Latest Headlines

US-listed geospatial technology giant Trimble has acquired Perth-based information-management firm Mining Information Systems.

Northern Star Resources has cleared the main hurdle to its acquisition of the Jundee gold mine while also announcing monthly production results that were better than its own targets.

Home loan approval numbers were flat in April, just shy of the 0.2 per cent rise the market had expected, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show.

Kresta Holdings’ major shareholder, China-based Aplus, has outlined plans to acquire the Malaga-based company just six months after buying a large interest in the group.

Perth-based company Cauldron Energy has secured $11 million in funding through share placement agreements with Chinese investors.

The share market has opened higher after positive leads from the United States.

The Australian dollar is higher, helped by encouraging signs for the Chinese economy.

US stocks have rallied, with the Dow and S&P 500 extending record winning streaks amid a fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity on Wall Street.

Oil prices have rallied sharply, with the US benchmark hitting a three-month high, after positive Chinese, Japanese and US economic data raised expectations for more energy demand.

The Australian share market is expected to open in positive territory on Tuesday in the absence of any significant data in the US.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has loaded 200 million tonnes of iron ore with its fleet of 53 autonomous trucks.

Are calls for change self-serving or do they highlight a collective opportunity?

Katana Asset Management wins top Aussie fund ranking as Euroz expands investment management business.

Amid an ongoing capital drought, exploration companies are reinventing themselves in order to survive.

India presents an array of opportunities for WA businesses, however achieving success in the country can be harder than first thought.

Vikas Rambal is pushing ahead with his multi-billion dollar fertiliser plant and pursuing a newfound appetite for property investment.

At the close of business last Friday, Nexus Energy received about 705 million proxy votes against Seven Group Holdings’ scheme to acquire the company.

LandCorp has placed a 4.55-hectare parcel of industrial land near Geraldton on the market, in an effort to meet rising demand from businesses seeking large plots of land near the Mid West city.

Sue Ash, Frank Cooper, Hendy Cowan and Ian Ritchie are among the Western Australians to have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours this year.

May was a stagnant month for the Deloitte WA index with the market capitalisation of Western Australia listed companies increasing by only 0.3 per cent to close the month at $153.6 billion.

Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski says tertiary education is now more accessible than ever before as he is honoured for his work in the sector.

A decade-long shortage of truck drivers in the Pilbara has exacerbated poaching within the industry and sparked calls for companies to invest in driver training.

Developers are getting on board with the City of Melville’s vision for a redeveloped Canning Bridge precinct, ahead of changes to the area’s planning scheme expected to be finalised later this year.

The effects of Western Australia’s mining slowdown has flowed on to the state’s car yards, with utility vehicles typically used on mine sites recording some of the heftiest falls in a declining new cars market.

Cash-strapped oil and gas company Nexus Energy has warned shareholders it will likely be forced into administration if a planned takeover by Seven Group Holdings fails to win approval.

The latest round of Western Australia’s Exploration Incentive Scheme will pump almost $5 million into the search for minerals and petroleum at a crucial time for the state’s resources industry.

The Australian share market has closed higher in the wake of the European Central Bank's economic stimulus measures and ahead of jobs figures to be released in the United States overnight.

The quarterly rebalance of the Australian stockmarket Indices has pushed Perth companies Regis Resources, Ausdrill and Silver Lake Resources out of their S&P/ASX indices.

In this week's edition of Business News Background, head of content Mark Pownall and news editor Mark Beyer discuss the week’s top news, including job cuts in iron ore, the $615m takeover offer for Papillon Resources, skills shortages, and Indian investment in Western Australia.

Sundance Resources has appointed Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil Africa to build the $US3.5 billion port and rail infrastructure for the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project.

New Energy Corporation’s plans to build two Western Australian waste-to-energy facilities have received a boost after the company secured up to $50 million in senior debt from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

Tax compliance costs hit all businesses, from small operators to big miners, and need to be addressed.