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The supervisor of Dianella-based building company Frayson has been fined $15,000 for failing in his duties as a manager and supervisor on work carried out at 20 Perth properties over a 10-year period.

Whether its deliberate or driven by the economy, standards have risen on Rottnest.

Metals producer Wolf Minerals has secured a debt restructure with its creditors and a $32 million loan with a major shareholder, after running into problems at its Drakelands mine in southern England.

Two more builders have gone bust as the transition from all-time highs of activity continues.

Destination marketing, placemaking, exports, tourism and education are all part of a day's work for the new boss at Perth Airport.

Energy giant Santos has agreed to sell its Victorian gas assets to Cooper Energy for up to $82 million.

Panoramic Resources has finalised plans to spin-out its Gum Creek gold project through the partial divestment and ASX listing of its Horizon Gold subsidiary, with a $15 million initial public offering launched today.

Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, will attempt to persuade the Kidman cattle empire that her offer is still superior, despite being trumped over the weekend by an all-Australian consortium that made a higher bid.

Western Australia has fallen to the bottom of the pile in CommSec's latest ‘State of the States' report, following the end of the mining construction boom.

Private health insurer Medibank Private no longer has any investments in tobacco companies.

Investment in South-East Asia's grain supply chain will be one way for Western Australian growers to avoid losing market share amid growing demand for wheat in the region, according to the head of

Iron ore producers have maintained their dominance over the BNiQ Search Engine Biggest Exporters list, as LNG producers are slow to start up. Click through to see the annual list of the state's biggest exporting companies.

Former Paladin Energy boss John Borshoff has emerged as chief executive of another local uranium-focused company, Deep Yellow.

The Australian share market has slipped in early trade as a lack of cues from Wall Street and investor caution weigh on sentiment.

Gold prices are little changed as a strong US dollar limited gains, but the precious metal notched its first weekly rise in four as seasonal demand from Asia kicked in.

The Australian dollar continues to lose ground against the US dollar, which has hit an eight-month high.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been quoted as saying that OPEC and non-OPEC nations are "very close" to an agreement on oil production curbs, Azerbaijan's state news agency Azertag reported.

Morrison targets cost of housingTreasurer Scott Morrison says property investors are not to blame for Australia's housing affordability crisis, arguing that the government

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss Western Power, Enerji, residential builders, the COMO hotel and our export feature.

Santos has narrowed its full-year sales guidance to the top end of its previous target range after total sales volumes leapt 31 per cent in the September quarter, compared with the same period last year.

ASX-listed Millennium Services Group has acquired Perth-based cleaning and maintenance company Airlite Group for $25.1 million.

The share market has fallen slightly due to weakness in the energy sector and a surprise profit warning from private hospitals operator Healthscope.

Uncertainty in Perth's commercial property market has resulted in a sustained flow of capital into east coast assets, according to a local syndicator.

A Yangebup business has found itself at the heart of a project trying to win the attention of global entrepreneur of the moment, Elon Musk.

The Lions Outback Vision Van has treated about 1,500 patients across 16 regional communities since it first hit the road six months ago.

A Labor plan to boost manufacturing in WA has put it at odds with the Barnett government just months from the state poll.

The Uber of home cooked food, Mondoz is a platform that connects people to homemade cuisine.

Monadelphous Group and Lycopodium will leverage each others' strengths to target engineering, procurement and construction projects in the minerals processing sector under a new joint venture.

Local businessman Peter Landau will be subjected to more court action after China-controlled Nkwe Platinum filed a $2.5 million law suit in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Philippines-focused oil and gas play Nido Petroleum has launched a $31.9 million capital raising to fund drilling work at its Galoc project.

Local gold miner Northern Star Resources has entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire a major stake in Pioneer Resources' Acra gold project near Kalgoorlie in a deal worth up to $3.5 million.

BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser has announced he will step down next year after more than 10 years on the board, on the same day the resources giant rejected charges by Brazilian prosecutors filed against the company and its employees in relation the Samarco dam disaster.