The Australian share market is flat at the start of trade with the mining sector down and no overnight lead from the US, where markets were closed for the July 4 holiday.
Oil prices fell in thin trade overnight, weighed down by data showing a smaller-than-expected draw on US crude stockpiles and worries about the global economy.
Gold prices eased overnight as investors locked in profits before this week's US non-farm payrolls data and as a rally in stock markets briefly halted the metal's recent strong run.
Shareholders have welcomed Matrix Composites & Engineering’s market update, as the company said it expects the half-year to June 30 to be its best six months since 2016.
Ads on Wheels pays everyday drivers to advertise on their back window, giving businesses a unique way to target geographical locations and have their message multiplied and moving through the streets of Perth in the form of a mobile billboard on wheels.
A Committee for Perth report compiled by Ipsos made waves last month when it found nearly a quarter of residents would describe the Western Australian capital to visitors as ‘average’, ‘boring’, ‘dull’ and ‘parochial’.
Three Aboriginal businesses based in Western Australia, including IPS Management Consultants, have been awarded contracts totalling $1.5 million to help other Aboriginal organisations build capability and win additional commercial work.
Prominent real estate agent and City of Joondalup Deputy Mayor Russell Poliwka has been ordered to pay $2 million to Perth investor Sherif Girgis after a Supreme Court judgement this week.
Shares in Pura Vida Energy surged more than 80 per cent higher today, to 3.1 cents, after it secured a binding farm-in agreement with UK-based Gemini Resources to earn a 35 per cent interest in two onshore oil and gas projects in Poland.
Construction costs for many lithium refining projects have been revised up in the past year as proponents rethink the scale and scope of their developments, with Tianqi Lithium’s Kwinana project the latest to run higher than forecast.
The consumer watchdog is taking Samsung to court for telling consumers that many of the four million Galaxy phones sold in Australia were water resistant, while knowing they were not.
Western Australia’s building downturn and increased take-up of smaller dwellings is providing impetus for the adoption of alternative construction techniques, with builders seeking to pass cost and time savings on to homebuyers as they battle to maintain market share.
International medical services company B.Braun has secured a $44.2 million state government contract for the supply of volumetric infusion pumps and administration sets to Western Australian public healthcare units.
Leaders from business, government and education sectors gathered in Perth last month to launch Schools Cyber Security Challenges, a national program designed to improve the digital literacy of students across the country.
Australian workers could receive an extra $1,000 when they lodge their tax returns from next week, after the federal government secured crossbench support for its flagship tax cut package.
Oil prices edged higher overnight ahead of a US holiday, after falling steeply a day earlier as worries about a slowing global economy outweighed a decision by OPEC and allies to extend crude output cuts.
Gold steadied overnight, paring earlier gains as a rally in equities reduced the attraction of the non-yielding metal while global growth concerns and prospects for dovish monetary policy kept bullion supported.
Perth has notched another success amid international efforts to improve the health of the world's oceans, with Martin Exel chosen to lead a global movement supporting sustainable fisheries.
The state’s land developers are rolling out stock at a much higher capacity than needed, with the excess product hitting the market resulting in median land prices falling to around $5,000 under fair value.
