Oil prices rose overnight as the prospect of an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve overshadowed pessimism over US-China trade talks and worries about slower global economic growth.
Gold prices firmed overnight on expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week while investors awaited cues on the future trajectory of monetary easing by the US central bank.
Premier Mark McGowan and Minister for Transport Rita Saffioti attacked opposition leader Liza Harvey today for her support of the Perth Freight Link, criticising the previous Liberal government and Ms Harvey's stance on tolls.
The state government has appointed 10 members to the board of its peak infrastructure advisory body, including six directors from the private sector led by chairman John Langoulant.
The Australian share market has posted solid gains, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ending the day less than three points from its best closing price ever.
Western Australia's economic performance was the worst of all Australian states for the March quarter, according to Commsec’s latest data, but stronger population and exports growth could indicate a turnaround is on the cards.
Marketforce has extended its master media advertising contract for the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), making it the agency responsible for WA local government advertising.
There’s growing pressure for the state government to rethink how it prices electricity because of the proliferation of solar panels, but the issue could be electoral dynamite.
Rare earth miner Lynas Corporation says it is stockpiling two rare earth metals and limiting sales to its strategic partners because of price volatility amid the US-China trade war and a slowing global economy.
Cash Converters International says it expects a loss of between $2 million and $4 million for the 2019 financial year, largely due to a class action settlement in Queensland.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is planning to visit around 700 small businesses in Broome, Cable Beach, Derby and Kununurra, Western Australia in August as part of the agency’s work to tackle the black economy and protect honest businesses from those doing the wrong thing.
Oil prices inched up on Friday, ending the week higher after stronger-than-expected US economic data brightened the crude demand outlook and concerns over the safety of oil transport around the Strait of Hormuz threatened supply.
Gold prices rose on Friday after slipping to more than one-week lows in the previous session as soft US inflation numbers offset better-than-expected second-quarter economic growth that kept bets alive for an imminent interest rate cut.
Central Norseman Gold Corporation (CNGC) has been fined $150,000 in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court today over the death of a worker two years ago at the company’s processing plant at its Norseman gold mine.
Mineral Resources has secured Chinese regulatory approval for its $US1.15 billion Wodgina stake sale, and was the best performer among the ASX 200 today, despite the miner also releasing weak quarterly results.
Resources services provider Babylon Pump & Power has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire diesel engine specialist Primepower Queensland for up to $4.2 million.
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Sodexo Australia, one of WA's largest employers, announced a partnership with The Clontarf Foundation this morning as part of its Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan.
The chief executive of iron ore exploration and development company Elmore, formerly IndiOre, has confirmed his brother’s law firm undertook the independent review into the business’s failed project expansion, which was approved and under construction despite no adequate mineralisation being discovered.
Leasing transactions in central Perth office stock in 2019 have more than doubled the volume of activity in the prior year, driving vacancies below 5 per cent for premium buildings.
Australian private equity firm Allegro Funds says it will make a significant investment in Western Australia’s largest diagnostic imaging provider, Perth Radiological Clinic, the latest in a string of deals for the sector.
