Higher diesel prices lifted unit costs across Rio Tinto's expansive Pilbara operations, although the miner reported no material disruption to production across its core commodities.
Liberal leader Basil Zempilas has confirmed his party will preference One Nation as high as second on how-to-vote cards at the Secret Harbour by-election next month.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has purchased five properties in Port Hedland for $4.9 million from him and his former partner Nicola's private investment group.
The ACCC says artificial intelligence could make insurance in the natural disaster-prone areas even more expensive as it wraps up its five-year reporting mission on premiums.
Anthony Albanese will bring "national leadership" to the rollout of artificial intelligence, promising to establish an office of AI within his department.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced as solid big bank results and a cooler-than-expected inflation report boosted risk appetite amid rising Middle East tensions.
Australia's share market has clawed back some early losses to end the session flat despite oil trading at one-month highs as the US and Iran ramp up attacks in the Persian Gulf.
A WA-founded firm developing software that can model the most effective use of energy assets has secured US$10 million ($14.4 million) in a Series A investment round to expand its software services globally.
Aboriginal youth organisation Binar Futures' new sport, accommodation, medical, education and community hub in Midland has received a $6 million boost from the state government, bringing the total investment to $18 million.
Pilbara unions say they'll go ahead with strike action on Thursday, after a five-hour bargaining meeting with BHP and the Fair Work Commission failed to reach agreement.
Nedlands-based Pilot Energy has called in administrators, after failing to secure finance for its Cliff Head carbon storage project in the state's Mid West.
Steve Wyatt and his company Destec will be penalised for contempt of court over videos published online, as part of an ongoing spat with Mineral Resources.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down interim orders freezing the shareholder rights of three China-linked parties in rare earths developer Northern Minerals.
The state and federal governments have called in McCorkell Constructions to build an $11.5 million three-storey social housing project in Perth's inner north.
MLG Oz boss Mark Hatfield says the company's participation in a joint venture with heavy trailer manufacturer Mick Murray Welding NT is a “defining moment” of its product strategy.
Container terminal operator Patrick Terminals will use electric trucks at its Fremantle operations after a trial found cost cuts and emission reductions.
Australian drivers could take a financial hit if the US president goes ahead with plans to charge a toll for oil tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tech shares have pulled US stocks lower after President Donald Trump announced he would reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports in the latest escalation of US-Iran hostilities that sent oil prices jumping and dampened risk appetite.
