No GST quick fix: TreasurerScott Morrison has cautioned West Australians against expecting a GST miracle, admitting the Federal Government’s review of how the tax is sh
The Australian dollar is hardly changed against its US counterpart even as the greenback weakens slightly amid mixed data and comments from the Federal Reserve.
Oil futures have edged higher with a lift from a weaker US dollar, but have finished a fifth straight week lower as OPEC-led production cuts have failed to substantially reduce a global crude glut.
Gold prices have climbed to one-week highs, boosted by a weaker US dollar, economic and political uncertainty around the world, and the limited prospect of further interest rate rises in the United States.
Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has recruited former Deloitte chairman Keith Jones to succeed Norman Moore when he steps down as chair next month.
One of institutional property group Charter Hall’s investment funds has bought The Ship Inn in Busselton, part of a $23.2 million sale and leaseback deal with Australia’s biggest pub owner, ALH Group.
The Australian share market has ended in positive territory, despite a tumultuous day for the major banks after fresh talk of state government imposed levies.
Silver Lake Resources has announced the sale of its remaining interests in the Murchison region to Metals X spin-out Westgold Resources in a cash-and-shares deal worth $10 million.
Brierty has signed a new facility and debt restructure agreement with Bankwest that is conditional on the company’s rectification plan at Rio Tinto’s Western Turner Syncline project being approved by the iron ore miner.
In this Business News podcast Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, fees and charges, skilled migration, the outlook for Perth property, new mining projects, the roadhouse blues, and indigenous business.
Pilbara Minerals will soon begin constructing its Pilgangoora lithium project after its board this morning gave the green light for the $214 million development.
State Treasurer Ben Wyatt says the South Australian government's controversial bank levy is an attractive option and he'll watch with interest ahead of delivering his own budget in September.
Shares in GR Engineering Services took a hit this morning after the company lowered its revenue and earnings outlook for FY17 after expected income from some projects were deferred until next year.
The Australian share market has edged fractionally higher as gains by most of the big mining and energy stocks, CSL and Telstra outweigh weakness among most of the major banks.
Bens big bill shockPower bills in WA will increase $169 a year as part of an overall hit to household budgets of almost $440 a year under changes announced by Treasurer
Oil has risen, a day after hitting 10-month lows, but market sentiment remains negative because the global crude glut has persisted despite OPEC-led output cuts.
Gold has risen, lifting quietly above the prior session's five-week low as the US dollar steadied and the 200-day moving average provided short-term support below the market.
Aqua Technics has installed a free-standing composite pool on the roof of the Park Regis Hotel in Subiaco, saying this technique delivered big time savings for Cooper & Oxley Builders.
Dental services account for almost half of the extras claims made by customers of private health insurance giant Medibank, at more than $500 million, latest figures show.
The state government has lifted an array of fees and charges as it seeks to address its budget woes, with iron ore exporters in the Pilbara and electricity consumers facing the largest increases.
The founder of Perth-based lobbying firm GRA Everingham has been named the next chief executive of Marketforce, succeeding John Driscoll, who has announced his retirement today.
Perth entrepreneur Paris Mitchell has packaged his past experiences with addiction and substance abuse into a series of educational presentations and workshops for schools, not-for-profit agencies and corporates.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has announced a number of contract wins worth a combined $100 million, with the majority of the work to be carried out by recently acquired, Sydney-based subsidiary Heyday.
