Downer has terminated its contract with Spanish construction company Tecnicas Reunidas on the Burrup ammonium nitrate project, joining a string of contractors to be hit by contractual disputes on big projects over the past year.
Fresh tourism figures show more Western Australians are holidaying at home than ever before, but the state is failing to attract visitors from the east coast.
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has backed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's vision of a tech-rich Australian economy and says it can help keep the country's slow growth from turning into a recession.
An Aboriginal organisation has become the first business in the Pilbara to go completely off-grid, finalising a deal to be reliant on solar power and batteries announced mid last-year.
Rob Cole has resigned as managing director of Adelaide-based Beach Energy, after taking leave to attend to family matters in Perth. His resignation comes just six months after commencing with Beach.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has announced development of the Thunderbox mine is ahead of schedule, while Kidman Resources achieved its first gold pour at the Burbanks mine.
The Australian share market has got off to a positive start after strong leads from Wall Street, but traders remain wary ahead of a Federal Reserve rate decision later this week.
Wall Street stocks have finished with decisive gains on modestly higher US retail sales ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later this week.
Gold has eased back toward last week's one-month low as US retail sales data lifted the US dollar index, and as caution ahead of this week's Federal Reserve announcement on interest rates keeps buyers on the sidelines.
A new report from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre touts diversification of export products and trade relationships as a key part of ensuring the state’s continued economic success.
Malcolm Turnbull has been sworn in as the nation’s 29th prime minister today, after renewing the coalition agreement, pledging a second look at the ‘effects test’ and handing the water portfolio to the National Party.
Land developer Terranovis says its latest syndicate, for a 3.4-hectare development site in Anketell, is drawing keen interest from investors, with $3 million of the $4 million required raised in tw
Local exploration firms Impact Minerals, Lucapa Diamond Company, and General Mining Corporation have taken in a combined $8.4 million from successful capital raisings.
Five Western Australian venues have been recognised at the 2015 Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence, held on the Gold Coast last night.
Former Amcom Telecommunications chairman Anthony Grist has invested in listed tech company Decimal Software, which is seeking extra cashflow while awaiting the receipt of a research and development tax refund.
The Reserve Bank of Australia appears content to keep its interest rate at a record low for the time being as Australia's non-mining industries begin to show signs of improvement.
A development application for the first stage of Lendlease's $1 billion Waterbank project in East Perth has been submitted, paving the way for construction to begin mid-next year.
The Australian share market has opened slightly lower, the morning after Malcolm Turnbull ousted Prime Minister Tony Abbott to become federal Liberal leader.
The Australian dollar has hit a two-week high, getting a boost after Malcolm Turnbull became the new leader of the Liberal party and prime minister designate.
US stocks have finished lower as traders looked ahead to a Federal Reserve meeting later this week that could result in the first interest rate hike in over nine years.
Gold has turned slightly higher, clawing above the prior session's one-month low on uncertainty ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that will be scrutinised for clarity on when the US central bank will raise interest rates.
