The Australian share market is trading solidly higher at lunchtime, with upbeat overnight sentiment lifting the local markets to near 10-year highs and the S&P/ASX200 to twice breach the key 6,
The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart amid escalating tension in the Middle East and as oil prices lift three per cent to a two-year high.
Oil prices have risen more than 3 per cent, hitting the highest since early July 2015, as Saudi Arabia's crown prince cemented his power over the weekend with an anti-corruption crackdown, while the US rig count fell and markets continue to tighten.
Gold has risen more than one per cent, extending gains as geopolitical risks drove investors to safe-haven assets after the metal's third-straight weekly decline.
Australian Mines has raised $20 million through a strongly supported share placement, while denying any involvement in the leaking of details regarding the placement to the media.
A Cottesloe-based agribusiness is hoping to improve operational productivity by increasing its use of data across the life cycle of its livestock and in its supply chain management.
Former stockbroker Lewis Fellowes has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to three dishonesty charges, but has been spared prison time after entering into a $30,000, five-year good behaviour bond.
Curator and critic Eugenio Viola is bringing a fresh outlook and almost a decade of experience to his role as senior curator at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
West Perth-based Phoenix Academy is using this month's state government trade mission to China to officially open a joint venture college it has established in Shanghai.
The Australian share market has finished the session in negative territory, with declines in the big banks and the materials sector offsetting a day of strong gains for local oil stocks.
SPECIAL REPORT: A new wave of property developments is taking shape across Perth's CBD, with more than $200 million worth of student accommodation projects in the pipeline.
Shares in Aurora Labs closed nearly 20 per cent higher today after the company signed a binding term sheet with WorleyParsons to use its metal 3D printing technology across a range of industries.
Mining explosives and chemicals manufacturer Orica made the final investment for its ammonium nitrate plant in the Pilbara in September, with final state government approvals expected by the end of
Mining explosives and chemicals manufacturer Orica made the final investment for its ammonium nitrate plant in the Pilbara in September with the final State Government approvals expected by the end
Oil prices have risen, with US crude touching a two-year high, strengthening after US rig data suggested drilling in the United States would throttle back.
Gold has fallen to a one-week low as consensus-beating US economic data pushed the US dollar higher, outweighing the impact of a lacklustre jobs report.
Perth's first pop-up apartment installation at Forrest Chase has been extended for one more day, offering visitors the chance to win a free month's stay at the Oracle apartments on Stirling Street as part of a 12-month social experiment.
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The East Pilbara Arts Centre and the Gen Y Demonstration Housing Project have been recognised for their design excellence at the Australian Institute of Architects' National Architecture Awards held in Canberra last night.
