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Australia cannot standstill and must innovate continuously to become a learning society, squarely focused on the future.

Bankwest has joined the ‘free-form' office revolution, with the launch this week of a technology-driven activity-based office as it settles into its new premises at Raine Square.

THE state government has moved to rezone more than 100 hectares of land near Mandurah for residential development but developers say this just adds to the big queue of lots in the area held up by k

A HUB to service the oil and gas industry may result from the development of 430 hectares of industrial land in South Bullsbrook after the state government announced a planning amendment which incl

Many analysts predict that by 2020 Australia will overtake Qatar as the world's leading LNG exporter and, with Western Australian LNG exports accounting for 87 per cent of the national total in 201

Traditional takeover activity in corporate Western Australia has been quiet this year but it's a different story in the oil and gas sector.

Western Australia's live export market is facing further uncertainty as tighter regulation and the high Australian dollar put pressure on both farmers and exporters.

Australia's economy has adjusted well to the impact of the mining boom - which is likely to continue to for some years, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.

Department store retailer David Jones has reported a 39.9 per cent fall in full year profit.

Australian stocks have opened marginally weaker as investors had a subdued reaction to the Spanish government's plan to slash the nation's deficit.

Asia's economic boom is not just about resources, as its rapidly growing middle class will help lift demand for Australia's food, tourism and farming sectors, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

Apple's stock has reached $US700 ($A671) for the first time, setting a record for the company the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped two million in the first 24 hours.

US stocks have finished mostly lower as the aura of the Federal Reserve's new QE3 stimulus wore off and worries about company profits were heightened after FedEx cut its earnings outlook.

The Australian dollar is two-thirds of a US cent lower following weak performances on Asian share markets.

State government steps to help commercial fisheries gain sustainability certificates have been applauded by a supermarket giant and a conservation group.

France-based oil and gas engineering company Technip has won a €210 million ($262 million) works deal at Inpex's Ichthys LNG project off the Western Australian coast.

Alesco chairman Mark Luby has signalled the door is still open for further talks with paint maker DuluxGroup over its long-running $210 million takeover bid.

Export earnings from resources and energy commodities are expected to fall this financial year as commodity prices ease, a federal government forecaster says.

BHP Billiton will freeze the salaries of its top executives as it continues to manage costs due to an uncertain global economic environment.

Australian shares finished slightly weaker, with investors consolidating recent gains generated by moves to boost growth in the US and Europe.

Ginadalbie Metals shares have jumped by more than 10 per cent after the Perth-based miner officially opened its dedicated port terminal for the Karara iron ore project in Geraldton this mornin

Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey predicts federal tax revenue has fallen by between $20 billion and $25 billion since the budget due to softening commodity prices and a decline in corporate tax.

Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has warned there may be more east coast mine closures as global commodity prices soften and mining royalties rise.

Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan says the coalition is "splintering" under Tony Abbott's leadership and Labor has "some wind at its back".

Mining companies should pay to offset the damage their developments cause to the nation's coastal environment, the federal government says.

Two Leighton subsidiaries have won new contracts worth a total of $437 million.

Homeowners may be in for an early Christmas present, with the Reserve Bank of Australia expected to deliver at least one more interest rate cut before the end of 2012.

Bankwest has had a win in its long-running battle with prominent property developer Luke Saraceni over Raine Square, with the Supreme Court today backing the appointment of administrators over the

Thermal coal miner New Hope says it is reviewing the pace at which it is developing new projects because of falling coal prices and the strong Australian dollar.

Not much is going right for Australia these days, which is why the high value of the dollar is such a mystery, or was until a Queenslander working for one of the world's biggest fund managers provi

Fortescue Metals Group has resolved its short-term funding problems after securing the backing of global banking groups Credit Suisse and JP Morgan for a new US$4.5 billion credit facility.