Australian gold company Evolution Mining has recorded a significant drop in its all-in sustaining costs while its operating cashflow increased after producing more gold in the December quarter.
New research has found Perth is home to some of Australia's most expensive private schools, as well as some of the country's cheapest independent and public options.
Climate technology company Rumin8 has raised $US12 million in a funding round led by the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures and supported by Andrew and Nicola Forrest.
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is banned from Australia, is taking legal action against the foreign affairs minister with help from Perth-based representation.
Accor has been selected to operate a 66-room hotel within the University of Western Australia, with the revenue to be invested in the Forrest Research Foundation.
Giant US company Alcoa has withdrawn plans to export raw bauxite from WA as it battles to gain approvals for its mining operations in the Darling Range.
The proposed Bidaminna project, which could involve the clearing of up to 1,000 hectares of vegetation, will undergo the highest level of assessment by the EPA.
The directors of Sydney-based gold explorer Vango Mining have recommended shareholders accept Catalyst Metals' $66 million off-market scrip takeover bid.
The prime minister won't confirm if Australia has signed a significant weapons contract but says the May budget will include national security funding.
The local share market has finished 0.2 per cent higher in a choppy session that puts it at a fresh nine-month high, up 5.87 per cent so far this year.
A $40 million cotton gin facility has been approved by an assessment panel, with the community hoping the project would activate the state's economy and agricultural industry.
