A Perth-based construction technology company plans to disrupt the industry with a building system it claims will deliver faster, cheaper, greener and higher-quality projects.
Fortescue Metals Group will appeal the Federal Court ruling granting exclusive rights to the Yindjibarndi people over Pilbara land where the company operates its Solomon hub, three weeks after the state government welcomed the decision.
Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison has raised $36.9 million from the sale of some of his shares in the mining services group, adding to a string of big share sales by WA company directors who have cashed in on strong market rallies.
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The Australian share market has closed steady, as regulatory risk weighed on the country's major banks and surging iron ore futures rallied the miners.
Crown Resorts will "vigorously defend" Federal Court proceedings after the casinos operator was hit with a class action alleging it did not give shareholders enough information about risks it was taking in China.
European Cobalt will raise $20 million through a share placement as the junior miner advances exploration work at its Dobsina copper, nickel, cobalt project in central Slovakia.
Grocery wholesaler Metcash has lifted first-half profit by 24 per cent to $92.9 million, despite a drop in sales across its supermarkets business, with WA sales hit by increased competition and soft economic conditions.
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The Australian share market is slightly higher in early trade, with investors uncertain of the direction after a volatile Friday session on Wall Street.
The Australian dollar is back above 76 US cents after news that former Trump security adviser Michael Flynn had pleaded guilty and was prepared to testify against the US president regarding Russian involvement in the presidential election dented market sentiment.
Gold has jumped as the dollar and US stocks fell on an ABC news report that former national security adviser Michael Flynn was prepared to tell investigators that Donald Trump directed him to make contact with Russians during last year's presidential election campaign.
Universal Constructions has won a $13.3 million contract for construction of the second stage of the primary school in Meadow Springs, near Mandurah, which the Department of Education website says
Angelo Del Borrello’s property group Acure Asset Management has announced BP Australia as the new operator for its four regional roadhouse properties in WA, six months after the previous operator Outback Travel Centres was placed into administration.
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The Australian share market has closed higher, led by the healthcare and energy sectors, while the under-pressure banks faded after an early rally as the looming royal commission weighs on the financial sector.
The fate of once-thriving Perth business Habitat 1 provides salutary lessons for investors and company directors, especially those who have signed non-compete agreements.
Two years into his job as Sadleirs Logistics chief executive, Ian Kent is preparing the family owned business for increased national growth after overseeing major changes to its local operations.
The opposition parties in Perth and Canberra are kicking the can down the road on debt, despite the parlous state of their respective budgetary positions.
Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has won her court appeal against 26 adverse State Administrative Tribunal findings that she breached her gift disclosure obligations and remains hopeful of returning to the post once the matter is resolved.
Shareholders in uranium miner Paladin Energy will end up owning just 2 per cent of the company under a recapitalisation plan that will include a major debt for equity swap and a $US115 million high yield secured note raising.
Perth home prices have risen for the third straight month for the first time since 2014, according to the the latest CoreLogic home value index report.
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has announced Zoe Yujnovich as the new chair while Michael Abbott has been elected vice chair following the association’s annual meeting.
Perth-based gold explorer AIC Resources, chaired by Centamin founder Josef El-Raghy, got off to a solid start in trading today after raising $10 million in its initial public offering.
Belmont-based Zenith Energy has been selected as preferred contractor to build a 62-megawatt power station at Newmont’s Tanami gold mine, edging out incumbent provider Pacific Energy.
