Newcrest Mining will pay its first interim dividend in four years after more than doubling first-half profit on the back of higher prices and increased gold and copper production.
The Australia share market has gained ground, thanks to investor demand for growth stocks, including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Woodside Petroelum, after Wall Street hit record highs.
Community spirit and communal facilities have emerged as priorities for apartment buyers, according to preliminary results on a new survey by WA Apartment Advocacy.
Property, health CEOs nudge out bankers, miners in top pay ranksExecutive pay growth has ground to a halt with most of the big bank bosses falling out of the top 10 mos
Oil prices have risen after reports that OPEC members deliver more than 90 per cent of the output cuts they pledged in a landmark deal that took effect in January.
Gold has steadied, but remains below this week's three-month top as the US dollar and Treasury yields came off their highs after the currency initially jumped on US President Donald Trump's promise of a major tax announcement.
The WA Nationals will today commit $150 million to the Western Australian School of Mines, with the cash to be funnded from revenue it hopes to gain with a proposed new iron ore tax.
In this Business News podcast, Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Builton collapse, election promises, Richard Court and Rob Bransby, and WA’s professions.
Australian shares closed stronger, buoyed by record highs on Wall Street and investor hopes the local earnings season won't be as bad as initially feared.
PHOTO ESSAY: Direct from London’s West End, the unique cabaret-circus La Soiree from Fringe World 2015 & 2016 is back performing its show in Western Australia.
Canadian hydroponics technology company Roto-Gro International has closed its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a $3.6 million initial public offering managed by Perth-based Barclay Wells.
The Reserve Bank is forecasting a slow but orderly return to above-trend growth and for inflation to return to target within three years, but economists and the International Monetary Fund warn that risks remain.
WA Local Government Association chief executive and former WA businesswoman of the year, Ricky Burges, joined Business News at Julio’s in West Perth to discuss her professional journey and what lies ahead.
Punters and performers have flocked to Perth’s colourful, diverse and pleasantly bizarre Fringe World Festival, which is poised to exceed last year’s box office sales and hit the $10 million mark, but factors other than money are driving local artists.
Sydney-based property fund manager and investment group CorVal has made a big acquisition in Western Australia, buying Northbridge office building WorkZone East from Charter Hall in a $68.2 million deal.
ANALYSIS: Memories of 2001 will be top-of -mind for many Liberal Party state executive members when they meet tomorrow to decide the preference recommendations for their how-to-vote cards ahead of next month’s election.
Immersia has been developing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) products and services since 2014, particularly in the safety training, mining and property development sectors, as well as for concerts and marketing.
Tax hit to foreign investorsAustralia hit a ‘‘historic low’’ yesterday with the introduction of a politically motivated diverted profits tax (DPT) that will crimp the e
Oil prices have held onto gains after an unexpected draw in US petrol inventories pointed to higher demand in the world's biggest oil market, although bloated crude supplies meant that fuel markets remain under pressure.
Gold has slipped from a three-month high in the previous session after robust US economic data pointed to a stronger economy, increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates.
Wall Street stocks surged to record highs on Thursday and the US dollar and bond yields rose after US President Donald Trump said he would release a "phenomenal" tax plan in the next few weeks.
A company associated with Builton appears to be manoeuvring to complete two of the biggest jobs of the failed development and construction company – the Quattro on Burswood and Vue Maylands apartment projects.
Metals explorer De Grey Mining has entered into an option agreement to acquire private company Northwest Nonferrous Mining Australia’s Indee gold project near Port Hedland for $15 million.
