A $1 billion fund to subsidise grid reliability and an expert panel to review Australia’s emissions abatement program are signs the federal government might be rethinking its approach to climate policy.
A trailblazer in the field of Alzheimer’s research will investigate preventative treatment for the disease on the back of $3.1 million in funding from the federal government.
The Australian share market has closed higher for the ninth time in eleven days, with a big day for the mining sector outweighing a slide in major bank stocks.
A new book profiling eight successful business people, including Murray McHenry, Rick Hart, Lew Beale and Kylie Radford, discusses what makes a great entrepreneur.
An arbitration process has declared tier three rail lines in Western Australia's Wheatbelt are not economically viable, nearly a decade after industry groups and the state government agreed to shut the lines down.
Perth-based IT consulting firm Velrada has established a technology incubator that will invest $10 million over three years to commercialise new products and software solutions.
Independence Group is planning to take advantage of nickel miner Panoramic Resources’ operational issues and boardroom changes by launching a hostile scrip takeover bid.
The Australian share market has moved higher despite a slide in major bank stocks, instead following the positive lead from Wall Street at the end of last week.
Oil prices rose nearly 4.0 per cent on Friday on signs of progress in US-China trade talks and stronger-than-expected economic data in both countries, including US employment and Chinese manufacturing activity numbers.
Silver Lake Resources has substantially improved the terms of its scrip takeover bid for EganStreet Resources, which disclosed today it had been approached by Adaman Resources with a competing cash offer.
Fortescue Metals Group has awarded a $24 million contract to Australian Ceramics Engineering, primarily to provide offsite refurbishment for its operational sites in the Pilbara.
The $600 million Wodgina lithium project is being placed on care and maintenance, after its ownership was transferred to a joint venture between US company Albemarle Corporation and local company Mineral Resources.
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Labor has walked away from its planned major redistribution of income, and sought to clarify confusion over coal mining that cost it at the last federal poll.
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and its subsidiary Roy Hill Holdings have delivered bumper profits off the back of higher iron ore prices, with Hancock posting a profit of $2.6 billion for the year to June 2019.
Rechabites Hall in Northbridge was officially relaunched as a 1,500-capacity, multi-use venue earlier this month, with the overhaul driven by former Artrage chief executive Marcus Canning.
Artistic director Iain Grandage launched the 2020 Perth Festival program last night and announced the first week of the 24-day festival will be dedicated to First Nations performances.
Macquarie Group has lifted first-half profit 11 per cent to $1.46 billion and increased its interim dividend, but maintains its full-year result will fall short of last year's record.
Oil and gas explorer Strike Energy announced today it has raised $30 million through a share placement and is seeking an additional $5 million through a share purchase plan, primarily to fund the company’s exploration and appraisal programs in the Perth Basin.
Orica has increased its shareholder payout after the explosives maker swung to a $245.1 million full-year profit despite $134 million in writedowns against IT and a WA ammonium nitrate plant.
