lender.
Rio Tinto has disclosed that 700 fly-in, fly-out workers have moved to Perth from interstate or overseas because of new travel restrictions, more than twice the number at mining rival BHP.
Australis Oil & Gas is taking action to preserve cash reserves through a number of cost-reduction measures as it deals with the current low oil price and impacts of COVID-19.
The two biggest Perth-based resources companies have furthered their interest in hydrogen, with one focused on export potential and the other investigating a more metropolitan project.
Power prices that fall during the day and rise at night, plus more storage, could help address the growing impact of rooftop solar on Western Australia’s southern power grid, with a new report listing 10 suburbs as potential candidates for community batteries.
Panoramic Resources will receive an $8 million unsecured loan from major shareholder Zeta Resources to fund activities at the Savannah nickel mine in Western Australia.
Northern Star Resources has reported a confirmed COVID-19 case in its Alaskan operations, saying an employee tested positive while at home on rostered leave.
The announced closure of several regional newspapers has prompted the release of $5 million in federal government funding to "help keep local communities informed" during the coronavirus crisis.
Global benchmark oil prices are expected to open lower as a dispute between top crude exporters Russia and Saudi Arabia raises concerns of another collapse in talks to curb production at a meeting this week.
Gold prices edged higher after gloomy US nonfarm payrolls data magnified the economic toll from the coronavirus, although a stronger dollar capped bullion's advance.
Michelle Prater (nee Wheatley) brings a unique perspective to the natural tension between landlords and tenants in the current market - she is a director of the country's largest car dealer and one of their largest landlords.
Farmers typically await the autumnal rains before they sow their seeds, planting ahead of the gloom and cold of winter. If goes well, a crop will emerge and grow over the next few months until it is ready for harvest.
