Gold fell Thursday to an eight-month low, while silver sank to a four-year low, as investors digested the Federal Reserve's plans for tighter monetary policy.
The federal government has appointed former Western Australian bureacrat Stuart Smith as CEO of its oil and gas industry regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.
Saracen Mineral Holdings announced this afternoon that an employee of an unnamed contractor passed away overnight in his room at the accommodation village of the company's Red October mine.
The Australian share market has closed marginally higher as a slightly positive performance from most of the major banks outweighed weakness in the resources sector.
Two Perth-based minerals explorers announced today that their placements had received commitments from investors, worth a combined $3.6 million in total.
Old enemies East and South Fremantle could soon share the same home ground, with the City of Fremantle set to consider a redevelopment funding proposal at Fremantle Oval.
Junior producer AWE has claimed a new gas discovery in the Mid West could be the largest conventional onshore gas discovery in Western Australia in 50 years.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has announced that Western Australia will play a key role in settling global safety standards for emerging remote controlled mining machinery.
The Master Builders Association is evaluating the possibility of establishing an immersive training centre in Perth, similar to a $14 million facility in Victoria, to boost safety and productivity
New woodchip player Southern Pacific Fibre has struck a marketing and sales deal with Australia's largest producer and exporter of high-quality hardwood chips, Australian Bluegum Plantations, despite a weak woodchip market.
Cardinal Resources has completed its bid for $900,000 of capital from sophisticated and professional investors, with additional rights issue shares yet to become available to eligible shareholders.
Wesfarmers-owned Coles has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for its proposed acquisition of three Metcash-owned Progressive Supa IGA supermarkets, but is yet to make a decision on the fourth.
Almost half of Australia's mid-sized companies could be at risk of failing within five years without innovation, a survey of company finance chiefs shows.
The Australian stock market is higher after the US Federal Reserve pledge to keep interest rates at close to zero until 2015 boosted investor sentiment.
The Australian dollar has dropped more than one US cent overnight to a fresh six-month low after the US Federal Reserve signalled more interest rate hikes next year.
Monitoring the stock of property for sale is an important health check on the market and, coupled with activity, gives us a sense whether it is a buyer's or seller's market.
Oil prices have dipped following mixed US crude-inventory data and reports suggesting an OPEC production cut is unlikely when the organisation meets in November.
The Uniting Church has abandoned plans to create a 22-storey office tower at its St Georges Terrace site, lodging a development application with the City of Perth to build an $88 million apartment
The Australian share market has closed lower for the sixth consecutive session as gains among the major miners failed to offset falls by the big four banks.
BHP Billiton won't confirm reports jobs have been axed at its Nelson Point operations in Port Hedland, but says some staff in the Pilbara town will be made redundant in coming months.
Apartment developer Finbar Group has responded to scathing criticisms from the Labor opposition of the state government's investment in its Pelago project in Karratha, saying comments from oppositi
