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Perth-based building and construction company JAXON has added a pair of affordable housing projects to its portfolio of works, comprising an $18.6 million apartment project for the Department of Housing and a $22 million complex for Foundation Housing.

Mount Gibson Iron has placed its shares in a trading halt amid ongoing problems at its Koolan Island mine.

Mining services business Ausdrill is slicing $28 million off its revenue forecast after a customer decided to postpone operations in Africa.

The state government has begun the tender process to find a builder for its $430 million Museum of Western Australia, set to be built at the Perth Cultural Centre.

The Australian share market has started higher, led by gains from the big four banks and major miners.

Iron ore prices have slumped to a fresh five-year low, due to an oversupply of the commodity and a slowdown in demand from China.

Wall Street stocks have finished little changed following data showing unexpectedly strong US economic growth in the third quarter, but a drop in consumer confidence in November.

The Australian dollar is weaker after a Reserve Bank official hinted at another rate cut.

Oil prices have tumbled, with the US benchmark down 2.2 per cent, on expectations that the OPEC cartel will not agree to cut output despite ample global supplies.

Gold prices have edged higher, after a day of shuffling between gains and losses as two sets of economic data gave varying pictures of the state of US recovery.

Oil's role in current geopolitical plays may have an effect on some of Australia's massive LNG projects.

Fremantle-based Carnegie Wave Energy has celebrated the installation of its first CETO 5 wave technology unit off Garden Island, marking the start of its $30 million wave energy project.

CTI Logistics has bought 67,000 square metres of land adjacent to its Hazelmere warehousing and distribution centre, in a private deal believed to be worth just under $19 million.

Harvey Norman shareholders have overwhelmingly rejected founder and chairman Gerry Harvey's salary, but he says nothing is going to change.

A solid debut by Medibank Private could not stop the Australian share market falling in what has been a mostly downward run for most of November.

Property developer and investment firm Lester Group has inked its first deal in New South Wales, buying an industrial property in Sydney's Ingleburn for $13.2 million.

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NRW Holdings chairman Ian Burston has told shareholders the contractor will not be "jerked around by anybody" after revealing it is in a dispute over its largest project at Roy Hill.

MZI Resources has signed a deal to sell most of the high value titanium dioxide production from its Keysbrook mineral sands project to US-based DuPont Titanium Technologies, and is still looking for a buyer for the balance.

National Lifestyle Villages is planning a major expansion after signing an innovative $150 million partnership deal with Blackstone, the second international private equity group to back the Perth business.

Transport and logistics group Toll Holdings has announced that its marine logistics business will focus on the offshore LNG sector, after completing the sale of several operations in northern Australia and Asia.

Shares in Perth-based contractor OTOC have surged on news it is looking to expand its presence on the east coast with the acquisition of Sydney-based Geo-Metric Surveying for up to $12 million.

Western Australian racing and gaming minister Terry Waldron has resigned from Cabinet.

The Australian sharemarket has opened lower as resources lose ground after Monday's gains.

The Dow and S&P 500 have inched to new records ahead of a deluge of US economic data in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The learned professors behind deregulation recommendations for the state's taxi industry were cautious not to go too far.

Global oil prices have fallen following a choppy session amid scepticism that OPEC would move aggressively to lift prices this week.

Gold prices have eased from a three-week high as investors weigh the likely path of global monetary policy.

The Australian dollar has handed back the gains it made after China cut its benchmark interest rates.

Perth-based surveying firm McMullen Nolan Group is focusing on rolling out its laser scanning technology across the industry, as it marks its 25th anniversary by rebranding its operations as MNG.

Netball WA is forecasting a rise in revenue as it diversifies into facilities management.

The success of Perth technology company Track'em has attracted plenty of interest from investors, but founder Kashif Saleem says he hasn't ruled out taking the business public.