The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent and repeated its concern that an appreciating Australian dollar could slow economic growth.
NRW Holdings’ recently acquired east coast business, Golding Contractors, has been hired to provide its services to a coal mine in Queensland under a $25 million contract.
Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has landed its first commercial deal in Taiwan after being hired to build two vessels, with the contract valued at $44 million.
Billionaire backer Andrew Forrest has vowed to continue the Western Force's fight with the Australian Rugby Union after losing an appeal to remain in the Super Rugby competition.
IMF Bentham has confirmed it will fund a Federal Court open class action against the Commonwealth Bank relating to allegations the lender breached anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism funding laws.
The Australian market has opened lower, following the negative lead of international bourses with investors unnerved by North Korea's nuclear missile test.
Bid to revive Diploma GroupThe family behind the failed Diploma Group and its provisional liquidators are seeking to have the company excluded from a potential wind-up
Brent crude prices have fallen while US crude oil prices have edged higher and petrol prices have slumped to pre-Hurricane Harvey levels, as oil refineries and pipelines in the US Gulf Coast slowly resumed activity, easing supply concerns.
The Australian dollar has slipped against its US counterpart, which also fell, but less so, as gold and defensive currencies fared better than equities and bonds amid quiet markets.
Gold prices have shot up to their highest levels in close to a year as investors bought safe-haven assets on worries that North Korea might launch more missiles after Sunday's nuclear test.
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Western Australia was the largest contributor to an increase in exploration spending in the three months to June according to new data which was released just days after the federal government announced a $100 million exploration incentive.
Local telecommunications company Vonex has launched its prospectus for an $8 million initial public offering on the National Stock Exchange, following its reverse takeover - and subsequent failed backdoor listing - of Aleator Energy last year.
US broadcast giant CBS has made a $143 million loan to the Ten Network Holdings to refinance the struggling local outfit's debt - advancing its interest even as a potential challenge to its takeover still stands.
A motion to financially secede Western Australia from the federation drew gasps of disbelief around the nation when it was narrowly passed, but even those proposing it admit it's unlikely to happen.
Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi has been disqualified from holding any office for 18 months after failing to disclose gifts and travel, but her lawyer will seek to halt the penalty pending an appeal.
Gold has risen to its highest in nearly 10 months after US jobs growth slowed more than expected in August, but pared gains when investors judged that the figures were unlikely to change the outlook for US interest rate rises.
WA Libs press for fiscal secessionThe West Australian Liberal Party will explore what it would take to make the state financially independent from the rest of Australia
The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart which itself has lifted against a basket of currencies despite disappointing key US jobs figures.
The Australian share market has closed slightly higher on Friday after strong gains on Thursday, with heavyweight Commonwealth Bank weighing on the index and blood products and vaccines giant CSL providing some lift.
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Former Horizon Power chair Brendan Hammond and MercyCare director Rebecca Tomkinson have been appointed to chair the Pilbara and Wheatbelt development commissions, respectively.
Metals X says the recent closure and subsequent reopening of its Nifty copper mine will dent production for the quarter, but it has maintained its full-year target.
