Gold prices have fallen to a one-and-a-half-week low, erasing earlier gains as the US dollar index jumped, though a retreat in global stocks after Tuesday's record high prevented deeper losses.
Opposition leader Mike Nahan has called for a parliamentary budget office to be established as part of his budget reply speech today, while lashing out at Labor for not funding the Ellenbrook rail line.
The share market surrendered its early gains to close relatively steady as investors practised caution ahead of US inflation data and Australian jobs figures out later in the week.
Poseidon Nickel has secured its fourth memorandum of understanding to develop the Lake Johnston nickel project, with today's move to explore for lithium with Lithium Australia.
Listed company 1-Page is looking for new ways to spend its $26 million cash balance after selling its US technology business, which lost about $45 million over three years.
The production of crickets for human and animal consumption could be a fresh frontier for Western Australia's agribusiness industry, if a Pinjarra-based small business fulfils its potential.
A collaborative project involving Japanese optical instrumentation company Nikon and the University of Western Australia has the potential to drive a new era of scientific research nationwide.
The Perth office of Wood & Grieve Engineers has coupled industry design software with the gaming world to create a new virtual reality tool for land developers.
About 1,300 jobs will be lost because of the state government's proposed increases to payroll tax, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
Malcolm Turnbull is staring down coalition backbenchers concerned that a proposed clean energy target could push up power prices and undermine coal-fired power.
The Turnbull government insists it's still considering a clean energy target but one that takes into account the reliability and affordability of power.
$171bn cash cowWA taxpayers have pumped $171 billion into running the Federation over the past decade as almost every other State and Territory has enjoyed an economic
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after OPEC forecast higher demand in 2018 and Russia and Venezuela confirmed their commitment to a production-cutting deal to reduce the global crude glut.
Gold bounced up from the lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as the US dollar pared gains and US President Donald Trump said UN sanctions on North Korea are "nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen."
The building on the corner of Wellington and Pier streets, most recently home to the Wellington Surplus Stores, and an adjoining property have been purchased in an off-market deal for $8.4 million.
West Perth based Sheffield Resources has moved a step forward on its Thunderbird mineral sands project, securing an offtake deal with Indian business Ruby Ceramics to supply 6,000 tonnes of zircon annually for at least three years.
Safe-harbour reforms that deliver greater protection for directors of financially stressed companies have passed through both houses of federal parliament.
The Nationals WA say they will block measures targeting big business that were unveiled last week as part of the state government's budget repair plan.
The state government has appointed Infrastructure Australia board member Nicole Lockwood to chair a new taskforce to plan a Kwinana outer harbour development, as Transport Minister Rita Saffioti indicated she would stare down internal party dissent about the project.
A Supreme Court ruling handed down this week casts doubt on how the state government has calculated stamp duty on mining company takeovers, potentially overcharging miners tens of millions of dollars over more than a decade.
A Murray Street basement once home to the pattern cutters and seamstresses of Perth fashion label Pierucci is set to become the city's newest live music venue, The Sewing Room.
The state government has announced that lightweight, single-use shopping bags will be banned from July 1 next year, bringing Western Australia into line with most other states.
Accredited tourism businesses will be able to provide complimentary alcohol without a liquor licence, following changes to the state's liquor regulations announced today.
Documentary photographer Hugh Brown first picked up a camera in 1998 when he fell in love with Western Australia's red-earthed Kimberley, and the journey that started nearly two decades ago shows no sign of ending.
Kidman Resources has finalised a $110 million joint venture agreement with Chilean company SQM for the Mt Holland lithium project, while Altura Mining has begun extracting ore at its Pilgangoora lithium project.
