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Perth-based contractor Civmec has won a number of new contracts and additional work, worth a combined value of $65 million.

Regional Express (Rex) will start flying from Perth to Albany and from Perth to Esperance in February next year, but the state government is yet to reveal an airline to fly a number of other key re

Commercial developer Sirona Capital says the latest addition to its Adelaide Street shopping centre in Fremantle is a taste of what's to come at its redevelopment of the port city's Kings Square.

Aboriginal artists are producing more art than the market is demanding, leading to 40 per cent falls in average incomes between 2007-08 and 2012-13, according to a recent government report.

Perth-based Programmed Maintenance Services has flagged a $28 million impairment in its first-half result, on the back of a depressed marine services market.

BHP Billiton shares have fallen to a 10-year low as a perfect storm hits the market heavyweight in the wake of the Brazilian mine disaster, which the company said today had claimed the lives of nine people so far.

A closed social media platform for families with children aged up to 12 years.

Low commodity prices and falls in major overseas markets have caused the Australian share market to open almost two per cent lower.

BHP falls erase China boom gains

The Australian dollar has eased off its highs gained following a startlingly strong jobs report.

Wall Street has been hit by a broad sell-off, dragged lower by downbeat views of the world economy and US rate rise concerns.

Gold has fallen to its lowest level since early 2010, under pressure from expectations the US Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates in December for the first time in nearly a decade.

Oil prices have sunk after the US government reported a big jump in US crude-oil inventories, reinforcing worries about the long-running global oversupply.

A Labor rival to Matt Keogh's bid to win preselection for the new West Australian federal seat of Burt has pulled out.

The Australian share market is slightly higher as the big banks gained ground after the release of a better than expected jobs report.

Landlords in West Perth are moving to upgrade their buildings in the wake of increased vacancy, as tenants demand higher-quality amenities in a competitive market.

Graphite-vanadium explorer Triton Minerals has announced an $11.3 million partially-underwritten entitlement offer at 15 cents a share.

Perth technology company Velpic has enjoyed a strong debut on the ASX today, with its shares jumping 188 per cent above the pricing of its recent $4 million capital raising.

A rift is developing between the Western Australian Nationals leader and the Liberal premier over fly-in, fly-out (Fifo) worker camps, with speculation mounting it could end their alliance.

More than 200,000 ANZ customers will share in $13 million in compensation after the banking giant failed to pay them enough interest on their savings accounts.

Wesfarmers' incoming chairman Michael Chaney will inherit challenging conditions in the conglomerate's industrial and resources division, but continued solid earnings from its retail businesses including Coles and Bunnings.

'Tis the season to be gloomy, that much we know from following financial markets; but an early nominee for the Dr Gloomy prize of the season goes to former ANZ Bank chief economist, Saul Eslake, who said earlier this week that the China-driven mining boom was “the last in human history”.

Nearly 50 Western Australian charities are among 169 Australian organisations to have their charitable status revoked today after failing to meet disclosure requirements.

Australia's largest rail freight operator Aurizon has defended its decision to carry out share buybacks rather than offering a special dividend.

If you can't afford to buy a home at least you can take heart that rents are steady, and are likely to remain so for quite a while.

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner says the TV network is "facing and embracing" the challenge of digital and has sought to position the broadcaster's scale as an edge in reaching new online audiences.

Unemployment has hit its highest level in Western Australia in more than a decade, at 6.4 per cent, despite the state's employment reaching its highest level on record, in trend terms.

A joint venture that includes Perth-based Macmahon Holdings has won a $US170 million ($A238 million) contract for work at PT Agincourt Resources' Martabe gold project in Indonesia.

BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie has described as "heartbreaking" the devastation wreaked by a deadly dam burst at a mine in Brazil and pledged to set up an emergency relief fund.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

Top Fortescue investor in corruption probe

The Australian dollar is slightly lower, weighed down by firming expectations of a US interest rate rise in December.