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AusCann Group Holdings has confirmed a $12 million capital raising to fund the development and manufacture of medical cannabis products in Australia.

Aldi, JB Hi-fi and Harris Scarfe will anchor a $100 million extension of Midland Gate Shopping Centre, with construction to begin later this month.

Diabetes Research WA has appointed two-high profile resources industry executives to its board. 

South African mining giant Gold Fields has spent $64.3 million to increase its stake in Perth-based Gold Road Resources to 10 per cent, as the two companies jointly develop the Gruyere project.

West Perth-based fund manager NWQ has opened an office in New York as part of the business’s first foray into the US market.

A Perth company has been fined $56,000 for illegally clearing 18 hectares of land, destroying native vegetation and wildlife.

Spatula is a delivery tracking app. When used, a live tracking link is sent via SMS that the customer opens in one click to track the oncoming driver.

CCI chief executive Deidre Willmott joined Business News at Julio’s to discuss her career in law, politics and business.

The Australian market has opened slightly weaker despite a positive lead from US markets overnight, with modest gains among the miners failing to offset declines by big banks.

Wall Street has rebounded from its biggest sell-off in more than eight months with help from a move to loosen internet regulations and strong economic data.

Wyatt open to green fundEnergy Minister Ben Wyatt has set the scene for a potential stoush with private sector power providers after declaring he had an “open mind” abo

The Australian dollar has slipped back against the US dollar, which rebounded along with the major US share markets following appointment of a special counsel to head a key federal investigation in the US.

Oil prices settled higher on Thursday, as key producing countries suggested they would extend supply cuts to reduce an ongoing global crude glut.

The Housing Authority has awarded three contracts for construction in regional areas.

The share market has fallen for a second straight day as political uncertainty around US President Donald Trump sours risk appetite.

A wind chime made from old cutlery, marbles and fishing line was the first of many creations for Carly Lynch, a local artist featuring in the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts' 2017 Hatched: National Graduate Show.

The prospect of a bidding war for Fairfax Media between two US private equity funds has driven the company’s shares to a fresh six-year high.

An Auckland-based industrial services provider has won a contract with Woodside Petroleum to build a treatment plant in Karratha to process waste from the energy giant’s oil and gas operations, for an undisclosed sum.

Indigenous group Pindari has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide cleaning, grounds maintenance and associated services at nine of Rio Tinto’s mine sites in the Pilbara.

A new survey has shed some light on the impact that the mining downturn has had on households in Perth and Peel, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they don’t expect their quality of life to improve anytime soon.

The estate of the late Perth mining billionaire Michael Wright is fighting a court decision that awarded $25 million to his youngest daughter, Olivia Mead, arguing the $3 million he left her was enough.

OPINION: Sales activity contracted over the week, with Reiwa members reporting a decrease in weekly sales to 555. The overall 14 per cent fall in weekly sales is attributed to a 17 per cent decrease in sales for houses and a 23 per cent decrease in unit sales, despite a 17 per cent increase in vacant land sales over the week.

Virgin Australia is likely to post an annual underlying loss after a subdued domestic travel market and Cyclone Debbie contributed to an increase in its loss for the third quarter of the financial year.

The owner of the $6 billion Balla Balla iron ore project in the Pilbara has entered into an option agreement to acquire the nearby Weelumurra asset from Mineral Resources for an undisclosed sum.

More than 13,000 Western Australians found jobs in April in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as unemployment in the state dropped 0.6 percentage points to 5.9 per cent.

Increased price competition and greater content costs have helped push Optus's full-year profit down 11.8 per cent to $794 million.

The Australian market has opened sharply lower following a slide on Wall Street over concerns U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly tried to interfere with a federal investigation.

The S&P 500 and the Dow notched their biggest one-day fall since September 9 as investor hopes for tax cuts and other pro-business policies faded after reports that US President Donald Trump tried to interfere with a federal investigation set off alarm bells on Wall Street.

McGowan backs off privatising WA TABA proposed merger between Australia’s two biggest wagering companies would damage the value of the WA TAB by removing competition fo

The Australian dollar edged higher against the US dollar, which fell along with the major US share markets on worries over the stability of the Trump administration.

Oil prices settled at a two-week high on Wednesday after U.S crude inventories declined for the sixth straight week, a positive sign for markets ahead of next week's OPEC meeting, where major oil producers are expected to extend supply cuts.

Local builders say they’re disappointed by the state government’s decision to axe a $5,000 boost to the first home owner’s grant, with one of Western Australia’s peak housing bodies describing the