West Perth-based gold and uranium explorer Predictive Discovery said employees at its joint venture with Progress Minerals in the West African country of Burkina Faso were safe, after a geologist working for its Canadian partner was kidnapped from the project site and killed.
Mining giant Rio Tinto expects to produce more iron ore this year, after it shipped 338.2 million tonnes of iron ore from its Pilbara operations in 2018, in line with full-year guidance.
The Australian share market is higher at lunchtime, led by the big miners, the big banks, and the tech sector after an 11 per cent surge in Afterpay shares.
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has kicked off his election campaign with a searing attack on big business and the wealthy, in a populist tirade that named and shamed one of Australia's most iconic companies, miner BHP.
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street made solid gains on reports that the US government might end some tariffs on Chinese imports.
Palladium has surpassed the $US1,400 mark for the first time, as demand for the auto-catalyst metal overtook its availability in the market, while gold edged lower as the US dollar gained on better-than-expected US weekly jobs data.
Oil prices have steadied, boosted by a rebound in US equities, after earlier losses on fears about surging US crude production and a weakening global economy.
Commodity-based stocks have helped the ASX hit a new nine-week high, following the release of several encouraging earnings reports, while online retailer Kogan.com surged on strong Christmas trade.
A drumline trial set to control and monitor great white shark numbers off Western Australia's south west coast is set to go ahead, after the Environmental Protection Authority found no concerns.
SPECIAL REPORT: The upcoming aged care royal commission will shine a spotlight on the industry, and while some are hopeful of a positive outcome, others are concerned.
SPECIAL REPORT: WA is continuing to boast a strong aged care development pipeline, and the completion of multiple major developments has meant an increase in bed numbers for some providers.
The total number of home loans rose by 2.4 per cent in Western Australia last November, against a 0.9 per cent fall nationally, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Diversified miner South32 has announced corporate affairs and investor relations executive Katie Tovich will replace Brendan Harris as chief financial officer, who will take over the chief marketing officer role from Peter Finnimore.
Mining mogul Gina Rinehart retains her spot at the top of Forbes' Aussie rich list despite falling iron ore prices knocking her wealth down $US1.8 billion, to $US14.8 billion (down approximately $2.5 billion, to approximately $20.6 billion).
Woodside Petroleum has announced December quarter revenue of $1.42 billion, a rise of 43 per cent on the previous corresponding period and surpassing investment bank UBS's estimate of $1.35 billion for the period.
Prime Minister Theresa May has won a confidence vote in the British parliament and then appealed to MPs from across the political divide to come together to try to break the impasse on a Brexit divorce agreement.
Asian shares have crept higher as upbeat bank earnings bolstered Wall Street, while an anti-climactic end to the latest chapter in the Brexit saga gave sterling a moment's peace.
Britain's political crisis has deepened, with Prime Minister Theresa May's humiliating Brexit defeat heightening the prospect of no deal with the EU as rival political factions threaten to tear the Conservative government apart.
Palladium prices have risen to a record high on increasing demand and lower supply of the metal used in autocatalysts, while gold gained on expectations of a pause in the US Federal Reserve's rate hiking cycle.
Oil prices have steadied after a three per cent rise during the previous session, after data showed growing US refined product inventories and record crude production, which could undermine global efforts to support prices.
The Supreme Court has found prominent land developer and real estate agent Colin Heath breached his fiduciary duties in regard to his role in long-running land development ventures with the Godecke family.
Property owners using websites such as Airbnb to rent out their homes share similar concerns to their neighbours over short-stay users, with a new survey indicating both groups support tighter regu
Professional services company Turner & Townsend has been awarded an $8.2 million state government contract to establish and operate a program management office that will oversee Metronet's program of works.
