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Threat won’t influence WA’s bank taxThe West Australian government says threats of a High Court challenge will not influence its deliberations over whether to include a

The Australian dollar has fallen against its strengthened US counterpart and looks to be heading back toward the 79 US cent mark.

Oil has inched up, lifted by expectations of another crude stockpile drawdown in the United States but price gains were limited amid the reopening of Libya's largest oil field.

Monadelphous Group has continued to refine its business as it deals with tough conditions in its core Australian market, revealing today it has closed a US joint venture, opened a workshop in Houston, expanded its operations in Manila and acquired a fabrication business in Newcastle.

Broad based gains have driven the Australian share market higher with mining stocks leading the way, supported by a lift in iron ore prices and BHP Billiton's return to a full-year profit.

Sydney-based gas producer AWE plans to upgrade its resource estimate for the Waitsia gas field in the Perth Basin in coming months after a recent drilling campaign showed the field extends further eastward than initially thought.

ANALYSIS: Positive news on employment and among some key commodities appears to mark a positive trend for the state’s economy, and Business News' BN30 stock index backs that up.

Crown Towers Perth has been named Western Australia’s best deluxe accommodation hotel at an industry awards ceremony, beating the likes of COMO The Treasury and Pan Pacific Perth.

Nickel miner Western Areas has returned to profitability and delivered a dividend payout, with plans to increase its exploration spending in the year ahead.

Eastern Goldfields and migme are among a number of companies to have missed paying their annual ASX listing fees, risking removal from the register.

Applecross-based Advanced Energy Resources will soon begin work to install 1.5 megawatts of wind farm capacity across agribusiness Westpork’s biggest farms as part of a $4 million move to renewables.

Seven Group Holdings' shares have surged despite a profit slump, as the diversified group boosted equipment sales to the mining industry and gained $540 million from selling its WesTrac China business.

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has outlined its new dividend policy after achieving a record profit result for the 2017 financial year.

Ten Network says it did not tell shareholders that James Packer was pulling the plug on his financial support for the troubled broadcaster because his backing was not a factor in its share price.

A joint venture between WBHO Infrastructure and SRG has won a $22.8 million contract to build new road infrastructure that will allow traffic to bypass the Margaret River town centre.

BHP Billiton has joined its peers in sharply lifting dividends as stronger prices for iron ore, coal and petroleum helped the global miner post a solid return to profitability.

The Australian market has opened solidly higher following the mainly positive lead of Wall Street's key indexes.

Families feel pain of power price surgeThe State Government is set to oversee the second highest electricity charges in the country after warnings its sharp increase in

The Australian dollar has extended its gain against its US counterpart as the greenback weakened.

Oil prices have fallen nearly two per cent ahead of monthly contract expiration, pulling back from last week's rally built on signs the global market is starting to rebalance from chronic oversupply.

Sydney-based GDI Property Group has set its sights on Perth’s IKEA complex in a conditional deal worth $143.5 million.

SPECIAL REPORT: More than $1.6 billion of renewable energy projects are proposed for the South West Interconnected System, but their success may hinge on how the government handles two regulatory issues.

A further 4 per cent rise in metropolitan water usage charges will be needed for the 2019 financial year to ensure pricing is cost reflective, according to a draft report by the Economic Regulation Authority.

SPECIAL REPORT: As WA households benefit from increased competition in gas retailing, the electricity sector wants to be able to compete with Synergy in providing to small customers, with some industry members calling for a reduction in the contestability threshold to 20 megawatt hours.

The share price of Balcatta-based Imdex hit its highest level in four years today after the mining equipment and technology company reported a strong improvement in earnings.

The Australian share market has closed lower, with most sectors in the red as investors reacted negatively to a mixed bag of company earnings reports.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has struck a three-year services agreement worth $20 million with Queensland utility Egon Energy.

Austal has announced it is negotiating to build a ferry worth more than $100 million for Norwegian shipping company Fjord Line, after the Norwegian group said it had already commissioned the local shipbuilder.

The restructuring of Paladin Energy has taken a surprise turn after Chinese group CNNC Overseas Uranium Holdings advised it would not exercise an option to buy the Langer Heinrich uranium mine.

Shares in BlueScope Steel have fallen more than 20 per cent despite its full-year profit more than doubling, after the company offered a mixed outlook on the back of rising costs.

Investors have dumped shares in Vocus after Australia's fourth-biggest telco ended a $2.2 billion bidding war for the company, saying the two suitors were unable to support the buy on the board's terms.

The Western Australian government is considering suing the Australian Rugby Union for more than $100 million over the decision to axe the Western Force, threatening to bankrupt the body.