The Australian share market has surrendered all its gains for the year so far as investors pondered uncertainties around the travel and immigration policies of US President Donald Trump and exercised caution ahead of company reporting season.
SPECIAL REPORT: The head of a new boutique land developer believes difficult market conditions provide the perfect opportunity for the business to make a splash in the market.
SPECIAL REPORT: Developers are working more closely than ever with Western Australian builders to provide a diverse range of housing options to cater for changing lifestyles in a rapidly evolving market.
SPECIAL REPORT: Last year couldn’t end soon enough for the state’s land developers, who are banking on a break from adverse conditions. Click through to see our BNiQ list of land developers.
The Western Australian parliament has finished all business until after the election on March 11, after it was prorogued by WA governor Kerry Sanderson.
A subsidiary of Spanish-controlled CIMIC Group will build the final stage of the $1.12 billion Northlink WA roads project, with the state government awarding the last unassigned portion of work today.
Education is at the centre of the state opposition's election promises for the second consecutive day, with Labor promising to spend $50 million upgrading a high school in the Liberal-held seat of Balcatta.
Former Toro Energy managing director Vanessa Guthrie says recruiting and maintaining women in senior leadership roles remains a significant challenge in Western Australia, given the prevailing corporate culture.
OPINION: WA Liberals would prefer Malcolm Turnbull stayed away in the lead-up to the March election, unless he has some good news to share about the GST.
Oil prices have slipped, extending losses after data suggest drilling is ramping up in the United States, prompting investor concern about how effective OPEC and other producers will be at supporting prices by cutting supplies.
Gold is little changed, giving up earlier losses as US equity markets and bond yields turned lower, but the metal is on track for its first weekly loss of the year as traders cash in on the week's rally to two-month highs.
As the Fringe World Festival enters its second weekend, Business News photographer Attila Csaszar offers the first instalment of his ‘Behind the Scenes at Fringe’ series – the Edith Spiegeltent.
Big gains by the heavyweight banks and the major retailers have driven the Australian share market higher after strength on Wall Street lifted investor confidence.
Shares in Perseus Mining tumbled today after the Perth-based gold miner lowered its production guidance for the next six months, on the back of a temporary shutdown at its Edikan operation during the December quarter.
The state government says it expects to reap about $300 million from the sale of all nine lots at Elizabeth Quay, with three offers being considered for the last vacant site.
Nev Power has remembered Peter Lynch as a great mate, a beloved father of three and a respected member of the mining and aviation communities after the recent Fortescue Metals Group recruit was killed when his sea plane crashed into the Swan River yesterday.
The state government has granted $415,000 to 20 local defence industry businesses on the same day it announced applications were open for a pool of $400,000 of innovation vouchers.
More than $8 billion of greenfields iron ore projects are either proposed or in development, while $450 million of brownfields work is under way as the state’s miners plan investments to maintain production.
Macmahon Holdings has criticised CIMIC Group’s proposed $174 million takeover offer, saying its preliminary view was that it does not represent fair value of the business, and has told its shareholders to take no action.
