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SPECIAL REPORT: High-density residential developments are emerging alongside some of the state's shopping centres, as owners seek to reposition their assets to offer more than just retail.

SPECIAL REPORT: Confidence is returning to the state's apartment market, with developers seeking to boost their project pipelines. Click through to see our map with 30 apartments projects across Perth and our updated ranking of Property Developers.

Clive Palmer has been ordered to disclose the entirety of his personal assets as part of an ongoing legal dispute with Queensland Nickel liquidators.

BHP Billiton has responded to a Hedland Senior High School student's call for support by backing a youth-focused mental health and suicide prevention program based in the Pilbara.

Successful Perth tech business HealthEngine has removed all customer feedback from its website while it conducts a review.

A joint venture between indigenous group Njamal Services and Pilbara Resource Group has added to its work book as a sub-contractor to MACA on a major lithium project.

The state government has today released a report outlining the key advantages to setting up a new national space agency in Western Australia, but the opposition says more needs to be done to secure federal support.

An analysis of Perth Festival undertaken by local firm Culture Counts has found near-universal support for the event's impact on, and importance for, Western Australia's cultural scene.

A resurgence of heritage restoration has started to take shape across the CBD, with a number of initiatives aiming to boost renewal.

Customers of local whitegoods and home appliance retailers Kambo's and Liebe + Haus have been told they will need to wait several days before finding out if their credit purchases are still valid after the two jointly-owned businesses were placed into administration on Friday.

Growing demand for nickel in steelmaking and battery production is positive news for WA, and the Kalgoorlie region in particular.

Perth business figures Erica Smyth, Peter Fitzpatrick, Danielle Blain and David Hohnen are among this year's local recipients of the Queen's Birthday awards.

WA bid for first space agency

Securing union support for his bid to introduce competition into the local electricity retailing market will be a major test of Ben Wyatt's political and negotiating skills.

The Australian share market lost ground on a day of low trading volumes as investors hold fire ahead of the imminent G7 meeting in Canada.

Rio Tinto has committed to a 200 million yuan ($41 million) joint venture with state-owned China Minmetals to explore mineral deposits in China.

Transport and logistics business Centurion has secured a fuel haulage contract with Viva Energy and acquired contracts and vehicles from Perth-based Fuel Trans Australia.

Local tech company Nuheara has tapped investors for $6 million, with the proceeds set to fund an increase in inventory levels of its noise cancelling earbuds.

Uranium-focused Bannerman Resources has announced an $8 million capital raising to fund further studies on its Etango project in Namibia.

Mineral Resources has agreed to allow takeover target Atlas Iron to enter discussions with other parties, one day after the Andrew Forrest-chaired Fortescue Metals Group purchased a blocking stake in the junior iron ore miner.

Sandfire Resources has reached an agreement to purchase Talisman Mining's stake in the Springfield joint venture project in the Goldfields region for $72.3 million.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer, Matt Mckenzie, and Katie McDonald discuss the latest economic growth data, three intriguing takeover prospects (Atlas Iron, HBF, BGC), stockmarket floats, including Primero group, agricultural projects in WA's north, the continuing debate over fly-in-fly-out, and our special report on Perth apartment projects.

Perth-based IT company Velrada has won an international service award with tech giant Microsoft at its annual partner awards.

Gage Roads Brewing Company has struck a deal to purchase Matso's Broome Brewery for $16.1 million, along with a $12 million capital raising to fund the acquisition.

A shark-deterrent device designed by Perth-based Ocean Guardian has been added to the state government's subsidy program following a study that found it reduced the risk of shark interactions by 60 per cent.

The Australian share market is lower after upbeat sentiment on Wall Street and Europe's key share markets dried up and investors await a key G7 meeting that starts tonight (AEST).

The Australian dollar is lower against a weakened US dollar and the other major currencies, while market risk sentiment has flipped from upbeat to downbeat when Wall Street opened with no obvious reason.

Global benchmark Brent crude has surged nearly $US2 a barrel, lifted by concern about a steep drop in exports from Venezuela and worries OPEC may not raise production at its June meeting.

US dollar weakness has helped boost gold prices, but gains were limited as the market awaited clues from next week's meeting of the Federal Reserve on the pace of US interest rate rises.

Retailers brace as a tsunami of sellers sign up to Amazon

The building and construction industry is assessing a number of options to improve its practices in the wake of company collapses and unpaid contractors.

Australian shares have closed higher for the second consecutive day, with broad-based gains led by the miners and supported by the energy and financial sectors.