Perth residents want to live in apartments, and not just in the inner city, however, a leading industry lobby group believes the state government's planning regime is leaving them with little choice than to buy houses and land.
Water Minister Mia Davies announced the completion of one project and the start of two others to improve Water Corporation services at Perth's northern edge and in the Wheatbelt.
The Commonwealth Bank has become the second major lender to lift the interest rates it charges property investors following an intervention by the banking regulator.
Local minerals explorer IMX Resources has announced plans to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to a lack of demand for its shares in the Canadian market.
Community2Go is a smartphone app system designed for organisations, community groups, schools and clubs to send information easily to members through real-time push messages and a simple Q&A menu.
Gold has turned lower, dipping back below $US1,100 an ounce as a steeper-than-forecast drop in US jobless claims helped the US dollar recover from earlier lows, though prices remain under pressure after this week's plunge.
Architects have a saying about ‘less being more'. The mining industry has flipped that around with ‘more being less', as shown in this week's production reports and share prices of Fortescue Metals and BHP Billiton.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining is expected to post its best earnings figures in years after lifting its profit margins thanks to lower production costs and a weaker Australian dollar.
Fleetwood Corporation shares jumped today after the company sold the Osprey key worker village in Port Hedland to the government for $62.2 million, which will be used to reduce its net debt to zero.
Fortescue Metals Group's cost cutting is delivering benefits to the iron ore miner, amid wild movements in the price of Australia's key export commodity.
Shares of Apple tumbled 4.3 per cent and Microsoft fell 3.7 per cent as disappointing earnings from the two technology titans weighed on the broader market.
Gold fell more than one per cent to a five year low as a bounce in the US dollar fueled downside momentum, with investors continuing to pull away from the metal after its dramatic slide earlier this week.