The $270 million redevelopment of Fremantle's Kings Square is indicative of the experiential emphasis retail property owners are embracing across the city.
Western Australia's domestic gas production for the three months to June was a quarterly record, leaving the state experiencing a surplus of gas while east coast production fell again.
Oil prices have risen above $US61 a barrel after the head of the US Federal Reserve said the central bank will act "as appropriate" to sustain an economic expansion in the world's biggest economy that has been pressured by uncertainty over global trade.
Gold has fallen one per cent as upbeat remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and improved risk appetite offset a weaker-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls report.
Australian shares have gained for a second day on the back of optimism that trade tensions could be easing, with tech stocks the standout performers as investors regain their appetite for risk.
The Minderoo Foundation's Generation One initiative seeks to create parity for indigenous Australians, and to this end has launched a national leadership program called Dream Summit.
The state government has lifted a ban on fracking on existing petroleum titles, in a move planned since last year that protects all but 2 per cent of Western Australia from the contentious practice.
Millennium Minerals has announced it would update its production guidance in October following recent delays in open pit mining approvals and production at its Nullagine gold project.
Lynas Corporation has signed an agreement with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to review potential sites for a cracking and leaching plant, as the rare earths producer seeks to assuage concerns from Malaysia around radioactive waste.
Metallurgical coal developer Aspire Mining has announced a strengthened financial position with a $33.5 million proposed investment by its major shareholder along with a strategic board restructure.
Gold Road Resources and Silver Lake Resources will join the S&P/ASX 200 index, while Seven West Media was among the losers in the indices reshuffle, as the quarterly rebalance of the S&P/ASX indices was announced today.
Andrew Forrest-backed Poseidon Nickel has edged closer to restarting operations at its Black Swan project in Western Australia following a recent surge in nickel prices.
Oil prices are little changed as support from a sharp drawdown in US crude inventories was countered by fears of slowing global demand growth amid doubts over resolving the US-China trade feud.
Gold has slumped more than 2.0 per cent and silver fell over 4.0 per cent as stronger-than-expected US economic data and hopes of a thaw in the US-China trade war boosted Treasury yields and soothed fears of an economic slowdown, driving riskier assets higher.
Kibaran Resources has welcomed state government support in the development of its planned graphite plant, one of several potential projects in Kwinana's emerging 'battery valley'.
Gold Fields chief executive Nicholas Holland has suggested gold companies across the world have under-reported their actual costs, and that the industry is heading for a production shortfall.
South32's Graham Kerr, NRW Holdings' Jules Pemberton and Saracen Mineral Holdings' Raleigh Finlayson have received one-off benefits totalling $10.4 million, following the vesting of performance shares.
Claremont-based Geopacific Resources has appointed GR Engineering Services as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the processing plant at its Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea.
TPG Telecom's full-year profit has slumped 56.1 per cent to $173.8 million after the internet provider copped a $196.1 million hit from scrapping its planned mobile network.
