Westfield shopping centres operator Scentre Group and property company Stockland have both reported write downs on the values of their assets, pointing to the impacts of COVID-19.
Rio Tinto has posted a 3 per cent drop in iron ore shipments in 2019 as the Anglo-Australian miner's operations faced disruptions due to cyclone and a fire at a port facility.
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is confident his government will be able to keep its election promise of surpluses over the next four years, despite marked downgrades to the outlook in his last budget update.
Australia's GDP showed only a slight expansion in the last three months, while WA's state final demand fell by 0.2 per cent for the quarter - the second weakest performing state.
Woodside Petroleum has laid out plans to triple its gas and oil reserve base which will come from more than $US36 billion worth of projects in Australia, Senegal and Myanmar over the next seven years.
Covalent Lithium's Earl Grey lithium project has been recommend for approval by WA's Environmental Protection Authority provided its proponents minimise the impact on flora and fauna, including chuditch and malleefowl.
Orora shareholders are in line to pocket $1.2 billion after the company decided to offload its cardboard packaging unit to Japan's Nippon Paper for $1.7 billion.
The competition watchdog says it has no reason to block Elders' proposed $187 million cash-and-scrip takeover of wholesale buyer Australian Independent Rural Retailers, which has 12 member stores in Western Australia.
The ACCC is examining whether a proposed takeover of Ruralco Holdings by a Canadian fertiliser giant could reduce wholesale competition and lead to discrimination against some independent retail stores.
Scott Morrison says he has high expectations for his new ministry, with Western Australians Christian Porter, Linda Reynolds and Ken Wyatt among those to be promoted.
Virgin Australia expects to report a full-year underlying earnings loss of at least $35.6 million and has warned that weaker domestic demand could push that out further.
TPG Telecom shares have crashed along with those of Vodafone's local joint venture partner after the competition watchdog blocked the communications giants' $15 billion merger.
Takeover target Lynas Corporation has reported a 32.5 per cent rise in production of rare earths oxides during the quarter, as it fends off a takeover offer from retails-to-chemicals conglomerate Wesfarmers.