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Shadow treasurer Ben Wyatt said he had no intention of raising taxes after the state election, while leaving wriggle room to do so, and declined to provide further details about how Labor's value capture proposal to partially pay for the Metronet rail package might affect residents living in proximity to stations.

The share market has gained ground due to strength among the big four banks, well-received earnings reports from Carsales.com and construction firm CIMIC, and a higher price for iron ore.

Rio Tinto has bounced back to profitability, reporting full-year profit of $US4.6 billion ($A6.1 billion) for 2016 on the back of a jump in iron ore prices.

The state government has urged the WA Football Commission to show common sense after it rejected $100 million in compensation over 10 years to surrender its lease on Subiaco Oval.

At least two Western Australian Bunnings warehouses will close as part of the hardware giant's purchase of Woolworths' Masters sites, BWP Trust has disclosed.

OPINION: The startup and innovation sector is well prepared for the challenge ahead.

Researchers are combining traditional methods with new technology to ensure the sustainability of WA's rock lobster fishery.

ANALYSIS: The state election battleground has now moved to Perth's northern suburbs, with three Liberal-held seats previously thought impregnable now in play.

WA Labor says it will assess each One Nation candidate before deciding where to put them on how-to-vote cards, suggesting they won't necessarily be ranked last.

App company SportsHero is set for its ASX debut after raising $3.2 million from investors and completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Nevada Iron.

State Treasurer Mike Nahan has put his neck on the line to stop the Nationals WA's proposed mining tax, saying he will resign from the portfolio if a post-election Liberal government does a deal to lift royalties.

ANALYSIS: Atlas Iron has emerged a leaner, better-financed company just a year after its near-death experience.

Galaxy Resources has set the bar for the largest capital raising undertaken by a WA-based company for 2017, announcing a $61 million capital raising to fund development work at its Sal de Vida lithium project in Argentina.

Construction and contract mining company CIMIC Group has flagged a boost in annual profit of up to 21 per cent in 2017 after delivering a solid rise in profits for the year just ended.

The Australian share markets has opened higher, with banks leading the way and helping to partially offset recent losses .

RBA gets bullish on economyThe Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered a markedly more positive outlook for the global and domestic economies, saying this is likely to put

The Australian dollar is sharply lower against its US counterpart after the US dollar gained for a fifth straight session, rising to a more-than-one-week high.

Oil prices have fallen, pressured by sluggish demand and evidence of a burgeoning revival in US shale production that could complicate efforts by OPEC and other producers to reduce a supply glut.

Gold has slipped from a three-month peak, pressured by earlier strength in the US dollar as the euro fell on weak German industry data and nervousness ahead of the French elections.

The S&P 500 ended barely higher on Tuesday while the Nasdaq managed to scratch out a new record as gains in big tech names countered energy declines.

The West Australian Opera has today announced Nicola and Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has joined its 50th anniversary celebrations as a major partner, contributing $75,000.

Emeco Holdings today sent out a mammoth 811 pages of documentation for its revised restructuring scheme, and buried inside is a breakdown of fees showing that, while its lawyers will get paid more, the company's financial advisers will take a haircut after the first restructuring scheme fell over.

The share market and Australian dollar got a boost from the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to hold rates steady, as it pointed to an expected pick-up in mining exports.

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has admitted she didn't carefully fill in annual returns disclosing gifts and travel contributions, including BHP Billiton paying for her luxury accommodation and business class flights to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The joint venture partners behind the Mt Marion lithium mine near Kalgoorlie have heralded an inaugural shipment of ore to China, with Mineral Resources becoming the state's third lithium producer.

A marina in Perth's north is a sure thing after the WA Liberals pledged $105 million to its development, weeks after Labor committed $40 million to a similar project.

OPINION: Kalgoorlie has had a few wild rides over the years thanks to its reliance on two metals that can lurch from one extreme to another in a matter for days. Right now, it appears, the stars are aligning for gold and nickel.

North Perth-based tech company Scancam has raised $1.2 million from investors as it seeks to expand sales of its anti-fuel theft technology into new markets.

Prominent Western Australian business and government leaders, including Nev Power and Dale Alcock, will hit the streets this week to sell The Big Issue magazine as part of the not-for-profit organisation's annual awareness campaign.

New car sales in Western Australia have started the year on a sour note, with sales down more than 10 per cent in the first month of 2017.

The Reserve Bank has held its benchmark interest rate at 1.5 per cent, saying increases in mining exports and a pick-up in consumption will support a return to reasonable economic growth after a dip in the September quarter.

Strong sales growth in Australia has lifted outdoor clothing specialist Kathmandu's expectations for its first-half profit result.