Shares in Bryah Resources were trading as much as 50 per cent higher today after the Perth-based explorer reported recent drill results at its manganese project in Western Australia.
Disability service provider Activ has become the latest organisation to withdraw a major fundraising event, with this year’s City to Surf cancelled on the back of state and federal government coronavirus directives.
Myer says it will reopen all of its stores, with Perth City due to reopen next Wednesday, in line with most other stores around the country, while its Karrinyup store is set to reopen next weekend once a refurbishment project is complete.
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BHP has selected former iron ore boss Edgar Basto to lead its Australian mining operations, after he served as acting minerals president since the appointment of chief executive Mike Henry last year.
Invex Therapeutics has received a $5 million investment from Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang as part of a share placement, with the proceeds to go towards the company’s research into neurological diseases.
The team behind a planned green hydrogen project to be built near Dongara are hoping to raise $1 billion by the end of the year, while BP is undertaking feasibility on a plant close to Geraldton, less than an hour’s drive north.
The biggest player in Australia’s litigation funding market has supported new licensing rules proposed by the federal government while also pushing for the new requirements to be extended to law firms.
Wesfarmers has outlined plans to halve Target's 284-store network and slash jobs after a review found financial performance unsustainable at the troubled Target business.
Global benchmark Brent rose more than 1 per cent overnight to its highest price since March, supported by lower US crude inventories, OPEC-led supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease coronavirus restrictions on people's movements.
Gold fell more than 1 per cent overnight as investors booked profits from recent rallies and some switched to the safety of cash driven by growing US-China trade tensions and doubts about an economic recovery.
Nearly 50 drilling projects will be funded through the state government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme, with winners including big businesses such as AngloGold Ashanti Australia and Rio Tinto.
The Australian share market has snapped its four-day winning streak, closing modestly lower after it failed to rise above a level closely watched by short-term traders.
The state government has appointed a review team to identify skills and training development solutions in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the Western Australian workforce.
BHP and Fortescue Metals Group have welcomed new inspection rules for iron ore imports into China, but only after the news raised concerns that trade tensions between China and Australia could have claimed another victim.
Kalium Lakes has formally launched a heavily discounted share placement and rights issue to raise up to $61 million, with the funds to cover an overrun in capital costs at its Beyondie potash project in Western Australia.
Shares in NRW Holdings rose by more than 30 per cent today after the Perth-based contractor foreshadowed strong full-year earnings and brought forward its $10.7 million interim payout to next month
Strike Energy has partnered with the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to build and operate one of the largest onshore gas facilities in Western Australia in a deal worth more than $200 million.
The disability sector's peak body has welcomed moves by the state government to delay Western Australia’s transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme's new quality standards until December 1 due to COVID-19, and to allocate $2 million to help the sector meet the new requirements.
Electric vehicles and pumped hydro are high on the federal government’s list of short-term priorities to reduce emissions, a new report shows, as Energy Minister Angus Taylor quietly moves towards an interventionist emissions policy.
The Western Australian government will fast-track $12 million in community sport and recreation facilities grants, with applications to open up next week.
Shares on the Australian market have risen by more than 0.5 per cent in early trade as investors look to a swift recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Oil prices rallied overnight after US crude inventories fell in the most recent week, but gains were capped by worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and weak refining margins.
