International medical services company B.Braun has secured a $44.2 million state government contract for the supply of volumetric infusion pumps and administration sets to Western Australian public healthcare units.
Leaders from business, government and education sectors gathered in Perth last month to launch Schools Cyber Security Challenges, a national program designed to improve the digital literacy of students across the country.
Australian workers could receive an extra $1,000 when they lodge their tax returns from next week, after the federal government secured crossbench support for its flagship tax cut package.
Oil prices edged higher overnight ahead of a US holiday, after falling steeply a day earlier as worries about a slowing global economy outweighed a decision by OPEC and allies to extend crude output cuts.
Gold steadied overnight, paring earlier gains as a rally in equities reduced the attraction of the non-yielding metal while global growth concerns and prospects for dovish monetary policy kept bullion supported.
Perth has notched another success amid international efforts to improve the health of the world's oceans, with Martin Exel chosen to lead a global movement supporting sustainable fisheries.
The state's land developers are rolling out stock at a much higher capacity than needed, with the excess product hitting the market resulting in median land prices falling to around $5,000 under fair value.
Aboriginal-owned Redspear Safety and UK-based Safehouse launched new business called Safespear on Tuesday night, a safety services company chaired by Redspear's Barry McGuire.
Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Group plans to demolish the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach and replace it with one of four concepts released for public comment today.
Shareholders have welcomed Capricorn Metals' announcement it is seeking to raise up to $18.3 million via a share placement and top-up issue, and that Mark Clark and Mark Okeby, both formerly of Regis Resources, have joined the board.
Oil prices fell more than four per cent overnight, even after OPEC and allies including Russia agreed to extend supply cuts until next March, as weak manufacturing data had investors worried that a slowing global economy could dent oil demand.
Gold prices rose 1.5 per cent overnight, a day after posting the biggest one-day percentage fall in two and a half years, as US Treasury yields fell on worries over global growth and renewed concerns over global trade.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appointed Morgan Stanley to sell a stake of approximately 12.9 per cent in Yowie Group, which the regulator seized in April.
The Australian share market fell flat after the Reserve Bank delivered a consecutive cash rate cut, with the big four banks and mining giants pulling in opposite directions.
Kalium Lakes is a step closer to a final investment decision on its Beyondie sulphate of potash project, after it received a credit-approved offer from German KfW IPEX-Bank for around $102 million.
Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Thunder Bay North platinum group metals project in Canada for $C9 million ($9.8 million).
Australia's monetary expansion during the past decade has been among the most substantial in the developed world, according to recent data, with the Reserve Bank today continuing an easing policy.
