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Global demand for resources will soar by up to 75 per cent over the next 15 years, but Australia is facing fiercer competition from rival nations, the head of BHP Billiton says.

Perth-based Mineral Engineering Technical Services has acquired A.A. Wilkie Consulting Engineers for an undisclosed sum.

On the eve of the state budget, Premier Colin Barnett has foreshadowed program cuts and "revenue measures" as the once-boom state struggles with lower income.

Labour costs are putting pressure on builders as they try to keep up with demand for new homes.

The coalition's plan to cut company tax will boost jobs, opposition leader Tony Abbott says.

The High Court has upheld Labor's controversial Minerals Resource Rent Tax, rejecting a challenge launched by miner Fortescue Metals Group.

Not all local stockbrokers have been hit by falling commodity prices and the downturn in the mining sector.

The Australian stock market has opened lower, following falls on Wall Street overnight.

The gold price is expected to improve over the long term thanks to strong demand in China and India, the World Gold Council says.

The Australian dollar has held onto its gains after the Reserve Bank of Australia gave no indication there would be a third interest rate cut this year.

The Reserve Bank and currency markets are helping business, but what about Canberra?

US stocks ended lower on Tuesday as more data and comments from Federal Reserve officials pointed to the likely pullback in Fed stimulus in the coming months.

Business News for Western Australia. Tuesday August 6. Jessica Taylor reports. RBA cuts cash rate to record low. Perth house prices fastest rising in Australia. Downer EDI records profit increase and more

NRW Holdings has been given the green light by Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill Holdings to commence the full work program under a $67 million contract first announced in April.

The fun started early at the annual Diggers & Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie yesterday with delegates bravely predicting a higher gold price, to which the market responded by driving the gold pric

The Australian dollar is higher despite the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting the cash rate to a an all-time low.

An interest rate cut has failed to lift the Australian share market into positive territory.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has claimed a major milestone in its efforts to spark indigenous development, announcing a series of new contracts that double its deals with Aboriginal busi

Perth-based telecommunications carrier Intelligent IP Communications has been acquired by Sydney-based BigAir Group for a cash and share package worth up to $20 million.

Finders Resources has secured $14 million to put towards upgrading and restarting its copper processing plant on Indonesia's Wetar Island, as well as completing a feasibility study for the Wetar co

Pilbara-focused gold miner Millennium Minerals has reported good news in a gloomy industry with a maiden profit of just over $34 million for the first half of calendar 2013.

The $1 billion Gateway WA roads project is set to proceed to major delivery, with finalisation of the project price, scope of works and construction methodology.

The world's third largest gold producer AngloGold Ashanti will bring its Tropicana mine into production ahead of schedule despite pushing ahead with an overall plan to cut costs by $US500 million.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has moved as expected, cutting the official cash rate to a new record-low 2.5 per cent.

Weak international trade figures and job ads data shows Australian economic transition away from a mining investment boom is not going as smoothly as it could.

Labor has reassured people waiting on the national broadband network (NBN) that changes to construction contractors will not affect the rollout.

Perth house prices have been confirmed as the fastest rising in Australia despite the widespread slowdown across the state's resources sector, according to official figures released by the Australi

The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut.

Engineering company Downer EDI has recorded an 80 per cent increase in net profit but warns the next 12 months will be challenging.

If a political leader in election mode was looking for a sensible road project to fund, they could offer to improve the key industrial exit roads heading north out of Perth.

Labor and the coalition are at odds over what an expected interest rate cut means for the economy as the election campaign enters its second day.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher after the release of some encouraging services sector data from the US and the UK.