Gold prices have eased but have notched a weekly gain as investors opted for the safe-haven qualities of bullion due to uncertainty about US and European politics as well as the direction of stock markets.
In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Civic Heart, Richard Goyder, top IGA, local property market and WA private companies.
Australian shares fell as losses across healthcare, resource and energy companies offset gains in some banking and real estate stocks amid another batch of company earnings results.
The state government's estimate for the cost of a tunnel to complete Roe 9 has fallen dramatically since the option was first floated in 2014, according to documents obtained under freedom of information by Labor.
Perth's median house price is on the verge of upswing in 2017, as a stabilising labour market and surging commodity prices drive marked improvements in consumer sentiment.
Private Perth company Wright Prospecting has bolstered its already impressive ranks with the recruitment of top lawyer Peter Wiese, who will guide it through continuing legal disputes with fellow Perth company Hancock Prospecting.
Cirrus Networks has been earmarked for a contract to provide IT managed services to heavy earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
ANZ Banking Group chief executive Shayne Elliott is optimistic about prospects for the rest of the financial year after the lender lifted its first-quarter cash profit 31 per cent to $2 billion.
ANALYSIS: With early voting for the state election due to start on Monday, both Colin Barnett and Mark McGowan will face major tests when they deliver their formal policy speeches on Sunday.
Perth-based explorer Gascoyne Resources has confirmed a $55 million capital raising to fund development of its Dalgaranga gold project in the Murchison region.
Medibank Private has lifted half-year profit 1.9 per cent to $231.9 million as higher investment income offset lower returns from its core health insurance business.
The Australian share market has opened flat, as strength in the industrials and IT sectors bolsters local shares against falls on Wall Street overnight.
Capital gain tax splits CoalitionThe Coalition is split over whether to cut capital gains tax concessions for property investors, prompting Prime Minister Malco
Gold has risen as the US dollar has weakened following a 10-day winning streak and investors take the opportunity to buy bullion as a hedge against political uncertainty in the United States and Europe.
Mount Pleasant-based GBM Resources has struck a friendly merger agreement with listed Canadian company WCB Resources, bringing together gold projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Resurgent iron ore miner Atlas Iron will begin production at its Corunna Downs project in the Pilbara in March next year, after giving the green light for its development today.
WHL Energy has cleared the way to reinvent itself as a technology business after raising $5 million from investors ahead of its reverse takeover of Perth-based Quantify Technology.
Mineral Resources has flagged a full-year earnings upgrade of 25 per cent for the 2017 financial year, after achieving a 191 per cent lift in net profit.
Civil and mining contractor NRW Holdings says it is well placed for more earnings growth and it is seeking new partnership and acquisition opportunities, after lodging a solid net profit for the fi
A big drop in Telstra shares following a disappointing half-year profit result has weighed upon a relatively flat Australian share market in another busy day of company earnings reports.
Telstra's mobile and fixed broadband operations have been hit by fierce price competition and lower regulated call charges , leading to a worse-than-expected first-half financial performance and a
Chinese conglomerate Shandong Tyan Home has acquired its second gold mine in Western Australia, reaching an agreement to buy the Southern Cross Gold operation in the Yilgarn for $330 million.
A group of young women living in high poverty areas of rural Cambodia will have access to tertiary level education after a recent live crowdfunding event in Perth raised more than $10,000.
Western Australia's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points in January to be 6.5 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms, although the state now has the worst unemployment rate in the nation.
Diversified miner South32 has posted a sharp jump in half-year underlying earnings, thanks to ongoing cost reductions and stronger coal and manganese prices.
The Australian share market has eased back from morning gains as a slew of negative earnings reports weigh on an overnight boost courtesy of record highs on Wall Street.
