Business News

The Minerals Council of Australia has announced former Co-Operative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies chief executive Tania Constable as its new leader, more than six months after Brendan Pearson left the role.

Local fintech company DigitalX has announced it will open a cryptocurrency-focused investment fund and launch two digital currency websites with Perth-based media company Multiplier.

The Independent Living Centre WA has appointed Steve Glew chief executive.

Lucapa Diamond Company is planning to launch a follow-up exploration program at its Brooking diamond discovery in Western Australia’s Kimberley region after completing a $16.5 million capital raising.

Local engineering company Lycopodium has been awarded a contract for design work at Nzuri Copper’s Kalongwe operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The US arm of Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has secured a $US10.2 million ($13 million) for engineering and design work with the US defence department.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were up 5.3 per cent on the prior year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

Robert McEniry, non-executive chair of Automotive Holdings Group (AHG), has resigned from all public company directorships in order to spend more time with his family since the diagnosis of a serious