Gold has hit two-and-a-half-week highs, rising for the sixth straight session as upbeat German sentiment data helps drive the euro higher against the US dollar, and as expectations for an imminent US interest rate rise recedes.
Perth's infamous unfinished mansion, dubbed the Taj on the Swan, may finally be torn down after the local council made a unanimous decision to seek a demolition licence.
West Perth-based gold explorer Mount Magnet South has announced plans to sell its Kirkalocka project in the Murchison region to Ozchina Enterprises for $1.7 million.
Perth-based minerals explorer Newera Resources will proceed with its proposed acquisition of Arena Exploration in order to own a substantial proportion of the Plomosas zinc project in Mexico, following the completion of due diligence.
The state government has opted not to change commodity royalties in this year’s budget at the expense of almost $180 million in previously booked revenue.
Perth-based financial services firm Kikka Capital has partnered with a US financial technology firm to launch an Australian-first online lending platform aimed at small to medium-sized businesses,
The University of Western Australia has appointed John Barrington as the chair of the Perth International Arts Festival, following the retirement of Margaret Seares who served in the role since 2012.
Engineering group UGL has been awarded a $120 million contract to provide plant services for the operational phase of Santos’s Curtis Island LNG facility in Queensland.
BC Iron has moved forward with its cost-cutting initiatives by awarding a $40 million contract to Viento Group to provide crushing and screening at its Warrigal hub, which forms part of the Nullagine joint venture.
Fortescue Metals Group has cited the finer points of the Australian Competition and Consumer Act to justify calls by its chairman Andrew Forrest for Australia's biggest iron ore miners to cap production in order to lift prices.
Gold have risen to a two-and-a-half-week high, lifting for the fifth straight session on growing expectations that a US interest rate increase could be pushed to September.
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Wall Street stocks have finished lower after positive economic data lifted speculation the US Federal Reserve could move more quickly to raise interest rates.
A quick-fire century from opener Marcus Harris has put Western Australia back in contention, opening up a 280-run lead over Victoria at stumps on day four of the Sheffield Shield final.
China-based Citic Group has posted a big slide in full-year profit to $HK39.8 billion ($6.5 billion) for 2014, on the back of a $2.2 billion impairment charge on its Sino Iron project in the Pilbara.
The state government has announced its intention to phase out its $500 million-plus annual electricity subsidy within the next four years, paving the way for deregulation allowing households to buy their electricity and gas from competing suppliers.
Rio Tinto and Alcoa of Australia have struck an agreement with the state government to terminate a bauxite mining joint venture on the Mitchell Plateau in WA's far north, paving the way for the area to be included in a new national park.
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Perth-based building company Doric will soon start work on Westbridge Property Group’s Tenth and Beaufort Apartments, having signed a construction deal understood to be worth around $26 million.
Fortescue Metals Group may have to sell a stake in its iron ore mines or rail infrastructure as it looks to pay down debt after abandoning a $US2.5 billion refinancing.
