Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, will attempt to persuade the Kidman cattle empire that her offer is still superior, despite being trumped over the weekend by an all-Australian consortium that made a higher bid.
Western Australia has fallen to the bottom of the pile in CommSec's latest ‘State of the States' report, following the end of the mining construction boom.
Investment in South-East Asia's grain supply chain will be one way for Western Australian growers to avoid losing market share amid growing demand for wheat in the region, according to the head of
Iron ore producers have maintained their dominance over the BNiQ Search Engine Biggest Exporters list, as LNG producers are slow to start up. Click through to see the annual list of the state's biggest exporting companies.
Gold prices are little changed as a strong US dollar limited gains, but the precious metal notched its first weekly rise in four as seasonal demand from Asia kicked in.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been quoted as saying that OPEC and non-OPEC nations are "very close" to an agreement on oil production curbs, Azerbaijan's state news agency Azertag reported.
Morrison targets cost of housingTreasurer Scott Morrison says property investors are not to blame for Australia's housing affordability crisis, arguing that the government
Santos has narrowed its full-year sales guidance to the top end of its previous target range after total sales volumes leapt 31 per cent in the September quarter, compared with the same period last year.
Monadelphous Group and Lycopodium will leverage each others' strengths to target engineering, procurement and construction projects in the minerals processing sector under a new joint venture.
Local businessman Peter Landau will be subjected to more court action after China-controlled Nkwe Platinum filed a $2.5 million law suit in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Local gold miner Northern Star Resources has entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire a major stake in Pioneer Resources' Acra gold project near Kalgoorlie in a deal worth up to $3.5 million.
BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser has announced he will step down next year after more than 10 years on the board, on the same day the resources giant rejected charges by Brazilian prosecutors filed against the company and its employees in relation the Samarco dam disaster.
US stocks ended a choppy session on Thursday with a slight decline as investors digested the latest round of earnings, with a sharp drop in telecoms offset by gains in healthcare.
The Australian dollar is markedly weaker against the US dollar in the wake of disappointing local employment numbers and as its US counterpart climbs on upbeat north American data.
Oil prices have fallen more than two per cent, as a resurgent US dollar encouraged players to take profit on the previous day's rally that sent US crude to 15-month highs.
Gold has eased slightly after three days of gains as the US dollar rose and the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged, maintaining the parameters of its 1.74 trillion euros ($A2.49 trillion) asset buying program.
Developer Edge Visionary Living has welcomed the end of an 18-month battle to win approval for an apartment project at 74 Mill Point Road in South Perth.
