Swick Mining Services has announced the first commercial agreement for use of its Orexplore mineral scanning technology, which has been developed over the past seven years.
Independence Group has agreed to pay $21 million in cash and shares to prospector Mark Creasy to acquire a 70 per cent stake in a series of tenements in the Fraser Range near its Nova nickel mine.
Accounting firm RSM and Bunbury-based consultancy IPS have won the lion's share of work under a new round of state government contracts to deliver the Business Local support program across regional Western Australia.
The Reserve Bank has left Australia's official interest rate at its record low level of 1.5 per cent for the 23rd month in a row, with weak household spending remaining an area of concern for the economy.
Nine months after GDI Property Group settled its acquisition of A-grade commercial tower Westralia Square the building's valuation has increased by $38.75 million, an encouraging sign for the Perth office market.
Majority Aboriginal-owned business Wilco Electrical recently secured distributorship across the state for cutting-edge US technology that draws water from air.
Oil futures have fallen as supplies from Saudi Arabia and Russia rose while economic growth stumbled in Asia amid escalating trade disputes with the United States.
Wall Street has ended higher after a choppy session, with gains in Apple and other technology stocks offsetting worries about an escalating trade war between Washington and its trading partners.
Gold has slipped more than one per cent to its lowest in 6-1/2 months ahead of a US holiday, and platinum headed to its lowest in nearly 10 years as the greenback strengthened and an ongoing US-European Union trade spat pressured precious metals.
Australian shares have lost ground on the first day of the new financial year as weakness in Asian markets, courtesy of weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data, flowed into local sentiment.
The announcement of a new team tournament set to kick off in 2020 in Australia has called into question the future of Perth's international tennis event, the Hopman Cup.
A former insurance broker has admitted funnelling almost $200,000 owed to 35 clients for policy cancellations and adjustments into his own bank accounts.
Automotive cooperative Capricorn Society has increased its stake in Fremantle-based environmental technology company Pearl Global (formerly Citation Resources) to 6.1 per cent after investing $1.8 million.
The Takeovers Panel has dismissed an application from Fortescue Metals Group questioning the veracity of Hancock Prospecting's $390 million bid for Atlas Iron.
Automotive Holdings Group has confirmed the proposed $400 million sale of its refrigerated logistics business has fallen through after Chinese conglomerate HNA Group called off the deal due to liquidity issues and approval delays.
Oil prices have dipped amid escalating trade disputes between the United States and other major economies, although crude markets remained tight due to supply disruptions, high demand, and the looming US sanctions against Iran.
Design firms HASSELL, Cox Architecture and HKS have received plaudits for their work on Perth's Optus Stadium at the 2018 WA Architecture Awards, with the sports and entertainment precinct winning the top accolade and prizes in four other categories.
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Rio Tinto has commenced a $50 million replacement of the iron ore stackers at its Paraburdoo mine, with local engineers and contractors set to benefit from the project.
Labor leader Bill Shorten has backed down from his ‘captain's call' to roll back company tax cuts for businesses with turnovers between $10 million and $50 million a year, after a leadership meeting today.
