A strong rise in house building approvals is an encouraging sign of economic growth ahead, as low interest rates continue to stimulate the housing market.
Government backbencher Sharman Stone's fight with senior colleagues resisting calls to support food processor SPC Ardmona highlights the division in Liberal ranks, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.
Retail sales figures have come in stronger than expected, giving the Reserve Bank of Australia confidence that the current record-low cash rate is supporting economic recovery.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has exceeded its production guidance for the third consecutive quarter and says it is on track to produce more gold for the financial year than initially forecast.
Red Mountain Mining's impressive share performance has continued, with the gold explorer's stock almost eight times higher than its closing price at the beginning of this week.
It's called a supply-side surprise and unless the sometimes erratic government of Indonesia changes its mind by Monday, WA's beleaguered nickel-mining industry could receive a welcome boost.
US stocks have closed mostly lower after US Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed most Fed policy makers thought the US economy could withstand reduced monetary stimulus.
Multilevel knowledge, working out which Big Data skills are actually needed and better understanding of social media are among the talent trends that will shape the recruitment landscape in Australia in 2014.
Shares in vanadium and iron ore miner Atlantic have closed higher on the back of stronger monthly ferrovanadium production at the company's Windimurra project in the state's Mid West.
Australia's love of property speculation has dragged down housing affordability and inflated household debt levels but renters are the biggest losers of all.
Cooking appliance distributor Thermomix will move into a near-2000 square metre new headquarters in Balcatta later this month, coinciding with the 150,000th sale of the appliance in Aust
A state government plan to encourage employers to relocate from the central business district to suburban activity centres has made little progress, exacerbating the congestion on Perth roads.
Shares in Subiaco-based explorer Syndicated Metals are higher on the back of what it describes as highly encouraging drilling results at its flagship Barbara copper-gold project in northern Queensland.
South Africa-focused miner Continental Coal says it could be forced to call in administrators unless it can recapitalise the company in order to pay off its convertible notes.
The long-hoped-for recovery in Australia's residential construction sector may finally be underway, with low interest rates driving the fastest expansion in new home building since 2005.
The price of oil rose to near $94 a barrel Tuesday as unusually cold weather in the U.S. was expected to fuel demand in the world's largest market for energy.
In the shadow of its worst ever annual sales figures, Holden is persisting with an extraordinary advertising campaign to “explain” its decision to cease car making in Australia by 2017.
West Perth-based Beadell Resources has recorded its highest ever gold production and sales at its Tucano mine in Brazil, with plant and equipment upgrades paying dividends for the company.
Ian Trahar's CO2 Group has taken another step towards becoming one of the nation's largest aquaculture players, putting the finishing touches its $11.2 million takeover of Queensland prawn growing
Perth-based stockbroking firm Euroz has lodged a net profit of $12.3 million for the six months ended December 31, up around $2.7 million on the previous corresponding half-year.
