Perth academics Tanya Dalziell and Paul Genoni have sold the film rights to their book Half the Perfect World, a biographical account of the time Australian literary couple George Johnston and Charmian Clift spent on the Greek island of Hydra.
Plans for a zip line at Matagarup Bridge and a rooftop climb at Optus Stadium are advancing, after the state government shortlisted three potential operators.
AIC Resources has struck a deal to spend up to $10 million in cash for a majority stake in Rumble Resources’ Lamil gold-copper project in the Paterson Province.
Global fashion retailer H&M is opening its second north-of-the-river store, taking a key tenancy at the revamped Karrinyup Shopping Centre, which is undergoing an $800 million refurbishment.
Northern Minerals is set to raise $30 million via a private share placement as it seeks to advance its Browns Range rare earths project in the east Kimberley.
Australia's top bureaucrat has cleared former ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne of any potential misconduct over jobs they have accepted since retiring from federal politics.
The Western Australian government has suspended its tourism campaign featuring MasterChef's George Calombaris after he was fined for underpaying restaurant workers by almost $8 million.
Mineral Resources and Brockman Mining have deferred the agreement for key infrastructure works at their $300 million Marillana iron ore project by up to a year, as MinRes seeks more time to satisfy preconditions.
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.
