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US President Donald Trump has sent markets around the world into turmoil with tweets threatening to raise tariffs on China - although Australia's share market emerged less scathed than others, helped by a surge in gold stocks.
The entire board of Redbank Copper has been spilled and replaced today after the company's largest shareholder, Wyllie Group, requested the motion just over a month after chairman Michael Fotios was declared bankrupt.
There's cause for optimism about the potential to manufacture battery components in Western Australia in the long term, according to BHP Nickel West asset president Eddy Haegel.
Around 38,000 homes in the western suburbs and Fremantle area have been left without power for hours, after a widespread outage hit much of the area this morning.
A rebound in the local retail sector may be on the horizon, after Western Australia recorded the second largest rise in retail spending among states and territories, according the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
A medical startup supported by Curtin University and angel investors led by Ian Brown has raised more than $1 million, shining a light on the commercialisation process for university technology.
Australian bond yields suffered their biggest one day fall in more than three years, hitting fresh all-time lows as investors flocked to them on US President Donald Trump's threat to impose higher tariffs on China.
Former Sheffield Resources managing director and founding shareholder Bruce McQuitty will step down from the board, making way for John Richards and Ian Macliver, as the company moves closer to development of its Thunderbird mineral sands project.
The live export industry is angry the ban on shipping sheep to the Middle East during the northern summer has been extended by one month, with the Nationals WA saying the sector was left "bereft of confidence".
ASX-listed GDI Property has reported mixed leasing success at its Westralia Square office building, with the state government reducing its commitments in the CBD tower to around 14,000 square metres, down from more than 25,000sqm previously.
Rio Tinto has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than $250 million to BGC Contracting and Monadelphous for work on its West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Liontown Resources, Genesis Minerals, Peak Resources, and Marindi Metals have all made capital raising announcements today as they seek to advance exploration projects.
Oil prices plummeted more than seven per cent overnight, with the US benchmark posting its worst day in more than four years after President Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs Chinese imports starting on September 1.
Gold rose nearly two per cent overnight after US President Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports, renewing trade tensions between the two countries and dragging the US dollar down from two-year highs, sending bond yields lower.
The Aussie dollar has sunk to its lowest level against its US counterpart in a decade, and the Australian sharemarket has also finished lower, after the US Federal Reserve said its interest rate cut is unlikely to be the first of many.
Rio Tinto has reported its biggest first-half profit since 2014 and declared a bumper dividend, as red-hot iron ore prices helped offset the impact of disruptions caused by a cyclone in late March.
Construction has started on Stirling Capital's $42 million Treehouse apartment project in Jolimont, part of LandCorp's Parkside Walk urban regeneration project.
The construction company overseeing the 2017 refurbishment of the GPO building in Forrest Place has been fined $38,000 after pleading guilty to charges over the death of a 17-year-old worker on the site.
Qantas has reaffirmed its desire to gain control of Alliance Aviation Services despite the competition watchdog today expressing concern about the two airlines coming together.
Botanix Pharmaceuticals is set to raise $40 million via a share placement, less than two months after it released studies suggesting its cannabis compound could be used as an antimicrobial to mitigate superbugs.
Perth's house price woes have worsened further, after it recorded the sharpest decline in median price among Australian capital cities in June, according to the latest CoreLogic data.
A $1 billlion-plus lithium refinery planned for the Pilbara has been put on hold and a second refinery under construction in the South West has been reduced in size as local company Mineral Resources and its US partner restructure their joint venture after a sharp fall in lithium prices.
Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Group has narrowed the choice for the preferred design to replace the Indiana Tea House on Cottesloe Beach, after two of the four designs received strong support from the public and the competition jury.
Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings have budgeted $76 million and $50 million towards exploration for this financial year, respectively, as the gold miners seek to continue to boost their record level of reserves.
Perth's office market has emerged as the hottest leasing market in the country, with falling vacancies putting upwards pressure on rents in top-grade office stock.
Oil prices rose for a fifth day overnight following a larger-than-expected drop in US inventories and after the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.
