Northern Star Resources expects to almost double its annual gold production to more than 200,000 ounces following its $25 million purchase of the Plutonic gold mine from Barrick Gold.
Subiaco-based Paringa Resources has tasked a new leadership team with guiding the company, with founding directors David Griffiths and David Chapman stepping down from their respective roles as chairman and managing director.
Woodside Petroleum's partners in the Leviathan gas project in Israel have signed a deal to sell $1.2 billion worth of gas to the Palestine Power Generation Company for 20 years.
Shares in West Perth-based explorer Red Mountain Mining have soared on the back of another high-grade gold discovery at its Batangas project in the Philippines.
The majority of Australian businesses are more upbeat about growth in 2014 than they were last year, with business expectations rising to a one-year high.
Federal and state issues will intersect sharply in Western Australian politics over the next few months because of uncertainty over whether a new half Senate election will be ordered following the debacle over last September's poll.
Woodside Petroleum says it will push ahead with plans to jointly sell gas from its proposed Browse project despite a Japanese partner terminating a purchase deal last week.
Contractor Viento Group plans to broaden its range of services with the purchase of Hazelmere-based switchroom manufacturer HVLV in a prospective deal worth up to $21 million.
Energy giant Chevron has received conditional approval to clear an additional 32 hectares of land on Barrow Island for the construction of Australia's largest gas project.
Forge Group shares have recovered ground following a horror month of trading, with the contractor announcing it has been given the green light to proceed with $830 million of engineering works at the Roy Hill iron ore project.
International resorts giant Westin will gain a foothold in Perth's hotel market, with BGC Development unveiling a $500 million development plan for the old Perth Fire Station site on Hay Street.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has warned Fortescue Metals Group to improve safety procedures at its Christmas Creek mine in the wake of a second fatality at the site last month.
Shares in Singapore-listed construction and engineering firm AusGroup have risen after the company announced a $S15.2 million ($A13.4 million) capital raising overnight.
Shares in Altona Mining are higher after the company said it had made an early $11 million debt repayment following strong copper production results in Finland.
National assets including Medibank Private and Australia Post should be sold, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told the government.
The Australian dollar rose past 90 US cents for the first time in almost a month after the Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke called for more action to stimulate the American economy.
Former Deloitte partner Graham McHarrie has taken over the chairman's role at Rocky Bay as the disability services provider develops a new, competitive strategy.
TFS Corporation has lined up an $8.5 million purchase of a cattle station in the Northern Territory for the further establishment of Indian sandalwood plantations.
