The share market has staged a late recovery to close in positive territory for a second consecutive session, with the heavyweight mining sector the key area of strength.
ANALYSIS: Freshly recycled Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan has been fast tracked into Premier-elect Mark McGowan's new cabinet, even though she will not formally start her term in the Legislative Council until mid-May.
Lithium-focused Marquee Resources has closed higher on its ASX debut, after spinning out from Force Commodities and completing a $3.5 million initial public offering.
Australian Vanadium has joined fellow Perth company Carnegie Clean Energy in hoping to help solve South Australia's energy crisis, today committing to tender to build a battery storage facility in that state.
Banking giant Westpac has been confirmed as the newest tenant for Brookfield Place Tower 2, as one of the city's newest office towers moves towards full occupancy.
A recent report by professional services firm Deloitte Access Economics suggests retail spending could be slowly picking up in Western Australia, with recent official data finding sales grew 0.3 per cent in January after seasonal adjustment.
The founders of local social enterprise Cat Cafe Purrth are hoping to open two more cafes later this year, thanks to the appeal of the business's cat, coffee and cake combination.
Engineering contractor Laing O'Rourke has taken 800 of its workers off the $US37 billion Ichthys LNG project in Darwin due to a pay dispute with its Japanese supplier.
ANALYSIS: The failure of Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls and straight talking Liberal frontbencher Joe Francis to retain their seats is a devastating blow to their parties. But it can only get worse.
PM to demand more gas supplyMalcolm Turnbull will press the nation's gas giants to ramp up production as a short-term solution to an impending domestic
The Australian dollar is little changed against its US counterpart despite the greenback lifting ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on whether it will raise its interest rate this month.
Oil has tumbled after OPEC reports a rise in global crude stocks and a surprise output jump from its biggest member, Saudi Arabia, further pressuring prices that have now erased nearly all gains since OPEC announced production cuts in November.
Gold prices are little changed as an expected US interest rate rise boosts the US dollar and weighs on the precious metal, but political risks in Europe provide safe-haven support.
The share market has closed almost flat as a disappointing domestic business confidence survey and Chinese economic data contributed to the loss of early gains.
Doray Minerals co-founder Heath Hellewell has been promoted to the role of executive chairman of gold explorer Capricorn Metals, as the company restructures its board and management positions.
Soaring gas prices on Australia's east coast are making manufacturing difficult or even impossible, the competition watchdog has warned, as a gas 'crisis' puts jobs in brickmaking and other industries at risk.
Two Perth entrepreneurs are looking to clean up in the laundry business with new offerings that bring technology and style to an often thankless household chore.
Ian Middlemas-led explorer Apollo Minerals has entered into an agreement to acquire a major stake in a tungsten-copper-gold project in France, in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $13.5 million.
ANALYSIS: The union movement hasn't wasted any time reminding Premier-elect Mark McGowan that it wants a share of the spoils, even before he has moved into his new West Perth office.
ANALYSIS: Outgoing Liberal minister Joe Francis, who appears to have lost his seat of Jandakot, says Colin Barnett should have been replaced as premier last year to improve the government's re-election prospects.
WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls, who was the target of a $2 million mining industry advertising campaign, today conceded he's lost his seat of Pilbara to Labor's Kevin Michel.
The Australian share market is gaining strength, thanks to the heavyweight materials sector on the back of higher commodity prices after a mixed performance on Wall Street.
First-home buyers may get super accessTreasurer Scott Morrison has fuelled speculation the government may allow first-home buyers to access their super
The Australian dollar is slightly higher against its US counterpart as the greenback remains steady ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
Oil prices are steady to soft after touching three-month low, testing a slide that began last week when the market became less optimistic that OPEC's efforts to restrict output would reduce a global oil glut amid swelling US. supplies.
