Oil prices rose about one per cent at the end of last week, supported by rising tensions between the United States and Iran, even as concerns that slowing economic growth could dent global oil demand cast a cloud.
Gold dipped more than one per cent at the end of last week as the US dollar firmed and investors took profits after prices briefly surpassed $US1,450 to hit a six-year peak on dovish signals from the US Federal Reserve and is still on course for a second week of gains.
Western Australia’s housing sector has been rated as the least healthy in the nation, however, the Housing Industry Association's twice-yearly Housing Scorecard is starting to indicate the market may be turning.
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The gold price touched an all-time high today in Australian dollar terms, sending the shares of many of the country’s gold miners surging, led by Resolute Mining and Northern Star Resources.
Undaunted by the level of digital disruption in the sector, short-stay accommodation provider Private Properties is embracing the challenges thrown down by global technology giants such as Airbnb.
For Kerryn Ashford-Hatherly and Michael Tunnecliffe, principal psychologists at West Perth-based Ashcliffe Psychology, treating addiction is about restoring order to chaotic lives.
YourChange is an online platform that generates cashback funds from people’s online shopping and directs the money to the shopper’s chosen community group, club, school, charity etc.
National Australia Bank has tasked former Commonwealth Bank of Australia retail boss Ross McEwan with rebuilding the bank's battered reputation as its new chief executive and managing director.
Oil fell about 2.5 per cent a barrel overnight, weighed down by weakness in US equities markets and an expectation that crude output would rise in the Gulf of Mexico following last week's hurricane in the region.
Gold prices held steady overnight, holding close to a two-week high, as the US dollar eased on rising expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
The Australian share market has fallen for the fourth time in five days, with losses from construction giant CIMIC Group and mining titan BHP dragging the market.
The state government will spend $10 million to push the development of a renewable hydrogen industry for exporting, remote power, fuel cell vehicles and use in gas networks.
Subdued retail conditions in WA have resulted in more than $2.5 billion of shopping centre expansions to be deferred or have no timetable for development.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Western Australia has bucked the national trend and fallen 0.5 percentage points to 5.8 per cent on the back of a 13,800 increase in the total number of people holding a job.
Urban regeneration specialist Activate Perth is gaining traction in Perth’s CBD, filling five vacant spaces in recent weeks under its innovative rent-free, rolling lease model.
Lendlease has chalked up the biggest urban construction deal in its history, after it signed a $20 billion deal with Google to develop 15 million square feet of residential, retail, hospitality and community space in the US.
Woodside Petroleum has reported a 32 per cent drop in second-quarter revenue, the first decline in six quarters, as it was hit by an extension of planned maintenance at its Pluto liquefied natural gas facility and weaker prices.
South32 expects to reach nameplate capacity at its Worsley alumina operation this financial year, and revealed its coking coal production rose sharply from the year prior.
SPECIAL REPORT: Developers are leaving market uncertainty in the past and focusing on design and amenity to guide the next wave of Perth apartment projects.
