Tanya Plibersek has announced she will not contest the Labor leadership, despite being backed by Julia Gillard and Bill Shorten, leaving Anthony Albanese as the only declared candidate.
Privately-owned Perth company Perron Group has added to its vast property portfolio by purchasing a 50 per cent stake in Sydney's Westfield Burwood shopping centre for $575 million.
Horizon Power chair Stephen Edwell has been picked to lead the state government's Energy Transformation Taskforce, two months after a review into energy policy was first announced.
Botanix Pharmaceuticals has appointed Vince Ippolito as its president in the US, and subject to shareholder approval, he will also assume the role of executive chairman for the company.
Lynas Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based Blue Line Corporation to set up a rare earths separation facility in Texas, following ongoing regulatory issues at its processing plant in Malaysia.
Oil prices edged lower on Friday due to demand fears amid a stand-off in Chinese-US trade talks, but both benchmarks ended the week higher on rising concerns over supply disruptions in Middle East shipments due to US-Iran political tensions.
Gold prices on Friday slipped to their lowest in two weeks as the US dollar advanced on the back of strong US economic data, putting the metal on track for its biggest weekly decline in a month.
The Australian share market has risen on the last trading day before the federal election despite the heavyweight financial sector dropping out of the broad rally.
Two commercial sites on West Coast Drive in Sorrento were sold to Megara for $9.75 million last month, and are set to be developed into luxury residential apartments.
ASX-listed Metminco and West Perth-based Andes Resources have agreed binding terms for a merger, which is supported by Andes' cornerstone shareholder Sandfire Resources.
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Prendiville Group is pressing ahead with major upgrades of several hotel properties across Western Australia based on its longer-term optimism for the state.
Shares in NRW Holdings have closed trade up 10.65 per cent, after it secured an earthworks contract at Rio Tinto's $3.5 billion Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Virgin Australia expects to report a full-year underlying earnings loss of at least $35.6 million and has warned that weaker domestic demand could push that out further.
Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA has told prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais that a dam is at risk of rupturing at its Gongo Soco mine, about 65km from the site of its Brumadinho dam collapse that killed more than 230 people.
Oil futures were up more than one per cent overnight as tensions in the Middle East grew, with a Saudi-led coalition launching air strikes on the Yemeni capital in retaliation for recent attacks on its crude infrastructure.
Gold was headed for its biggest one-day percentage decline in a month overnight as the US dollar gained and investors opted for riskier assets on the back of robust US economic data even as the US-China trade concerns linger.
A proposed pipeline fabrication facility to be built near Exmouth could be back on the drawing board just months after proponent Subsea 7 submitted an alteration to its environmental proposal.
The state government will not consider pausing or scrapping its surcharge on foreign property purchasers, despite a sharp reduction in sales to offshore buyers and growing scepticism around whether revenue will meet projections.
