Hanssen has been fined $47,500, after a tilt-up panel fell from a Finbar Group development onto parked cars, with the construction work being supervised by someone without adequate qualifications.
Perth podiatrist turned entrepreneur Rachael Ferguson has turned her company around in just two years, with rebranding and partnering with the right distributor the keys to unlocking the full potential of her fast-growing footcare business.
MACA has secured a $26 million contract at the Fortescue Metals Group-operated Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, while NRW Holdings secured a contract in Queensland.
The owners of Northbridge's Picabar have signed a five-year lease agreement with the Perth Theatre Trust (PTT), Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman announced this morning, bringing to an end a year of uncertainty for the venue.
The state government has banned 11 contractors for up to five years each, as a result of the Corruption and Crime Commission's (CCC) investigation into the North Metropolitan Health Service.
IMF Bentham has struck an agreement to acquire Omni Bridgeway for up to €87.5 million ($A141 million), which will be a tie-up of two of the biggest players in the litigation funding industry.
Oil prices slumped more than 2.0 per cent overnight on worries that global crude demand could stay under pressure as a lack of details about the first phase of a US-China trade deal dimmed hopes for a quick resolution to the tariff fight.
Gold gained overnight as optimism over a potential US-China trade deal waned while palladium notched an all-time high driven by short supplies of the auto-catalyst metal.
Perth Airport is paving the way for Western Australia to have a tourism attraction of global significance, setting aside land to facilitate the development of the $510 million Australian Biome Project.
Perth-based Merchant Group is now the largest shareholder of medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings, after it acquired an 11.43 per cent stake worth around $11.6 million.
Northern Star Resources executive chairman Bill Beament will have his fixed annual remuneration nearly doubled for the 2020 financial year, with the potential to earn up to $7.2 million.
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ANALYSIS: Plans for oil exploration in the Canning Basin announced over the weekend may deliver good news for Western Australia, but some of the claims surrounding the latest drilling program are extravagant to say the least.
Covalent Lithium's Earl Grey lithium project has been recommend for approval by WA's Environmental Protection Authority provided its proponents minimise the impact on flora and fauna, including chuditch and malleefowl.
Kalium Lakes has awarded three gas infrastructure contracts valued at a combined $20 million, while Tianqi Lithium selected a contractor for $5 million worth of works.
Tim Mason will replace Charlie Bass as the chief executive of Eagle Mountain Mining in January, amid the copper-gold explorer's share price nearly halving in the space of just over a year.
Gold and copper hopeful Stavely Minerals has tapped investors for $19.6 million via a share placement, as it seeks to take advantage of its surging share price to advance its exploration projects.
Santos has struck a deal to pay up to $US1.44 billion ($A2.12 billion) for ConocoPhillips' interests in northern Australia, including its majority stake in the Darwin LNG plant and its interest in three major gas fields off the coast of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
The big banks have said they welcome the competition watchdog inquiry into mortgage pricing, with ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott admitting lenders have not properly explained why their rates do not keep pace with the tumbling cash rate.
Oil prices rose as high as $US60.65 a barrel on Friday after Iranian media said a state-owned oil tanker had been struck by missiles in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia but bearish oil demand forecasts soon pulled crude off session highs.
Gold fell over 1.0 per cent on Friday, en route to its biggest weekly decline since March, as easing concerns about the US-China trade conflict and Britain's exit from the European Union renewed appetite for riskier assets.
Silver Lake Resources was the best performer on the ASX 200 today, after it released strong September quarterly results and told investors it anticipates more good news for the financial year ahead.
Housing finance provider Australian Finance Group says lending for homes in the first quarter of the 2020 financial year in Western Australia has rebounded from record low levels to reach its highest figure since the end of the 2017 fiscal year.
