Perth creative agency Rare has joined forces with one of the sector's newest data and technology players, Omnicom Media Group's Hearts & Science brand, to launch a media firm in Western Austral
Malaga-based Frontline Fire & Rescue Equipment has been awarded two contracts, valued at $75 million and $50 million, from the state government to manufacture modern firefighting vehicles.
Australia, China and the US can cooperate in the South Pacific on big data and in artificial intelligence, according to a visiting senior Chinese policy adviser, while encouraging Western Australia to get involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Pioneer Credit has named US investment group Carlyle as preferred bidder to acquire the business, at a price of $1.82 per share, a large discount to the company's latest closing price of $2.46 per share.
Panoramic Resources has formally rejected the takeover bid from Independence Group and confirmed it is seeking to raise $31 million to fund its operations, including the underperforming Savannah nickel mine.
Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman has announced the formation of a cultural precinct taskforce, ahead of WA Museum's reopening in late 2020.
Moves by the Reserve Bank to buy private assets or government bonds, known as quantitative easing, are unlikely in the near future, according to governor Philip Lowe.
Caltex Australia is planning a $500 million capital raising and the sale of an initial 25 petrol stations for $136 million as it contends with an unsolicited approach from its Canadian suitor.
Oil prices surged 4.0 per cent overnight on expectations that OPEC and allied producers would extend production curbs and as US government data showed a large drop in domestic crude stockpiles.
Gold shrugged off earlier gains to fall overnight as a report suggesting progress on the US-China trade negotiations rekindled risk appetite while palladium notched up a fresh peak.
A business consultant who worked extensively in Perth has been jailed for nearly two years after she faked her credentials to secure a job as chief information officer for the South Australian government.
The Australian share market has fallen sharply for the second day in a row, after Donald Trump remarked that a trade deal with China might have to wait until late 2020.
Legacy Iron Ore has received commitments to raise $11.74 million through a four-for-one rights issue, primarily to accelerate production at the Mt Celia gold project in Western Australia.
The state government has announced a 10-year homeless strategy, with $72 million to fund the construction of two facilities in Perth to house people experiencing chronic homelessness.
Five Western Australian women have been appointed to senior board positions, including Marion Fulker joining the Infrastructure Australia board and Samantha Tough chairing Horizon Power.
Australia needs to consider its trading relationship with China in light of alleged human rights violations against tens of thousands of the Uyghur ethnic minority, community representative Rushan Abbas said at a media briefing organised by the US consulate.
Following on from the first ever Prop-Tech Summit held in Perth in early November 2019, this month's edition of the Office Hours podcast explores WA's emerging prop-tech sector.
Bio-therapeutic company Orthocell has received commitments to raise $13 million from a share placement and up to a further $5 million from a share purchase plan, primarily to accelerate the commercialisation of its CelGro flagship product.
Rio Tinto has approved a $US1.5 billion investment to continue production at its Kennecott copper mine in the US, while also announcing it will limit operations at one of its minerals projects in South Africa, following an attack on two of its employees.
Robotic fish supported by machine learning are being developed to help rid WA waterways of invasive species, a project which illustrates the impact of the Forrest Fellowship program.
At least $1.6 billion of equity has been raised by WA-linked critical minerals hopefuls in the past five years, but achieving consistent returns is another battle.
Landlords and office tenants are continuing to set new standards for office accommodation, with an interior design-driven focus on amenity, comfort and flexible working arrangements increasingly becoming the norm across the city.
Australia's GDP showed only a slight expansion in the last three months, while WA's state final demand fell by 0.2 per cent for the quarter - the second weakest performing state.
Western Australian company Dutjahn Sandalwood Oils has won the small business award at this year's Australian Exporter of the Year event, held at Parliament House in Canberra last night.
