SPECIAL REPORT: The growing use of technology as a business enabler is creating opportunities for information and communication technology (ICT) firms.
Kidman Resources has entered into an agreement to farm-in to 19 lithium-prospective tenements in Western Australia owned by nickel miner Western Areas, with the scrip-and-spend deal worth up to $11.6 million.
Royal Flying Doctor Service WA CEO Grahame Marshall talks to Business News head of content Mark Pownall about his career shift to head a not for profit six years ago and what he has learned on that journey, with an organisation that reaches every corner of our vast state.
Graphite-focused tech company Hazer Group has announced plans to form a joint venture with diversified business Mineral Resources, after MinRes boosted its stake in Hazer by subscribing for $5 million worth of shares.
Former WA treasurer Mike Nahan says he will rebuild the Liberal Party after their crushing election defeat and plans to speak with former premier Colin Barnett about leaving parliament.
Renewable-focused Carnegie Clean Energy has announced it is developing a $20 million, 10-megawatt solar power station in Northam, which it says will generate enough electricity to power 4,000 homes for 25 years.
Office landlord Hawaiian's refurbishment program at London House has paid dividends, with three new tenants taking space in the 18-level St Georges Terrace building in the past three weeks.
The prime minister has challenged newly elected Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan to convince his fellow Labor leaders in other states to change the GST carve-up.
The Australian share market has opened lower as investors take cues from a slight decline on Wall Street on Friday and a watered-down free trade commitment at the G20 meeting over the weekend.
G20 submits to TrumpTreasurer Scott Morrison has claimed credit for preserving support for global trade among the world's top finance ministers in a re
The Australian dollar is steady against its US counterpart after mixed data in the US and an uneventful G20 meeting resulted in consolidation among most currencies.
Gold rose on Friday and was on course for its first weekly gain in three as the U.S. Federal Reserve's cautious message on interest rates left the dollar around five-week lows, making bullion cheaper those holding other currencies.
Oil prices were largely steady on Friday, finishing the week with modest gains, but speculators sharply cut long positions during last week's rout, on concerns that an OPEC production cut was failing to reduce a global supply overhang.
The University of Western Australia's proposed $600 million engineering zone at its Crawley campus has taken a major step towards construction, with plans lodged to build the development's $80 million first stage.
The major banks have driven the Australian share market higher after two of the big four increased their variable mortgage rates for investors and owner occupiers.
Quantify Technology Holdings has announced it is likely to win contracts for its internet of things services to be rolled out on three projects, including at the University of Western Australia's Medical and Dental Library.
Property-focused software company Servtech Global Holdings has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a $6 million initial public offering.
Grants of up to $100,000 supporting patient-focused projects are now on offer for local neuroscientists through the Neurotrauma Research Program at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
The developer of the Ichthys LNG project has moved to assure the 800 workers affected by Laing O'Rourke's ejection from site that it would redeploy as many as it could to keep construction going.
TNG spin-out Todd River Resources has raised $6 million from its initial public offering ahead of its ASX debut, which could occur before the end of the month.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi claims there is a witch hunt going on, but insists the council is operating better than ever and a $500,000 audit should reassure ratepayers.
Copper explorer MOD Resources launched its second capital raising in three months, tapping investors for $14.6 million to fund ongoing work at its T3 project in Botswana.
Soft jobs may mean Reserve Bank holds offA stumbling labour market sent the jobless rate rising to a 13-month high of 5.9 per cent last month, complicating Reserve Bank
ANALYSIS: If the actions of his predecessors are any guide, the Liberal Party will be looking for a candidate to replace former premier Colin Barnett in his seat of Cottesloe within months.
The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart despite the greenback continuing its fall begun following the Federal Reserve's quarter of a per cent interest rate lift and dropping to a five-week low.
Gold has rallied for the second straight session, climbing to its highest level in more than a week after the US central bank signalled only gradual rate tightening and the US dollar slid to its lowest in five weeks.
Oil prices have slipped, as support from a weaker US dollar was offset by US crude inventories near record high levels that again has raised concerns whether OPEC-led output cuts are starting to drain a global glut.
The Australian dollar remains just shy of US77 cents but the share market has surrendered most of its early gains in the wake of disappointing jobs figures.
