The Maritime Union of Australia has voted to break its affiliation with Unions WA in protest over the McGowan government's plans for a new container port at Cockburn Sound.
Oil prices have fallen about 1.0 per cent after a media report cast doubt on the possibility of an interim US-China trade deal and as a meeting of the OPEC alliance yielded no decision on deepening crude supply cuts.
Palladium prices have hit an all-time high on concerns over tight supplies of the autocatalyst metal due to possible labour issues in South African mines, while gold shed earlier gains on fresh hints of progress in the US-China trade dispute.
AusGroup has been awarded a three year maintenance and shutdown support contract by BHP Nickel West covering its Mt Keith, Leinster, Kwinana and Kalgoorlie operations.
An industrial estate near Mandurah will be the first of its kind in Australia to be powered by a solar energy microgrid, after the state government appointed Brookfield's Enwave Australia to build a solar farm and battery storage solution at Peel Business Park.
The use of remote sensing technologies is enabling Alcoa of Australia to better monitor the effectiveness of its rehabilitation efforts in the Jarrah Forest region south of Perth.
Employment opportunities for geoscientists in Western Australia are improving, but it is not the best state in Australia for job prospects, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Gold miner Blackham Resources has announced its third capital raising for the year, bringing the total to $45 million, following a series of delays in production at its gold mines in the Wiluna region of Western Australia.
Shares in Strategic Elements surged up to 32 per cent today after the software company announced a 12-month deal with multinational conglomerate Honeywell to develop experimental autonomous robotic vehicles
The competition watchdog says it has no reason to block Elders' proposed $187 million cash-and-scrip takeover of wholesale buyer Australian Independent Rural Retailers, which has 12 member stores in Western Australia.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has issued $US2.5 billion ($A3.6 billion) worth of subordinated notes amid a regulatory push to increase capital reserves.
Oil prices have tumbled more than 2.0 per cent after a report that US President Donald Trump weighed easing sanctions on Iran, which could boost global crude supply at a time of lingering worries about global energy demand.
Gold has risen on expectations of monetary policy easing by top central banks while global growth risks continue to linger, although improved appetite for riskier assets capped bullion's gains and kept it near a four-week low.
Commercial and residential developer MGroup is confident it can avoid any scandals around building defects, largely because of its decision almost a decade ago to establish a construction division to carry out its own works.
The Morrison government has moved a step closer to beefing up the powers of the securities watchdog as part of its aim to restore trust in the nation's banking system.
Uranium company Paladin Energy has announced it will raise $30.2 million through a share placement and a further $7 million from a share purchase plan, with the proceeds to help cover the cost of maintaining its mothballed African mines.
TNG has conducted a review of its planned 2 million tonnes per annum Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project, which revealed a potential reduction in capital costs of $29 million.
Vysarn has rejoined the ASX with a healthy share price gain, five months after it struck a deal to purchase Perenti Global's waterwell drilling business for $16 million.
There's an economic significance to Australia delivering a current account surplus in the June quarter that reflects a wider trend than just strong exports.
SPECIAL REPORT: Landlords unwilling to budge on rents have been blamed for exacerbating Perth's retail downturn, but leading leasing agents say the sector's problems are substantially more complicated than the cost of tenancies.
Alaska is a long way from Western Australia, but what's just happened in the oil industry there could have a significant effect on plans to expand this state's liquefied natural gas industry.
Woodside Petroleum expects to reduce its stakes in Australia's Scarborough gas field and Canada's Kitimat liquefied natural gas project, which would help it reduce its capital expenditure, its chief executive told Reuters.
