Gold has rebounded from a near-five-week low as the US dollar dropped, shrugging off earlier pressure by top Federal Reserve officials' comments fuelling speculation that US interest rates would rise sooner rather than later.
Mining bust blamed for truck crashMcAleese chief executive Mark Rowsthorn has blamed the resources slump for the collapse of the beleaguered transport gro
A Chinese company with a majority stake in world's largest hard rock lithium mine will seek development assessment panel approval on Wednesday for a $300 million processing facility in Kwinana.
Western Australian farmers have plenty of reason for optimism despite poor rainfall and lower yields during the 2015 season, according to Bankwest's annual Benchmarks report.
Perth could be home to the world's first 3D bioprinted heart thanks to a new engineering program launched last month, focused on technological solutions for medical problems.
PERTH is good value for money as far as the world's most liveable cities go, analysis by Business News has found, on the back of the city being rated as the world's seventh most liveable city accor
Programmed Maintenance Services has scrapped its maintenance labour agreements with Carlton & United Breweries in Victoria to avoid clashing with unions.
Civil contractor and mining services company SRG Limited says it is well positioned for further growth on the back of recent contract wins, after booking a 52 per cent lift in net profit in the 201
Technology company Family Zone Cyber Safety has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing an oversubscribed initial public offering to raise $6 million.
A planned solar farm near Cunderdin will boost its capacity by 300 per cent due to its favourable economic potential, despite about a gigawatt of excess capacity available in the South West's electricity network
Pilbara Minerals has shortlisted three engineering consortia for construction of the processing infrastructure at its Pilgangoora lithium development, while also appointing Engenium to assist in delivery of the project.
Premier Colin Barnett has reportedly told Agriculture and Transport Minister Dean Nalder not to attend a regional cabinet meeting because his presence would be a distraction.
Embattled mining services business McAleese Group has gone into voluntary administration after failing to secure a lifeline from Hong Kong-based debt trader SC Lowy.
Gold has pared gains, while the US dollar has turned up and US stocks have fallen, as investors struggle to decipher the timing of a US interest rate increase following comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and other officials.
The Australian dollar has lost ground against the greenback after the US central bank left the door open for an interest rate hike as early as September.
Oil prices are largely unchanged following a volatile session, as traders reacted to comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and reports of missile activity in Saudi Arabia.
US awards $5 million to BHP Billiton whistle-blowerThe US government paid a bounty of nearly $5 million to a former employee of Australian mining giant BHP Billito
With CBH Group in the midst of an internal review of its structure, Business News thought it an opportune time to sit down with CEO Andrew “Andy” Crane at Julio's in West Perth to discuss his career to date, and the grain cooperative's future.
Charities fill many business niches in Western Australia, but it is hard to imagine that any before now have been developers, manufacturers, and sellers of sophisticated devices that are a part of the fast-growing internet of things.
In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss state political dramas, profit season, charity bike rides, entrepreneurs and retail property.
