Nearly a third of voters believe the federal government's controversial mining tax should be amended to raise more money rather than being dumped altogether, a new survey has found.
Labor leader Mark McGowan entered a party campaign rally to the strains of a sci-fi theme song but made his case for Saturday's election on down-to-earth concerns for voters.
Online sales growth accelerated in January after the pace slackened off in December, as post-Christmas discounts encouraged shoppers to reach for their credit cards.
A French company will launch two satellites to deliver faster broadband speeds to parts of outback Australia that can't access the land-based National Broadband Network.
The housing construction sector started 2013 on the back foot and is showing no sign of the pick-up the Reserve Bank of Australia wants for the industry.
Sandfire Resources has reported its maiden interim profit, as it continues to ramp up production at the DeGrussa open pit and underground copper-gold mine near Meekatharra.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved closer to an all-time high last week, as improving economic sentiment overrode concerns about looming government spending cuts.
There are signs of life and glimmers of hope in the market after a reporting season that beat expectations - albeit only slightly - and promised better things to come.
The credibility of Liberal and Labor election promises are both under question, with Troy Buswell admitting the Liberals three major pledges are reliant on being half funded by the Commonwealth, an
Regional airline Skywest has reported a half-year loss of $S2.2 million ($A1.7 million) as the company prepares for a shareholder meeting to vote on the $A98 million takeover proposal from fellow o
Fresh from announcing plans to develop the Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara, Mineral Resources has become the eleventh Western Australian company in the S&P/ASX 100 Index.
