Altona Mining has signed a joint venture agreement with a Chinese construction group for its Cloncurry copper-gold project in Queensland, with the partner to contribute $US214.5 million ($A278.1m) towards the project.
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Gold eased for the fifth straight session as traders awaited further news on Greece's negotiations with its creditors, while caution over the metal's longer-term outlook weighed on interest.
Health stocks have soared after the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of President Barack Obama's health care reform, but the broader market has fallen on worries of a Greek default.
Oil prices have fallen as traders kept an eye on Greece's prolonged negotiations with creditors to avoid a debt default and possible exit from the eurozone.
The Australian dollar is slightly higher against the greenback which was little moved overnight after the release of mixed US data and no progress in Greece debt talks.
Median rents in Perth are down around $50 from the peak of $475 per week in the middle of 2013, as the number of properties on the market continues to rise.
Western Australia has experienced its first year of negative interstate migration since 2002, according to the latest population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
More than 94 per cent of Atlas Iron shareholders have voted in favour of the company's proposed $180 million capital raising, which is designed to ensure its longer-term viability.
Auditor-general Colin Murphy has found that state government ministers Kim Hames, John Day and Dean Nalder acted unreasonably and inappropriately when they withheld information from parliament.
The state government has announced an expansion of its Mobile Black Spot program, with plans for 130 new or upgraded mobile phone towers across regional and remote areas of Western Australia.
The owners of the Guildford Hotel say the historic property is in danger of sitting decrepit for the foreseeable future, after the City of Swan moved to impose a two-storey limit on apartment devel
MMA Offshore has won a contract to supply its marine logistics and supply base services for Chevron’s operations in the north-west, in a deal worth $100 million.
Macmahon Holdings has sold its Mongolian operations to a private company for $US65 million ($A84m), following a long-standing payment dispute with its client at the project.
The federal government is set to launch a major shape-up of the life insurance industry, a sector the corporate supervisor believes is dogged by bad advice and high commissions.
Gold prices fell for the fourth straight session to a two-week low as traders awaited news on Greece's negotiations with its international lenders to avoid default.
Despite last weekend’s inclement weather, REIWA members reported a 9% increase in sales for the week ending 23 June which may also reflect a small flurry of end of financial year activity.
US stocks followed European equity markets lower, dropping sharply on signs of fresh tension during talks between Greece and its international creditors aimed at preventing a Greek debt default.
The Australian dollar is lower after the attention of global markets remained on Greece and its long-running debt negotiations, which stalled again overnight.
Wesfarmers has acquired a 13.7 per cent shareholding in Quadrant Energy, less than three weeks after the oil and gas producer was established as an independent company.
