The Morrison government has moved a step closer to beefing up the powers of the securities watchdog as part of its aim to restore trust in the nation's banking system.
Uranium company Paladin Energy has announced it will raise $30.2 million through a share placement and a further $7 million from a share purchase plan, with the proceeds to help cover the cost of maintaining its mothballed African mines.
TNG has conducted a review of its planned 2 million tonnes per annum Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project, which revealed a potential reduction in capital costs of $29 million.
Vysarn has rejoined the ASX with a healthy share price gain, five months after it struck a deal to purchase Perenti Global’s waterwell drilling business for $16 million.
There’s an economic significance to Australia delivering a current account surplus in the June quarter that reflects a wider trend than just strong exports.
SPECIAL REPORT: Landlords unwilling to budge on rents have been blamed for exacerbating Perth’s retail downturn, but leading leasing agents say the sector’s problems are substantially more complicated than the cost of tenancies.
Alaska is a long way from Western Australia, but what’s just happened in the oil industry there could have a significant effect on plans to expand this state’s liquefied natural gas industry.
Woodside Petroleum expects to reduce its stakes in Australia's Scarborough gas field and Canada's Kitimat liquefied natural gas project, which would help it reduce its capital expenditure, its chief executive told Reuters.
Oil prices edged lower overnight after US President Donald Trump fired national security adviser John Bolton, who took a strident stance against Iran, raising speculation of a return of Iranian crude exports to the market.
Tianqi Lithium has officially started operations at the first lithium hydroxide refinery built outside China, with the company aiming to achieve practical completion of stage one of the Kwinana plant next month, while works on stage two have been put on hold.
The McGowan government has inked its biggest privatisation deal yet, with Landgate’s titles register to be operated by a consortium including industry superannuation funds and a Macquarie Group fund, in a deal worth $1.4 billion.
Accolade Wines has sold its Swan Valley winery to the Graeme Yukich-owned Oakover Wines, which is the owner of the neighbouring Oakover Grounds winery.
Investors have welcomed Centaurus Metals' announcement that it raised $10 million via a share placement to underpin an exploration and development program at its recently acquired Jaguar nickel sulphide project in Brazil.
ASX-listed Maximus Resources has reached a $5.2 million sale agreement for its Burbanks gold processing plant in the Coolgardie region, after its previous $5.8 million deal with Adaman Resources fell through.
Farmers are upbeat in west and south of the country after a drop of winter rain, though confidence in the drought-affected eastern states continues to crumble.
Investment group QIC will need to increase its $422 million offer for Pacific Energy, after a consortium consisting of OPTrust and Infrastructure Capital Group lobbed a superior offer to the remote power provider.
The number of women in executive leadership positions across Australia’s largest listed companies is slowly increasing according to a new report, with Emeco Holdings, Wesfarmers and South32 the top performers for Western Australia.
Sheffield Resources has raised $18 million via a share placement, in lieu of a bridging loan facility, and to progress the strategic partner process for its Thunderbird mineral sands project.
Oil prices rose about 2.0 per cent on Monday after the new Saudi energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, confirmed expectations that he would stick with his country's policy of limiting crude output to support prices.
Gold has fallen to a more than two-week low, briefly breaking below the key $US1,500 support, as renewed risk appetite and gaining US yields outweighed support for bullion from expectations for interest rate reductions by top central banks.
