Spot gold has fallen about two per cent, one of its deepest declines of the past year, as the US dollar strengthened following hawkish comments by Federal Reserve officials on the path of US interest rates.
Premier Colin Barnett clings to hope the Woodside Petroleum-led Browse liquefied natural gas joint venture will be revived, but says he's not surprised it has been shelved.
Clive Palmer has lost a multi-million dollar court case over the alleged non-payment of royalties to his Mineralogy company, hindering plans for upgrades at his ailing Townsville nickel refinery.
Airports are raking in millions of dollars in profit from slugging motorists hefty carpark fees, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.
The Supreme Court has appointed a receiver to take charge of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in the lead-up to a general meeting set for next month to settle a long-running dispute with a breakaway organisation backed by Fortescue Metals Group.
Fierce competition among prospective buyers for a Bunnings Warehouse property in Joondalup has again illustrated the attractiveness of retail assets for property investors.
Sydney company Brickworks is planning to introduce a revolutionary new technology to Western Australia it believes will cut the cost of manufacturing bricks by 30 per cent.
The state government's asset sales campaign has hit a major snag today, with state Nationals leader Terry Redman announcing the party would not support the sale of Fremantle Ports, which had been forecast to raise $2 billion.
Alwyn Vorster has joined the board of graphite hopeful Mozambi Resources but will continue in his role as chief executive of API Management, which owns the West Pilbara iron ore project.
SPECIAL REPORT: Unprecedented levels of private and public spending have WA on the cusp of becoming a tourism hotspot, but the state's reputation as Australia's quarry remains as a challenge.
Local contractor MACA has won a $4.8 million contract to upgrade an intersection in Ascot which will pave the way for planned street closures as the $2 billion Forrestfield-Airport Rail Link gets underway.
Programmed Maintenance Services will provide infrastructure maintenance services to seven state government agencies under a contract potentially worth up to $1.5 billion.
The Australian market is trading lower after a lacklustre lead from Wall Street after suicide bomb attacks in Brussels prompted a drop in key US travel stocks.
Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has put on hold its multi-billion dollar Browse liquefied natural gas project in view of the challenging market environment.
Gold has risen as investors seek assets seen as havens from risk after deadly bomb attacks hit Brussels airport and a rush-hour Metro train in the Belgian capital.
Perth's importance as a national business centre may have faded during recent months, but it's a different matter in the inner suburb of West Perth, where several small mining companies have sprung back to life.
The amount of money spent by businesses in Western Australia on research and development fell by 34 per cent in the five years to 2013-14, a new study has revealed.
Rob Bransby has announced he will no longer leave his post as managing director of the state's largest health insurer to become chief executive of Perth Racing.
State-owned Gold Corporation has revealed a $24.9 million pre-tax profit for the first half of the 2016 financial year on the back of higher volumes and cost rationalisation.
Perth experienced a slight improvement in the Residential Property Price Index during the December quarter, but still suffered a 2.9 per cent fall for 2015 overall, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today.
