New ports, better planning and increased use of technology are in the sights of transport industry leaders preparing the state’s freight network for coming decades, according to a panel of experts at a recent Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch.
The Australian market is flat at the open following a mixed lead from Wall Street and reversing from positive indicators on the futures market ahead of the start of trade.
Tax hike widens split over Kalgoorlie Super-Pit valueA tax hike in Western Australia stands to lower the value of a massive gold deposit and further drive apart its own
Oil prices have ended one per cent lower after investors took profits following a rally to 26-month highs spurred largely by threats from Turkey to cut crude exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region.
The Australian dollar has slipped against a strengthening US dollar which rose overnight alongside climbing US interest rates and as risk aversion appeared to fade.
The Australian Securities Exchange has asked the Chamber of Minerals & Energy of Western Australia to retract a statement claiming the ASX could force listed gold miners to suspend trading in their shares because of the planned increased in WA's gold royalty.
Perth-based Monadelphous Group has won a suite of new contracts and extensions for maintenance and construction work around Australia and internationally, to the tune of $220 million.
The state’s newest co-working space has been opened in Yanchep, after a $10 million investment by the area’s main property developer, in a bid to create a knowledge-based economy in the region ahead of an anticipated population influx.
Northbridge-based Matsa Resources has signed an agreement to acquire Saracen Mineral Holdings’ Red October gold mine near Laverton for about $2 million in cash and shares.
SPECIAL REPORT: Blackham Resources has overcome a number of hurdles following its transition from explorer to producer, while the state’s emerging miners wrapped-up a busy 12 months.
The state government has given the green light for a luxury camping retreat on Rottnest Island, to be developed by Baileys Group, which has also bought the former Aristos restaurant on the island after selling the Rottnest Express ferry service late last year.
The company behind the Australian Securities Exchange believes it has found the global 'sweet spot' for attracting companies to list on the local market.
Grain co-operative CBH Group has been ordered to pay more than $40,000 after insufficient guarding on machinery led to a worker being so badly injured she had to have one finger amputated.
Copper-focused Tiger Resources has secured a $US18.2 million ($A22.9 million) facility agreement with two of its existing lenders, to fund ongoing work it its Kipoi operation in Africa whilst it pursues recapitalisation plans.
Oil prices have soared more than three per cent, with Brent hitting its highest in more than two years, after major producers said the global market was on its way to rebalancing, while Turkey threatened to cut oil flows from Iraq's Kurdistan region toward its ports.
Home rates bonusOfficial interest rates may be locked in until next decade, economists at the nation’s second-biggest home lender have predicted amid concerns that low
BMD Constructions has been awarded a $15.9 million contract for the construction of the Bow River Bridge project in the Shire of Wyndham – East Kimberley, jointly funded by the st
Dale Alcock’s ABN Group has been listed as the largest residential builder in WA in the latest Housing Industry Association top 100 ranking, but more intriguing is the disappearance of long-time industry leader BGC Australia and the inaugural listing of Ventura Home Group.
The two-year saga over a proposed 24-hour Puma fuel station in Dunsborough has taken a new turn, with the Southern Joint Development Assessment Panel lodging an appeal in the Supreme Court against the State Administrative Tribunal’s ruling in favour of the development.
The Australian share market has broken a three-day losing streak as some buyers returned to the market despite negative overseas leads, however volumes were muted with no strong theme directing trading.
