Gold fell 2.0 per cent overnight, en route to its biggest one-day dip in over a month, as expectations the United States may drop tariffs on Chinese imports assuaged some fears of a global recession.
Three Western Australian companies led by experienced mining executives are hoping to defy the slump in new stock market listings by launching initial public offerings over the past week.
Building surveying company Resolve Group and its two directors have been fined a total $35,000 for negligence after signing off on three buildings that failed to meet fire safety requirements.
Australia's resources industry is expected to be one of the biggest winners from a massive Asia-Pacific free-trade pact that covers half the world's population.
Contractors Georgiou Group, Ertech and Piacentini & Son have delivered a mixed bag of profit results in the 2018-19 financial year, with Ertech and Piacentini recording large improvements and Georgiou performing below expectations.
The incidence of worker fatalities across Australia has continued its trend decline over the past decade, with the number of deaths attributed to workplace incidents falling to 13 in WA and 144 nationally.
GR Engineering Services has signed a $24.5 million contract with Saracen Mineral Holdings to upgrade the processing plant at the Carosue Dam gold mine in Western Australia.
Subiaco-based Pointerra has announced commitments to raise $2.5 million through a share placement, primarily to fund the recruitment of further employees and technical resources.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate at a record low 0.75 per cent, while keeping the door open for future cuts if the low cost of borrowing and tax cuts fail to stimulate the economy.
Shopping centre owner-developer Con Berbatis has unveiled a $100 million-plus plan to redevelop Kardinya Park Shopping Centre, with preliminary designs calling for apartments, a cinema and a comprehensive suite of food and beverage and recreational facilities.
Oil prices rose overnight, buoyed by an improved outlook for crude demand as better than expected US jobs growth added to market hopes a preliminary US-China trade deal would be reached this month.
Gold edged lower overnight as investors leaned towards riskier assets, driven by optimism on US-China trade talks and fading fears of a global economic slowdown.
A $1 billion fund to subsidise grid reliability and an expert panel to review Australia's emissions abatement program are signs the federal government might be rethinking its approach to climate policy.
A trailblazer in the field of Alzheimer's research will investigate preventative treatment for the disease on the back of $3.1 million in funding from the federal government.
The Australian share market has closed higher for the ninth time in eleven days, with a big day for the mining sector outweighing a slide in major bank stocks.
A new book profiling eight successful business people, including Murray McHenry, Rick Hart, Lew Beale and Kylie Radford, discusses what makes a great entrepreneur.
An arbitration process has declared tier three rail lines in Western Australia's Wheatbelt are not economically viable, nearly a decade after industry groups and the state government agreed to shut the lines down.
Perth-based IT consulting firm Velrada has established a technology incubator that will invest $10 million over three years to commercialise new products and software solutions.
Independence Group is planning to take advantage of nickel miner Panoramic Resources' operational issues and boardroom changes by launching a hostile scrip takeover bid.
The Australian share market has moved higher despite a slide in major bank stocks, instead following the positive lead from Wall Street at the end of last week.
Oil prices rose nearly 4.0 per cent on Friday on signs of progress in US-China trade talks and stronger-than-expected economic data in both countries, including US employment and Chinese manufacturing activity numbers.
