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Millennium Minerals has boasted better-than-expected gold production at its Nullagine project, with costs in-line with previous targets.

Changes to superannuation policy played a role in the significantly reduced majority for the Turnbull government at the July 2 election, but if you look a little deeper you find something far more interesting – the government can't afford its retirement policies, and some retired people can't afford to live.

Indian business couple Pankaj and Radhika Oswal paid two advisers $US26 million ($A34.5 million) in hush money to hide what was really going on at their Australian fertiliser business, a court has heard.

Two very different Perth companies, tech start-up Pointerra and precast concrete manufacturer WestStar Industrial, have begun trading on the ASX today after completing their respective reverse takeovers.

Australia's enormous LNG investment boom is starting to pay trade dividends, with exports up 18.5 per cent in the month of June to 3.6 million tonnes, largely to Japan and South Korea.

Optus will refund $2.4 million to around 175,000 of its mobile phone insurance customers for failing to properly advise them about the product they'd bought.

Safety and security companies featured heavily in Techboard's top trending startups this past fortnight, with five out of the top ten companies representing the category.

Building will start next year on a $600 million redevelopment of Karrinyup Shopping Centre, with construction giant Brookfield Multiplex adding the big ticket job to its portfolio of works.

Perth-based apartment developer Finbar Group has flagged a near-70 per cent fall in net profit for FY16, on the back of investment property impairments.

The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher.

The Australian dollar is weaker after global central banks signalled a new round of money printing.

Oil prices have fallen more than one per cent, hitting two-month lows on extended selling after the market's break below a key technical support level last week due to oversupply fears.

Gold has fallen as stock markets rally on the back of Friday's stronger-than-expected US jobs data and the prospect of more monetary stimulus from central banks, while the US dollar rose against a basket of currencies.

Dick Smith ‘inflated' profitThe directors and managers of consumer electronics chain Dick Smith have been accused of inflating earnings to meet market exp

Business News Head of Content Mark Pownall joins Jane Marwick on Drive every Monday. Today they spoke with two WA business successes; SEQTA education software, and Injury Connect.

Transerv Energy will be upping its interest in the Perth Basin after it inked a farm-in and drilling agreement with Norwest Energy for the offshore Xanadu Prospect, and will buy a 4.7 per cent stake in the junior for $200,000.

Panoramic Resources has today confirmed plans for a spin-out of its Gum Creek gold project into a new ASX-listed company, while Metals X is considering the possible sale of its Rover gold project.

SPECIAL REPORT: The dramatic rise and fall of iron ore producers and the recent surge in gold and lithium stocks have been highlighted by a historic review of WA's major listed companies.

The City of Fremantle has announced not-for-profit organisation DADAA as the new tenant for Fremantle's historic Old Boys' School.

A ramp-up of iron ore exports has lifted annual throughput at Port Hedland to a new record of 460.4 million tonnes, with the combined Pilbara Ports Authority tracking for a figure of 633.5mt per year.

SPECIAL REPORT: Mining stocks are again leading the way in shareholder returns, but this time it's not the iron ore players doing the business.

The Australian share market has closed around 2 per cent higher at a four-week high in the wake of a strong lead from US markets, more clarity over the recent federal election result, and the prospect of economic stimulus in Japan.

Perth-based explorer Geopacific Resources has entered into an agreement to farm-in to Kula Gold's Woodlark Island gold project in Papua New Guinea, in a deal worth up to $18.6 million.

Shares in Tawana Resources were up 84 per cent today as the company moved focus from iron ore to lithium, while three more Western Australian companies announced new moves in the lithium sector as keen market interest in the metal continues.

A local psychological consultancy business has taken top honours at the 2016 Telstra Business Awards after being named Western Australian Business of the Year.

Local resources company GWR Group has backed out of plans to provide about $1.6 million to Excelsior Gold through a share placement.

Gold hopeful Cardinal Resources has rattled the tin for $21.7 million to fund ongoing work at its Namdini project in Ghana.

Perth-based GR Engineering Services has won a $36 million contract to design and build a processing facility in Queensland for private equity-backed Auctus Resources.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

Crude prices have inched up in choppy trading but Brent has notched its largest weekly drop in nearly six months, as strong US jobs data and bargain hunting by investors pitted against seasonally weak consumption of oil.

Gold has slipped sharply after stronger-than-expected US payrolls data for June but rebounded quickly, underpinned by concerns over the outlook for financial markets following Britain's Brexit vote.

The Australian dollar is stronger after the coalition's declaration of election victory offset a greenback rally.