ASIC warns of sub-prime lending risksThe chair of the corporate watchdog is leading a crackdown on home-lending practices to avoid the mistakes that led to the 2008 hou
Oil prices have fallen as a rebound in Libyan oil output weighs against upbeat economic data from Asia that point to strong energy demand from the region.
Perth business executive Steven Noske faces the possibility of a gaol term after being found guilty and convicted on one count of insider trading in takeover target Westside Corporation.
Offshore oil & gas: The marine logistics sector is yet to significantly rebound from the lower oil prices of the past few years, although positive signs are emerging.
Offshore oil & gas: Woodside Petroleum’s February launch of a new supply ship that can use liquefied natural gas as a fuel is an early move in what could be a larger focus on driving new market demand.
Offshore oil & gas: Three international players are among those to have won work for Woodside Petroleum’s Greater Enfield oil project since it was given the go ahead in the middle of last year.
Australia's big four banks pushed the Australian share market into positive territory after a choppy session as investors await a flurry of local and international economic data.
You don’t have to be a retailing expert to sense the sea change under way in shopping, but what you might not appreciate is that the first shots have been fired in what could become one of the great Australian retail mergers, with Myer and David Jones becoming one business.
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National construction contractor Probuild has added another big-ticket contract to its growing portfolio in Western Australia, having been appointed to build the $200 million NV Apartments development on Murray Street.
A suite of contract announcements has been made for Gold Road Resources' $507 million Gruyere project, including for GR Engineering Services, Maca and Civmec, while Macmahon Holdings said today it had been selected as preferred contractor for a new Queensland coal mine.
Shares in gold producer Blackham Resources fell by 21 per cent today after the company revealed a raft of problems at its Matilda project, where operations have been affected by heavy rain and lowe
Paladin Energy’s planned $US10 million sale of a 30 per cent stake in the Manyingee uranium project to Avira Energy has been thwarted, with Avira unable to secure financing in time.
Perth Children's Hospital is unlikely to open before the second half of the year, the new Labor state government says, as work continues to find the source of lead in drinking water.
Perth median home values rose 1 per cent in March, according to the latest data from CoreLogic, but the Western Australian capital remains Australia’s worst-performing residential property market on an annual basis.
Surgeons will now be able to see into disease areas contained deep inside the body, such as brain tumours and breast cancers, thanks to technology developed at UWA.
Loss-making livestock exporter Wellard is undertaking a share placement and entitlement offer as part of a $52 million capital raising it hopes will allow it to exploit a predicted improvement in trading conditions.
Oil prices are slightly higher, although their three-day rally has run out of much of their steam as a higher US rig count signalled rising production from shale, contributing to the global supply glut.
Gold prices are flat but have notched a quarterly gain of about 8.4 per cent, marking its best quarter in a year, as uncertainty over US president Donald Trump's tax and investment plans and elections in Europe fuel demand for bullion as a safe haven.
Infrastructure plan a ‘tax risk’The government’s key budget initiative to boost infrastructure spending is a dangerous risk to taxpayers and will do nothing to encourag
Investors pushed the Australian share market into negative territory as they banked some profits following its strong run over the previous three trading sessions.
Draig Resources has a new management team that includes former Gryphon Minerals managing director Stephen Parsons, who will focus on the company's recently acquired Bellevue gold project west of Laverton.
Junior explorer Dragon Mining has announced plans to delist from the ASX as it progresses its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while also revealing a $17.5 million capital raising.
Gold explorer GBM Resources has been forced to terminate merger plans with Canadian company WCB Resources after a loan agreement with a funding party fell through.
