The Maritime Union of Australia will escalate industrial action at the Port of Broome, shutting down the site for up to two weeks after enterprise bargaining talks with the Kimberley Port Authority broke down.
Wall Street giant Bank of America has set its sights on Perth, relocating a senior Sydney banker to establish a permanent presence in the mining capital.
Major residential land developer Satterley has stepped further into commercial property development with the acquisition of the 24-hectare Home HQ Busselton project.
Qantas ground staff could soon walk off the job, potentially leaving hundreds of FIFO flights stranded, amid a bitter dispute between the airline and the Transport Workers Union over pay and conditions.
The Dow has closed at a record high on signs of progress for a peace deal with Iran while the Nasdaq registered its first decline in five sessions as SpaceX and AMD stumbled following their quarterly earnings.
West African Resources has been crowned digger of the year while Greatland Resources took out best deal at the Kalgoorlie mining conference's awards ceremony.
Glencore has written down the value of its Murrin Murrin nickel mine to zero as the global miner pursues a secondary listing on the ASX to access deeper pools of capital and sophisticated investors.
Genesis Minerals says a $5.1 billion offer by Regis Resources to merge with Vault Minerals was not the driving factor in its successful $5.6 billion bid for the company.
WA Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli has insisted his government will hold its line on uranium exploration, while launching the latest round of exploration incentive funding.
WA farmers and remote communities could soon see a boost to mobile connectivity after the competition watchdog decided to launch an inquiry into regional mobile coverage.