Tim Treadgold

Colin Barnett will surely take a consultative approach when it comes to a review of state mining royalties.

Low interest rates and banks’ enthusiasm to lend money are two factors driving the heating housing market.

Exotic and minor metals are never a natural fit for small mining companies, a fact discovered by shareholders in struggling lithium producer Galaxy Resources, and a threat that hovers over the heads o

Western Australia's biggest home-grown company, Wesfarmers, is poised to deliver stellar returns to shareholders, or slump alarmingly.

Gina Rinehart’s flagship $10 billion Roy Hill project should become an iron ore mine, but it might not turn out to be the goldmine she’s hoping for.

Unless some of the smartest people in the financial world are misreading their tea leaves, Australia’s new prime minister, Tony Abbott, has done more than win an election – he’s won the keys to a new era of solid economic growth.

The $10 billion tragedy of Western Australia’s failed magnetite iron ore processing experiment risks becoming something worse next year, as the price is pushed down by a flood of iron ore supply and a

Australia's two biggest exports, iron ore and gas, are facing renewed price pressure, a situation which is starting to be reflected in the exchange rate and which could precede a big fall in the Austr

It’s not easy being an optimist these days, which is why an outbreak of confidence about Australia at investment bank Morgan Stanley is worth analysing – it just could change your plans for the future