Medibank Private has lifted half-year profit 1.9 per cent to $231.9 million as higher investment income offset lower returns from its core health insurance business.
The Australian share market has opened flat, as strength in the industrials and IT sectors bolsters local shares against falls on Wall Street overnight.
Capital gain tax splits CoalitionThe Coalition is split over whether to cut capital gains tax concessions for property investors, prompting Prime Minister Malco
Gold has risen as the US dollar has weakened following a 10-day winning streak and investors take the opportunity to buy bullion as a hedge against political uncertainty in the United States and Europe.
Mount Pleasant-based GBM Resources has struck a friendly merger agreement with listed Canadian company WCB Resources, bringing together gold projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Resurgent iron ore miner Atlas Iron will begin production at its Corunna Downs project in the Pilbara in March next year, after giving the green light for its development today.
WHL Energy has cleared the way to reinvent itself as a technology business after raising $5 million from investors ahead of its reverse takeover of Perth-based Quantify Technology.
Mineral Resources has flagged a full-year earnings upgrade of 25 per cent for the 2017 financial year, after achieving a 191 per cent lift in net profit.
Civil and mining contractor NRW Holdings says it is well placed for more earnings growth and it is seeking new partnership and acquisition opportunities, after lodging a solid net profit for the fi
A big drop in Telstra shares following a disappointing half-year profit result has weighed upon a relatively flat Australian share market in another busy day of company earnings reports.
Telstra's mobile and fixed broadband operations have been hit by fierce price competition and lower regulated call charges , leading to a worse-than-expected first-half financial performance and a
Chinese conglomerate Shandong Tyan Home has acquired its second gold mine in Western Australia, reaching an agreement to buy the Southern Cross Gold operation in the Yilgarn for $330 million.
A group of young women living in high poverty areas of rural Cambodia will have access to tertiary level education after a recent live crowdfunding event in Perth raised more than $10,000.
Western Australia's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points in January to be 6.5 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms, although the state now has the worst unemployment rate in the nation.
Diversified miner South32 has posted a sharp jump in half-year underlying earnings, thanks to ongoing cost reductions and stronger coal and manganese prices.
The Australian share market has eased back from morning gains as a slew of negative earnings reports weigh on an overnight boost courtesy of record highs on Wall Street.
Wall Street pushed further into record-high territory, with the S&P 500 notching a seven-session winning streak, helped by a round of robust economic data and ongoing optimism that President Donald Trump will cut corporate taxes.
Budget crisis puts CGT in playThe Turnbull government is planning a crackdown on capital gains tax concessions for property investors to seize the mantle on housing aff
Gold has risen as the dollar comes off its highs, shrugging off earlier pressure from stronger-than-forecast US inflation and retail sales that added to expectations for near-term US interest rate rises.
Iron ore miner Citic Pacific will cop a write down of up to $US1 billion on its Sino Iron magnetite operation in the Pilbara, less than a year after the facility completed commissioning.
UPDATE: A snap inquiry into alleged breaches of environmental conditions at the Roe Highway extension project will be held next week, after a motion introduced to Parliament by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam was today backed by the Senate.
The investment holding company that has bought Perth startup success story SEQTA Software is poised to lead further rationalisation in the education software sector.
Perth mining industry software entrepreneur Norman Pater has put his money where his mouth is, with his private company, Pater Investments, supporting the Greens WA to the tune of $99,500.
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Strong investor demand for financial stocks, thanks to Commonwealth Bank's record first-half profit, has pushed the share market to its highest level since mid-2015.
The WA Liberals have pledged to raise the payroll tax threshold by $50,000 from next year, and have promised not to raise taxes or bring in new ones if re-elected, in contrast with Labor and despite the state's record debt and deficit.
Wyllie Group-backed Viburnum is set to receive a big payout when fintech Rubik Financial, in which it is a substantial shareholder, is acquired by Geneva-based banking and finance software firm Temenos for $68 million.
Building products manufacturer Boral has maintained a solid half-year profit despite cutting 100 jobs in Western Australia last year, following a plunge in sales volumes and earnings at its Boral B
