Curtin University has become the first tertiary education institution in Western Australia to join an international consortium established by Harvard and MIT universities to offer interactive onlin
Bunnings' Perth-based property development and investment arm has sold off two of its Victorian assets, one a multi-tenanted industrial property in Blackburn and the other a previous Bunnings store
Construction and contracting firm Decmil Group has added a $27.3 million fuel terminal expansion deal to its order book, with the works to be undertaken at the Port of Hastings in Victoria.
Gold prices have jumped two per cent, rising well above $US1,200 an ounce to a five-week high as US the dollar hit a three-month low after disappointing US employment data.
The Australian dollar has surged past 81 US cents to an almost four month high on speculation the Federal Reserve could delay raising its interest rate.
A recapitalised Stanfield Funds Management is set to resume trading on the ASX today, with a new focus on Asian technology companies and a strong Western Australian connection.
Global oil prices have dipped despite a much bigger-than-expected decline in US crude inventories, as a slowdown at refineries raised concerns about the strength of demand.
The federal government has adopted a Keynesian-style stimulus policy with its new temporary instant asset write-off, moving cash flows for small businesses forward and recouping the revenue in later budgets.
Struggling iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals has proposed to turn part of its Badja Station east of Geraldton into a national radioactive waste management facility.
Premier Colin Barnett has rejected calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the iron ore industry, despite repeating his criticism of the major producers.
Oil and gas explorer WHL Energy has secured a $US4 million ($A5 million) funding commitment from New York-based Magna Equities to continue prospecting its African tenements.
Andrew Forrest's private vehicle, Minderoo Group, has subscribed for a majority of A1 Consolidated Gold's recently announced $2.5 million convertible loan placement.
Local biotech firm Sun Biomedical has announced plans to buy Melbourne-based Dimerix Bioscience in exchange for a share package worth about $8.3 million.
Former Wallaby player and experienced minerals executive John Welborn will take the helm of Perth-based gold company Resolute Mining when outgoing CEO Peter Sullivan steps down in late June.
Accelerated depreciation for small businesses, a tough new multinational tax avoidance law and a $5 billion concessional loan scheme for northern Australian infrastructure development were among the new policies announced in last night's federal budget.
Treasurer Joe Hockey has delayed the federal government's return to surplus by another year, forecasting that the country will be not be in the black until 2019-20 and meaning the Commonwealth will extend its run of seven deficits to 11.
