The national unemployment rate has edged up to 5.8 per cent in November, despite the number of people in employment rising by 21,000 in the month, while Western Australia continues to maintain a much lower jobless rate.
The Executive Connection has revealed that CEOs and owners from 79 per cent of businesses with a $100 million plus turnover from Western Australia expect sales revenues to increase over the next 12 months, according to its November confidence index.
Car maker Holden has confirmed it will stop manufacturing in Australia in 2017, bringing to an end months of uncertainty on the company's future, but its announcement has added to speculation about Toyota's future.
Quickstep Holdings has signed a $75 million agreement with US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to supply wing flaps for C-130J Hercules transport aircrafts.
Production has been suspended at German chemical giant BASF's Hutt Lagoon site in Western Australia's mid west after thousands of litres of hydrochloric acid spilled from a tank at the site.
Seven Group Holdings subsidiary WesTrac China will pay $US130 million ($A143 million) to acquire Caterpillar Global Mining's distribution and support business in north eastern China.
A dominant partnership from Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin has put Australia in the box seat at stumps on day two of the second Ashes test in Adelaide, with the hosts declaring at a massive 9/570.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has rejected spending more public money to keep Holden operating in Australia, amid reports the car maker's American parent company General Motors wants to close Australian operations by 2016.
Mineral sleuth Rox Resources has raised $2.4 million for exploration programs and working capital in a share purchase plan, the company announced today.
Rio Tinto employees have dominated a list of 16 executives and key operational players based in Western Australia that feature in the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.
Women dominate the ranks of newly appointed senior counsel, with three of this year’s five fresh faces significantly boosting the small female membership of the bar.
Paladin Energy managing director John Borshoff has announced strong interest in the long-running sale of a minority stake in its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has left the door open to allow greater foreign ownership of Qantas but says any decision must be in the national interest, as the airline announced a new code-sharing agreement with China Southern Airlines.
Western Australian business chiefs Kevin Gallagher, Gina Rinehart and Richard Goyder were recognised in separate awards events across the country last night.
Nomad Building Solution’s decision to move out of Queensland was cited by out-going managing director Peter Hogan as the reason he resigned from his position, as Peter Abery stepped down as chairman at its annual general meeting yesterday.
Todd Michael King, a former Perth-based financial adviser has been ordered to stand trial for more than $3.7 million worth of fraud and stealing offences.
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has offered the states and territories incentive payments to sell off public assets and put the money into new job-creating infrastructure.
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Queensland's Bond University in recognition of her contribution to the Australian economy.
BHP Billiton has announced it will replace two shiploaders at its Nelson Point port operations in Port Hedland at a cost of more than $300 million, on the same day it was forced to cancel the official opening of its Jimblebar iron ore mine.
Australia has taken the box seat in the first test of the Ashes, sitting at 0/65 in its second innings with a lead of 224 runs at stumps on day two after bowling England out for just 136 at the Gabba.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest says there is strong demand to employ indigenous Australians but "soft racism" tied to Australian larrikinism needs to go
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says he is prepared to put the final nail in the coffin of the "uncomfortably high" Australian dollar if need be.
Mining equipment supplier WesTrac says its coal customers are still hurting and looking for cost cuts due to lower prices and a high Australian dollar but the iron ore sector in Western Australia continues to provide opportunities for the company.
