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Cautious remarks from the US Federal Reserve have helped the Australian dollar break above US76 cents.

Qube benefits from Brockman’s maverick move on Pilbara

Political leaders would do well to read a recent UWA report, which targets unsustainable expenditure and plots a prudent economic pathway.

Gold has jumped nearly 2 per cent after comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen indicated the central bank's cautiousness in raising interest rates.

The S&P 500 has closed at its highest in 2016 after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen called for caution on raising interest rates - music to Wall Street's ears.

The expansion plans for Perth’s major shopping centres are gaining momentum, with Scentre Group’s Westfield Carousel, Westfield Innaloo and Westfield Whitford City likely to be the first to start work, near the end of 2016.

A privately owned Henderson company is set to commercialise a revolutionary hull cleaning technology that addresses major environmental and cost pressures facing the global shipping industry.

Woolworths will dump its 33-year-old Homebrand label after spending months narrowing the price gap with discount retailer Aldi.

The Australian share market has closed more than one per cent lower, led by steep falls among the major banks.

Wesfarmers subsidiary, Kleenheat, has secured 19 per cent of the state’s business market in just its third year of operation, according to general manager Mark Gadsby.

Reduced industry assistance, an efficiency dividend from higher education, and a big reduction in the public sector headcount are among the recommendations in a report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia released today.

Any complacency on behalf of Australia’s banks may be ratcheted down a notch as some concerning practices are investigated.

The Fini name is returning to Perth’s property sector in a big way, with the Fini Group brand being revived for a series of apartment developments across the city.

Medibank Private has hired Craig Drummond, an experienced banker who helped transform National Australia Bank, to run Australia's biggest private health provider.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News CEO and online entrepreneur, Charlie Gunningham, analyses the social media influence of the political and business elite. 

SPECIAL REPORT: In order to fully understand where political power lies in Western Australia, it’s necessary to recognise the role of low-profile powerbrokers such as Carolyn Smith and Nick Goiran.

SPECIAL REPORT: The number of women serving on company boards is slowly one the rise, but it’s still rare to see a female take the chair, judging by Business News’s analysis of Western Australian company directors.

Swick Mining Services has won two new contracts for work with Independence Group, while the local subsidiary of Queensland firm Hughes Drilling has also picked up more work.

SPECIAL REPORT: There has been a major shift in business influence in WA amid waning international investment and, with two elections on the way, there is a prospect of even bigger changes in political influence. Click through to see our listing of WA's most infliential leaders in politics and business.

Managing the state’s economic transition was the main focus of today’s cabinet reshuffle, Premier Colin Barnett said, with tourism and agriculture in his sights as key growth industries.

OTOC has further grown its presence on the east coast with the acquisition of a Sydney-based land surveying firm for $4 million in cash and shares.

International petroleum giant BP has become the first investor in Sirona Capital’s Northern Gateway industrial estate in Muchea, signing a $15 million deal to take up 2.5 hectares in the developmen

The Australian share market has turned lower, weighed down by the major banks.After initially opening slightly higher, the market did an about turn.

Barnett takes Tourism in shuffle

The Australian dollar has been boosted by greenback weakness following a mixed batch of US data.

Gold has edged up, as the US dollar retreated after weaker-than-expected US data, but has stayed close to a one-month low with investors focused on speeches by Federal Reserve officials that could give more clues on potential interest rate increases.

Wall Street was mixed as weaker-than-expected US economic data reduced concerns about potential interest rate hikes and a dip in oil prices pushed down energy shares.

The state’s two AFL clubs are developing new headquarters and training facilities, focused on connecting with the broader community.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss LNG, gold, Freo Ports, and who is most influential in WA.

The state government’s privatisation program hit more trouble today, with a mining lobby group that represents the users of the Utah Point wharf condemning a lack of consultation on the proposed sale. It follows a move by the National Party on Tuesday to refer the sale legislation to a parliamentary committee.

Brockman Mining is set to defy the gloom in the iron ore market, announcing plans to develop its Maverick project in the Pilbara, with trucking group QUBE Holdings signed up to transport the ore to port.

Population growth rates have fallen in Western Australia and across the country as a whole, with WA experiencing a sharp drop in overseas migration and a net loss of people through interstate migration.