The Australian share market has opened relatively flat as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on interest rates, and key economic data from the United States.
A Perth technology company was the big winner in the latest round of commercialisation grants from the federal government, securing $1 million to accelerate the rollout of a virtual reality product that will be familiar to Star Trek fans.
Gold has fallen to a three-week low, extending two days of losses and heading for its biggest weekly drop since August on the chance the US Federal Reserve may still raise interest rates this year.
Productivity is inextricably linked to place, according to new research from Deloitte, which has urged governments and the business community alike to focus on ‘placemaking' to help smooth the transition to a knowledge-based economy.
Perth businesspeople are surprisingly prominent on the latest BRW young rich list, with a local apartment developer ranked number three with an estimated fortune of $536 million.
Aspen Group has moved to fend off Discovery Holiday Parks' attempt to acquire its unlisted holiday and accommodation parks investment fund, and has also rejected a $62 million offer from the would-
Mirvac Group's long-awaited next stage of apartments on the Burswood Peninsula could be facing further delays, with the developer seeking to extend the date by which it must commence the already approved project until January 2019.
Perth's taxi dispatch market has a new player, with Sydney-based Ingogo recruiting a fleet of drivers and seeking to compete with Swan Taxis, the dominant local force for many years.
Western Australian brewers continue to impress on the national stage, with Feral Brewing Company and The Monk Brewery and Kitchen winning major prizes at the 2015 Craft Beer Awards.
Researchers at Western Australian universities have secured 8 per cent of grants in the latest round of national research funding, which has allocated a total of $357 million.
A third of Mirabela Nickel's workforce at the Santa Rita mine and 180 contractors have been made redundant, as the troubled miner begins scaling back production at its nickel project in Brazil.
A joint venture between UGL and UK company Cape has won a contract to provide services to the Woodside Petroleum-operated Karratha gas plant for an undisclosed sum.
The ownership of railways and stevedoring operations across Australia has been thrown into further doubt after logistics group Qube Holdings revealed plans for a break-up of Asciano, after teaming up with two big international investors to acquire a 19.9 per cent stake in the takeover target.
An app that allows users to set up personalised feeds for ASX news, delivering real-time and searchable company announcements, price and volume alerts, and market information to any recent Android or Apple mobile device in a timeline-based context.
Busselton Regional Airport will be renamed Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport in a bid to promote tourism in the South West, following the state government's decision to expand the facility
Talks between Pfizer and Allergan have raised the prospect of a mega-merger in the pharmaceutical industry as the broader US stock market finished slightly lower.
Oil prices were little changed as traders' worries about abundant global supplies returned to the fore a day after a rally fuelled by bargain hunting from prior slumps.
Gold has fallen for a second day, reaching its lowest level in three weeks, after the Federal Reserve hinted at a possible US interest rate rise in December.
