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Gold was little changed on Monday, giving up gains as the dollar rallied after the precious metal was initially buoyed by an unexpected stall in US consumer spending and comments on interest rates from a Federal Reserve's official.
US stocks rose as a busy week of economic news kicked off with Intel's announcement it will buy rival chipmaker Altera for $US16.7 billion ($A21.95 billion).
Developers are meeting the state government's goals for high-density residential projects around major transport routes and infrastructure, new research has revealed.
Australia's largest ever philanthropic donation is bearing fruit, with the first five recipients of the Forrest Foundation research scholarships announced at the University of Western Australia today.
New South Wales has overtaken Western Australia as the favoured destination for Chinese direct investment in Australia, as the near decade-long resources and energy sector boom tails away.
Population growth in Armadale is surpassing expectations, driving rapid residential, commercial and industrial development across the south-eastern suburb.
The number of applications for university places this year has fallen by 25.4 per cent in Western Australia, as a result of the change 12 years ago in the school starting age.
New housing developments in Perth and the state's regional centres will increase the potential for future outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases, a leading entomologist says.
An independent expert's report has found private equity group Auctus Chillagoe's takeover bid for Mungana Goldmines to be both unfair and unreasonable, saying the 13.5 cents a share price was opportunistic and undervalued the business.
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Gold prices have inched higher after hitting a two and a half week low on Thursday as the US dollar and global shares fell amid uncertainty about Greece staying in the euro zone.
Oil prices have risen modestly after a mixed US petroleum report showed declines in crude and petrol inventories that were larger than expected and a rise in crude production.
An expanded Independence Group would hope to eventually enter the ASX100, chief executive Peter Bradford told a Western Australian Mining Club lunch yesterday.
Property Exchange Australia has launched its new electronic conveyancing platform in Western Australia, which aims to modernise paper-based transfers with its online model.
If you're wondering why the outlook for iron ore remains grim despite last night's price rise to a three-month high of $US63.10 a tonne, it is partly because Western Australia's iron ore miners have a new competitor – themselves.
Perth-based Magnolia Resources has engaged two brokers to undertake a $5 million capital raising as part of its reverse takeover of Canadian e-commerce company PDT Technologies.
