Three multi-billion dollar mines proposed by Hancock Prospecting, including the Roy Hill 1 iron ore mine in the Pilbara, will be fast-tracked through the planning process with federal government help.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has paid a $100,000 fine from the corporate watchdog for an alleged failure to disclose a hike in its 2009 bad debt forecast ahead of a controversial $2 billion capital raising.
The administrators of View Resources say they will liquidate the former gold miner as the $16 million from the sale of its Bronzewing mine is used to partly repay a secured loan facility.
Global asset manager Brookfield has, for the second time, swooped on a distressed Australian asset with Babcock and Brown Infrastructure today revealing details of a $1.8 billion recapitalisation.
Western Australia's unemployment rate has risen to a seasonally adjusted 5.8 per cent in September, bucking the national 0.1 per cent fall, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today.
Gold exploration outfit Chalice Gold Mines has reported the death of one its employees and two contractors in a shooting incident near its gold project in Eritrea.
Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop will be in Perth this weekend to try to head-off a Liberal Party revolt over the emissions trading scheme, after Malcolm Turnbull said he would push for negotiations.
A group of film studios has dropped another copyright infringement claim against internet service provider iiNet just days before a hearing at the Federal Court.
Dwelling values in Western Australia have risen more than 4 per cent this year despite evidence that first home-buyers are fading from the market, a private sector survey has found.
Building approvals for WA appeared to be a mixed bag with total approvals up 1.3 per cent in August but approvals for the private sector down, new figures show.
Western Australian consumers joined the rest of the country in flocking back to the shopping malls in August, as the nation spent $19.8 billion without the aid of cash handouts from the government, new data shows.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has renewed its push for extended retail trading hours, today launching a campaign urging the public to contact their local member of parliament.
Fortescue Metals Group's expansion plans for its Pilbara iron ore operation are under a cloud after the miner missed a deadline to complete a $US6 billion funding deal with China.
Global miner Anglo American has entered into a $3 million joint venture agreement with West Perth-based Reed Resources over the Bell Rock Range nickel-copper project in Western Australia.
IMF (Australia) will go ahead with funding an action against Lehman Brothers Australia after a decision by the Federal Court removed the last obstacle.
Sydney-headquartered IT company CSC Australia has secured a five-year contract to provide services to the state's justice agencies, with the first year worth $10.5 million.
Perth technology entrepreneur Eugeni Tsvetnenko is the state's wealthiest person under the age of 40 with a fortune of $107 million, according to this year's BRW Young Rich List.
The corporate watchdog has received Federal Court approval to wind up Finchley Central Funds Management, which is likely to impact investors that have poured a collective $40 million into two trusts.
Ramelius Resources has declared its takeover offer for Dioro Exploration unconditional after receiving the green-light from the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Shares in gold miner Apex Minerals are in a trading halt ahead of a capital raising expected to raise $100 million to support the company's proposed recapitalisation and restructure.
Magellan Metals has lodged a $5 million bond with the state government, which paves the way for the miner to start sealed lead shipments through the Fremantle port.
Shares in West Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd have closed lower despite its link to an $11.7 billion gas deal in Queensland between its plant partner Golar LNG Energy and a member of the Toyota Group.
Australia's chance of hosting the FIFA world cup is being jeopardised by the Barnett government's incompetent handling of WA's stadium development, the state opposition claims.
