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Oil prices have jumped the most in a month rising more than four per cent after comments from the Saudi oil minister about possible action to stabilize prices triggered a round of buying and the International Energy Agency forecast crude markets would tighten in the second half of 2016.

Owners of Alinta set sights on new floatAlinta could be back in public ownership within six months, with its private equity owners now favouring a $3 bill

Gold has eased below $US1,350 an ounce as the dollar rises, and the Dow and S&P 500 touch record intraday highs, though uncertainty over the outlook for US monetary policy prevented further losses for the metal.

Brendon Grylls was something of a change-agent when he got the Royalties for Regions policy implemented, but his plan to tax iron ore tonnages has business worried.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has made a surprise decision to block two consortiums from bidding on a 99-year lease of New South Wales electricity network operator Ausgrid, in a move that would be a bad omen for a sale of Western Power.

The decline in mining investment is set to end by mid-2017 following four years of decline, according to banking giant HSBC.

Perth-based Ausdrill has won a $157 million contract to provide mining services to Perseus Mining’s Edikan gold mine in Ghana.

The big four banks have tumbled as local and global negative sentiment around the sector takes a hold to drag the Australian share market lower.

The auditor general has slammed Liberal ministers Peter Collier, Kim Hames and Liza Harvey for withholding information in parliament.

When it comes to sales proposals, the first thing you need to do is determine if it’s a price proposal or a value proposal.

The short selling of shares in some of Australia’s biggest retail stocks suggests investors are concerned about the sector’s future.

Westpac shares have dropped almost three per cent after the bank followed its rivals in reporting an increase in doubtful debts over the third quarter.

Opponents of the state government’s controversial Roe 8 highway extension project have taken their fight to the High Court following a recent decision that validated the project’s environmental approval.

Optus will focus on its content strategy, underpinned by its English Premier League coverage, to drive earnings growth after an 11.9 per cent first quarter profit fall amid tough price competition.

Local minerals explorer Kasbah Resources has received a takeover offer from a Vietnam-focused nickel miner, which values the target at about $21.1 million.

USA-focused gold explorer Anova Metals has raised $9 million from investors to progress development of its Big Springs project in Nevada, USA.

A for sale sign has gone up at the flagship project at Elizabeth Quay, with developer Far East Consortium putting its Ritz-Carlton hotel on the block just one week after Premier Colin Barnett turned the first sod on the luxury development.

JB Hi-Fi has welcomed the competition watchdog's green light to make a move for whitegoods retailer The Good Guys.

Automotive Holdings Group has announced an unusual 12-month leadership transition under which current managing director, Bronte Howson, will become special counsel, while also getting a special cash payout and potentially early vesting of long-term performance rights.

Telstra will spend an extra $3 billion on its networks and has confirmed it will return $1.5 billion to shareholders in a buyback after its annual profit jumped 36.6 per cent to $5.78 billion.

The Australian share market has opened half a per cent lower, following a negative lead from Wall Street.

Palladium and platinum have risen sharply as bets on lower prices were reversed in thin conditions after the metal broke above key chart levels.

The Australian dollar is higher against the US dollar, passing 77 US cents due to continued weakness in the greenback.

Oil prices have fallen more than two 2 per cent amid oversupply concerns.

Narev hits out at ‘bank bashing’Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev has taken the fight to Labor, warning that its constant ‘‘bank bashing’’

Perth universities have called for the completion of a clear and comprehensive strategy targeting international students before they would contribute more money to joint marketing of the city as a study destination.

The Australian share market has closed lower, hurt by falls in financial and resource giants, including the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and Rio Tinto.

A recently opened research and innovation centre at Curtin University is rapidly building interaction between big corporates, small businesses, academia and government.

Outgoing Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has warned that any major boost to the economy might have to come from government spending rather than interest rates.

Released during July in Australia and other selected countries, Pokemon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality smartphone game developed in collaboration by Niantic, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. 

It’s been a great month for Perth-based women on ASX100 companies.

AGL Energy expects earnings to grow in the current financial year despite unseasonably warm weather at the start of the reporting period and fierce competition for customers.