Uranium company Berkeley Energia, chaired by Perth dealmaker Ian Middlemas, plans to spend $125 million developing a mine in Spain, with the expectation that demand for yellowcake will ramp up by 2018 when the mine opens.
The state government has flagged the possibility of a broad inquiry into the use of imported building materials after confirming today that roofing panels supplied by Chinese company Yuanda to Perth Children's Hospital contained asbestos.
Sandfire Resources has lodged a mining lease application for the development of its majority-owned Monty copper-gold project, located near its flagship DeGrussa mine.
Water Corporation will spend $232 million to double the capacity of its water recycling plant in Craigie, which is designed to boost Perth's drinking water supplies.
Moving state government departments out of Perth's central business district into regional and urban centres will have social benefits, according to Environment Minister Albert Jacob, as the government announced today the shift of 800 staff to a Primewest development in Joondalup.
Brazilian federal prosecutors say they have opened an investigation into alleged environmental crimes by Roberto Carvalho, chief executive of BHP Billiton co-owned company Samarco Minerao SA, over a deadly damburst last year.
Gold has risen one per cent, recovering from its lowest in nearly two weeks, as prospects for further economic stimulus helped to bolster investor appetite while the US dollar remain flat.
US stocks have ticked up, just enough for the S&P 500 and Dow industrials to set record highs, with investors expecting upbeat earnings to keep the rally going.
Turnbull holds AAA line on ‘solid' budget forecastsPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed fears that a sudden slump in government revenue would tri
The rejection by planning authorities of a 44-storey apartment proposal on Mill Point Road in South Perth is unlikely to be the last word in the battle over the contentious project.
Quality Builders has won the $4.7 million contract to upgrade the Karratha and Broome regional courthouses. The work includes the relocation of the Kununurra temporary courthouse complex.
A credit rating downgrade could cost more than $1 billion in extra interest bills, but higher taxes to balance the budget is not the solution, according to KPMG Economics.
Digital media company migme has been forced to extend its suspension on the ASX to complete a planned capital raising, which it said would be essential for the business to remain viable.
The Australian share market has closed moderately higher, and is up for the fifth straight session, as concerns over Brexit ease, but investors are cautious.
Chief executive salaries in WA are continuing to ratchet down, and companies are seeking more flexibility, a study of nearly 30 new appointments this year has found.
Gold miner Troy Resources has warned of a big hit to its production guidance for 2016 after facing a number of delays at its Karouni operation in Guyana.
A former Choice Industrial Training employee has been fined nearly $2,300 after being found guilty of falsely assessing candidates for high-risk work licences.
Premier Colin Barnett has cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new $217 million underground Perth Busport, with services to begin this weekend.
Cedar Woods Properties has won its second big job for South Australian government agency Renewal SA, having been appointed to redevelop 40 hectares of land at Port Adelaide.
Oil prices have surged five per cent, as investors' covering of short positions and a technical rebound helps lift the market from two-month lows, before dropping back.
Gold has seen its biggest one-day fall in three weeks as global equities rallied on easing political uncertainty in Britain and hopes for more economic stimulus, which in turn curbed demand for assets perceived as safe havens.
