Northern Minerals has received backing from the federal government for an $8.1 million Aboriginal training-to-work program at its Browns Range project in the Kimberley.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has suggested that 53,000 alleged breaches of money laundering laws listed in a case brought against it by regulators could be treated as a single matter because they all stemmed from the same IT error.
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The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged against its US counterpart despite the greenback getting a significant boost from surprisingly good key US jobs figures.
Oil prices rose after a strong US jobs report bolstered hopes for growing energy demand, but crude prices declined for the week, pressured by rising OPEC exports and strong US output.
Gold has fallen one per cent after better-than-expected US jobs data boosted the beleaguered dollar and potentially cleared the way for the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for a third time this year.
Henderson company Civmec has won the steel fabrication contract for the Swan River pedestrian bridge at Burswood, with the government hopeful the bridge will be completed in time for the start of next year’s AFL season.
Perth property developer Nigel Satterley is confident of an early breakthrough in the campaign he has spearheaded with other business leaders for a better deal for Western Australia over the distribution of GST revenue.
The push for increased local content on big projects appears to be paying dividends, with Rio Tinto announcing a $70 million order for port equipment and local businesses Civmec and Doina Construction and Engineering undertaking work for coal and gold projects.
Construction company Built has found itself in an unwanted legal and contractual predicament, after a computer glitch led to it making what it says was an accidental $565,000 overpayment to sub-contractor C&L Ceilings.
About 1,400 square metres of capacity will be added at the Flux co-working hub run by Spacecubed, with the organisation planning to broaden its offerings in agtech innovation and virtual reality, while taking on an investment from property developer Hawaiian.
A new gold exploration company led by former Doray Minerals boss Allan Kelly and backed by Evolution Mining has announced plans to list on the ASX, whilst two other junior miners have joined the bourse after completing backdoor listings.
Two of Western Australia’s biggest power stations have earned after-tax profits of around $37 million in the 12 months to March, despite one of the generators being out of action, according to the annual report of their part owner.
A tough-love rehabilitation centre for male drug and alcohol addicts in Perth's Swan Valley can stay open for the time being, after a Supreme Court ruling gave it a second chance to secure local council approval.
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Casinos operator Crown Resorts will not reveal its plans for lifting its ailing VIP high-roller business, after reporting a 15.5 per cent fall in normalised net profit for the 2017 financial year.
Local explorer De Grey Mining has progressed plans to develop its Pilbara gold project with the release of a scoping study today, which revealed a development cost of $96 million.
Tabcorp has slipped to a full-year net loss of $20.8 million on the back of costs related to its proposed merger with Tatts, legal battles and its new UK business.
The Australian share market has opened lower with losses by energy stocks and the heavyweight financials, including a two per cent fall in Commonwealth Bank, weighing on the market the most.
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The Australian dollar has retraced its previous session's losses and is again higher against its US counterpart which fell in the offshore session on disappointing data.
Oil prices have fallen, as cautious buying dried up after US crude rose to near $US50 a barrel, with concern about high crude supplies from producer club OPEC offsetting the previous day's data showing record US gasoline demand.
The state government will be seeking to pile pressure on the Commonwealth to secure more defence industry spending in the west, according to Minister for Defence Issues Paul Papalia, as he hit out at his federal counterpart over a perceived lack of naval shipbuilding cash flowing to local players.
Red 5 has struck agreements to buy Gold Fields' Darlot mine and Saracen Mineral Holdings' King of the Hills mine for a combined $34 million in cash and shares.
The state’s fire and emergency services department will receive a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system under a $7 million deal with Motorola, bringing it in line with technology used by WA Police.
The share market has closed lower as investors took profits, especially in the mining sector and among major oil stocks, and a disappointing earnings report from Suncorp weighed on insurance stocks.
