Land developer Peet says it doesn't expect conditions to improve in Western Australia in 2017, as it continues to push its long-running strategy to focus its operations outside of its home state.
Shares in Atlas Iron fell 9.3 per cent today despite the company returning to after-tax profit in the six months to December on the back of higher volumes and a lift in the iron ore price.
Scientists at Edith Cowan University's Electron Science Research Institute have received a $1.6 million federal grant to enable further development of a new type of solar glass that offers significant potential for agriculture.
The share market has lost ground on another busy day of company earnings reports, as a fall in commodity prices weighed on the big miners, and Rio Tinto traded without its latest dividend.
Business representatives have welcomed a move to ease Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers, saying it would be particularly beneficial for reducing unemployment in Western Australia.
WA Labor has promised the state's sixth-largest town, Albany, would become fully powered by renewable energy – if elected – under a $19.5 million funding commitment with Carnegie Clean Energy.
A growing market for government consulting, and the rising impact of regulation on business, have prompted mid-tier accounting firm BDO to recruit a former local chief of Australia's corporate watchdog, Jane Gouvernet.
The corporate regulator has asked the Federal Court to appoint representatives of KPMG as liquidators of several subsidiaries of Pilbara-based property developer Macro Group.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns over South32's proposed $US200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy Corporation's Metropolitan Colliery in NSW, on the grounds that it may lessen competition in the region.
Qantas boss Alan Joyce has defended the airline's financial performance, saying it is outperforming its peers across Asia amid fierce competition on international routes due to lower oil prices.
Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour has made passionate defence of his time in charge of the postal service and says his decision to quit was not sparked by recent criticism of his $5.6 million pay packet.
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has slid to a full-year loss of $224 million on the back of hefty write-downs related to a restructuring of the company's business amid the downturn.
Oil prices have fallen 1.5 per cent on expectations of another surge in US inventories, retreating from multi-week highs hit in the previous session after OPEC signalled optimism over its deal with other producers to curb output.
Gold has turned higher as the dollar has shifted lower on Wednesday, after minutes from the last US Federal Reserve meeting showed uncertainty among policymakers about the new Trump administration's economic program.
More than 50 home building companies put themselves forward to take on the work in progress of collapsed builder Builton, with JWH Group emerging as the administrators' top choice.
Elders has announced plans to expand its real estate presence in the South West through the acquisition of Bunbury-based Southern Districts Estate Agency for an undisclosed sum.
ANALYSIS: Why has WA Labor dumped its proposed 50 per cent renewable energy target for the state by 2030, at the same time as the party's federal leader, Bill Shorten, is promoting the figure as a national goal?
The federal government will oversee the importation of marijuana into the country from overseas until domestic supply ramps up, giving patients easier and quicker access in the interim.
With the Perth International Arts Festival under way, Business News caught up with Alex Desebrock to discuss life as a local artist and her latest creation.
The WA Liberals are talking up their proposed privatisation of Western Power, announcing details of plans to build a new live export loading berth at Kwinana in Perth's south using funds from the partial sale.
Gold miner Doray Minerals says it expects to report a $40 million-$45 million impairment charge against its Andy Well and Deflector gold mines, with the former operation also expected to deliver an operational loss for the financial year.
Dacian Gold has reignited plans to undertake a large equity raising, announcing today a $110 million placement and entitlement offer to fund development of its Mt Morgans gold project near Laverton.
