Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA has told prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais that a dam is at risk of rupturing at its Gongo Soco mine, about 65km from the site of its Brumadinho dam collapse that killed more than 230 people.
Oil futures were up more than one per cent overnight as tensions in the Middle East grew, with a Saudi-led coalition launching air strikes on the Yemeni capital in retaliation for recent attacks on its crude infrastructure.
Gold was headed for its biggest one-day percentage decline in a month overnight as the US dollar gained and investors opted for riskier assets on the back of robust US economic data even as the US-China trade concerns linger.
A proposed pipeline fabrication facility to be built near Exmouth could be back on the drawing board just months after proponent Subsea 7 submitted an alteration to its environmental proposal.
The state government will not consider pausing or scrapping its surcharge on foreign property purchasers, despite a sharp reduction in sales to offshore buyers and growing scepticism around whether revenue will meet projections.
Central Park management has confirmed plans to refurbish the office tower's lobby and forecourt, and has said the integrity of Brian McKay's artworks will be maintained.
Commonwealth Bank-owned Bankwest is slashing its three-year owner-occupier mortgage rate as lenders chase an ever decreasing number of suitable home loan customers.
Perth’s hotel construction boom is entering its final phases, as existing and new operators adjust to a market transformed by the largest pipeline of development in Western Australian history.
Prodigy Gold has signed a $14.5 million joint venture and exploration farm-in agreement with Newmont Mining at Prodigy’s Tobruk project in the Northern Territory.
Alliance Mineral Assets has raised $32.5 million via two share placements, including with Galaxy Resources, with the funds set to primarily go towards upgrades at the processing facilities at its Bald Hill lithium and tantalum mine.
Oil futures inched up overnight as the prospect of mounting tensions in the Middle East hitting global supplies overshadowed an unexpected build in US crude inventories.
Gold steadied on Wednesday as share markets rose but concerns about global economic growth and the US-China trade fight kept the metal supported near a one-month peak.
The South West Development Commission has won a $400,000 contract to deliver the federal government’s Tradestart service in the southern parts of Western Australia.
The Australian share market has bounced back, recouping some of the losses from the previous day amid hopes that a deal was still within reach amid the US-China trade war.
Service providers want immediate action from businesses and government to help people on the streets, who face a shortage of rentals and a lack of social housing.
Wage growth in Western Australia has again come in at the lowest level in the nation in the year to March, prompting UnionsWA to call for workplace reform.
Civmec has reported a sharp fall in quarterly profit to $141,000 after accounting for cost overruns on projects but has also reported strong growth in its order book.
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