News Corp is considering splitting off its publishing assets from its more profitable entertainment business but that would not mean chairman Rupert Murdoch is stepping away from his much-loved new
Fremantle, Stirling and Murdoch are set to receive an economic boost, with the state government announcing plans to relocate 80,000 square metres of office space from the CBD to suburban locations.
The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, boosted by a positive lead from US markets, but trading remains weak and cautious ahead of a summit of European leaders later this week.
BC Iron has achieved its final production milestone for this financial year at its Nullagine iron ore joint venture with Fortescue Metals Group, exporting over 3.5 million tonnes of ore.
The Metallurgical Corporation of China has been ordered to set aside $80 million owed to Cape Lambert Resources over the sale of a Pilbara magnetite project in 2008.
VDM Group has announced $27 million in new contracts, including a $17 million deal with Rio Tinto and $10 million in work with Western Power and CBH Group.
A 1.68 hectare tract of land at Leighton Beach has been placed on the market, raising the possibility for further high density residential development just 200 metres from the ocean in North Freman
Fairfax has unveiled a national "digital-first" editorial restructure that will transform the company into one newsroom with its own internal newswire.
Gold hopeful Matsa Resources has inked a deal with Panoramic Resources that it says puts it on track to transition from explorer to producer in the near-term.
SUBIACO-BASED building and construction outfit Northerly Group has been appointed to create a $15 million office building for Rio Tinto at Perth Airport.
THE latest figures from the National Housing Supply Council and the Australian Bureau of Statistics present a challenging outlook for housing accessibility in Western Australia, with a growing popu
MAJOR and emerging resources players may dominate the conversation around the state's mining boom, but many lesser-known yet highly innovative mining services companies are also reaping the rewards
MINING and construction company Macmahon has become the first employer in Western Australia to adopt a new scheme designed to fast-track experienced workers through apprenticeships.
IF only all company directors could go out on such a high.Five years after establishing Forge Group, Peter Hutchinson and Andrew Ellison are leaving the business.
‘UNPRECEDENTED' would be an apt word to describe demand for the services of family owned and operated Wallis Drilling, which has done surface drilling work for some of the biggest open-pit miners s
PERTH company Immersive Technologies, which specialises in developing mine equipment simulators for the global market, has continued to enjoy strong growth, with sales up more than 50 per cent duri
IT'S a constant dilemma for those working in remote and isolated mining locations; a worker identifies a hazard but it's potentially hours before anyone else is made aware of it.
Underground mining specialist Barminco has met all the forecasts it put in last year's draft prospectus but says it is unlikely to revive plans for a stockmarket float for at least two years.
INDIGENOUS contractor Carey Mining has taken another step towards diversifying its business by establishing a new jointly owned company focused on solar power installations in regional areas.
The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.
Brookfield Multiplex's engineering and infrastructure division has won a $190 million contract to build an accommodation village at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
