Westpac says the government's new bank levy will hit its second-half profit by $65 million and will be the equivalent of a 4.3 per cent cut to dividend over a full financial year.
Power prices to surgeWA Energy Minister Ben Wyatt has indicated household electricity prices could have to rise by up to 15 per cent within two years as part of moves t
Oil prices have risen, closing out a second week of gains on growing expectations that OPEC and other producing countries will agree next week to extend output cuts.
If the thought of a premium branded wine or a high-end snack makes your taste buds tingle, Graham Ferguson's psychophysical technology would be able to measure it.
A new Perth-based gold and copper exploration company has closed flat on its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a $4 million initial public offering.
South African mining giant Gold Fields has spent $64.3 million to increase its stake in Perth-based Gold Road Resources to 10 per cent, as the two companies jointly develop the Gruyere project.
The Australian market has opened slightly weaker despite a positive lead from US markets overnight, with modest gains among the miners failing to offset declines by big banks.
Wall Street has rebounded from its biggest sell-off in more than eight months with help from a move to loosen internet regulations and strong economic data.
Wyatt open to green fundEnergy Minister Ben Wyatt has set the scene for a potential stoush with private sector power providers after declaring he had an “open mind” abo
The Australian dollar has slipped back against the US dollar, which rebounded along with the major US share markets following appointment of a special counsel to head a key federal investigation in the US.
A wind chime made from old cutlery, marbles and fishing line was the first of many creations for Carly Lynch, a local artist featuring in the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts' 2017 Hatched: National Graduate Show.
An Auckland-based industrial services provider has won a contract with Woodside Petroleum to build a treatment plant in Karratha to process waste from the energy giant's oil and gas operations, for an undisclosed sum.
Indigenous group Pindari has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide cleaning, grounds maintenance and associated services at nine of Rio Tinto's mine sites in the Pilbara.
A new survey has shed some light on the impact that the mining downturn has had on households in Perth and Peel, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they don't expect their quality of life to improve anytime soon.
