The Fremantle Dockers women's team will play the first football game of any code at Perth Stadium next year in what is tipped to be the biggest standalone women's sport event held in Australia.
The new owner of 335 Wellington Street, home to the Wellington Surplus Stores for 75 years, has lodged an application with the City of Perth to build a $70 million student accommodation building.
The Australian share market has closed higher as investors rotate from the mining sector into the big banks as expectations of interest rate hikes strengthen.
Six local resources companies have announced capital raisings of around $26 million for projects including in lithium and rare earths, with one of the businesses, Okapi Resources, planning to join the ASX bourse.
Shares in TPG Telecom have soared after the fourth-ranked internet player beat its earnings forecast and delivered a 9 per cent lift in full-year profit.
Shares in Australia's biggest cattle exporter, Wellard, have surged after the company agreed terms for its long-awaited first shipment of beef cattle to China.
Nation losing innovation raceAustralia is falling behind Singapore, Israel, South Korea, China and other trade competitors in the race to lead the fourth industrial rev
Global crude oil prices have slipped slightly but have stayed close to multi-month highs as traders brace for a potential stockpile build, expected later this week.
Gold has fallen one per cent, touching a two-and-a-half-week low, as the US dollar strengthened and US Treasury yields rose ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting, while a world stock market index surged to a record and Wall Street also hit new highs.
Perth companies Mineral Resources and Galaxy Resources have waded into an extraordinary dispute over their respective corporate governance standards, triggered by the role played by Chinese businesswoman Xi Xi.
The Australian share market has closed higher as investors rotate from the mining sector into the big banks as expectations of interest rate hikes strengthen.
Gascoyne Resources has mandated two of Australia's largest banks to arrange a $60 million debt facility for the development of its Dalgaranga gold project in the Murchison region.
Shares in three local energy companies have surged today after hitting hydrocarbons while drilling the Xanadu-1 offshore prospect in the Perth Basin, with Triangle Energy leading the charge, up nearly 60 per cent.
Mineral sands miner MZI Resources will spend $5 million to significantly upgrade the output capacity of its Keysbrook operation near Serpentine, which has been underperforming since it came online in 2015.
Ramelius Resources is set to become a 200,000 ounces per annum gold producer after acquiring Evolution Mining's Edna May operation near Merredin for up to $90 million in cash and shares.
Bruce Gordon has failed in his attempt to derail CBS's takeover of Ten Network after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the embattled broadcaster's administrator gave creditors sufficient information about his rival bid.
Payroll tax dodgeThe State Government is considering tightening payroll tax exemptions amid concerns training organisations are promoting tax minimisation by signing up
Brent oil prices have held near five-month highs and were on track for the biggest weekly gain since late July, on forecasts for rising demand and the gradual restart of US oil refineries.
Gold prices have fallen after a European Central Bank (ECB) official calls for scaling back the bank's stimulus program, although losses were capped when weaker-than-expected US economic data raised questions about further interest rate hikes.
Howard Park Wines recently flaunted its fizz at the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships held in London, with its Jeté label winning the award for ‘best Australian sparkling wine'.
