Australian shares opened slightly higher after gains for European stocks when their markets had a change of heart about the election of France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades.
US stocks have closed mixed, showing little impact from the weekend votes in France and Greece which cast doubt on the path of financial reform across the troubled eurozone.
The Australian dollar has fallen more than one US cent after a negative global reaction to disappointing US employment data and European election results dragged stock markets lower.
Australasian Resources has announced engineering and services contracts with Hong Kong-based MCC Overseas, for the Balmoral South iron ore operation in the Pilbara.
Premier Colin Barnett has revealed Perth's $700 million major stadium will be the AFL's second largest capacity home field, despite being shorter and wider than Patersons Stadium.
Orica's new boss has come out swinging, saying the company is riding high on the mining boom despite a horror year from a public relations perspective.
The Australian share market has taken a beating, after renewed concerns over the euro zone and disappointing jobs data in the United States sent spooked investors running for the exits.
A high-profile anti-whaling and environmental activist has been given a suspended jail term for bursting into the offices of Western Australia's Forest Products Commission (FPC) and throw
Panoramic Resources has acquired the Panton platinum project in the east Kimberley from Platinum Australia, for $5.25 million plus a 0.5 per cent royalty.
The Southern Regional Metropolitan Council has won a bid to reopen its waste management facility, one of the largest in Perth, after odour issues had prompted the Department of Environment and Cons
Arafura Resources has announced a strategic agreement with a major Korean multinational, to potentially develop its Australian rare earths deposits in joint venture.
The federal government has granted some of the world's largest oil and gas players, including Woodside Petroleum and BHP Billiton, the right to drill new permits off the coasts of Western Australia
Rio Tinto has named its nominees to the board of minerals explorer Ivanhoe Australia after taking effective control of the company's major shareholder.
Australian stocks have opened almost 1.5 per cent lower, following instability in European markets after the election of France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades.
US stocks plunged Friday after the government reported that hiring slowed sharply last month. The report confirmed investors' fears that the US economic recovery is faltering.
Former UWA Business School Dean Tracey Horton and former Mitsubishi Motors Australia chief executive Robert McEniry have been appointed to the board of Automotive Holdings Group as non-executive di
Premier Colin Barnett should leave the proponents of the $30 billion-plus Browse gas hub to make their own decisions and stop upsetting investors, the Labor opposition says.
Liberal leader Tony Abbott is unlikely to ensure Western Australia gets a better deal out of the GST carve-up after backflipping on his previous stance in favour of a per capita dist
Forge Group subsidiary Cimeco and its indigenous joint venture partner Pilbara Logistics have won a $41 million construction contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
Poorer than expected growth from China reduced the market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies by 2.8 percent in April, according to new research released today.
Panoramic Resources has moved closer to completing its hostile $40 million takeover of Magma Metals, with the suitor's third-largest shareholder moving to accept the bid.
The federal government insists there will be a floor price when the carbon tax transforms into an emissions trading scheme in mid-2015, despite independent MP Rob Oakeshott suggesting he could try
Westpac's business customers have received greater interest rate relief than mortgage holders, with the bank saying the sector needs a boost in the current economy.
