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Retailers have urged the new Abbott government to hit the ground running to help boost confidence heading into the Christmas shopping season.

Anatolia Energy has kicked off a $6.2 million capital raising plan to fund development works at its Temrezli uranium project in Turkey.

The share market has closed a touch higher as strength in the banking sector outweighed weakness among resources stocks.

Matsa Resources has raised $2.5 million to continue exploration works on a number of the company's projects in the Fraser Range near Norseman.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group will start reducing its $12 billion in debt from November.

A new drilling contractor in WA's onshore oil and gas sector has outlined plans to expand its fleet, with backing from a heavyweight US investor.

West Africa-focused gold hopeful Middle Island Resources has launched a $5 million share placement, satisfying one of the conditions of its acquisition of the Samira Hill gold mine and boosting wor

One of Western Australia's largest builders says the delayed increase to the first home owner grant is unfair on buyers waiting to sign contracts, while the Real Estate Institute of Western Austral

Altona Mining has entered a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco, covering the southern tenements at the Perth-based company's Roseby copper project in Quee

Low-cost gold producer Regis Resources has more than doubled its full year profit due to a boost in gold sales and a higher realised price.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has signalled that another interest rate cut is possible, although it is not keen to make the move soon.

Construction firm John Holland has won a $257 million contract for work on a rail project linking to Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill project.

Perth-based clean energy firm Eden Energy has rekindled the sale of its coal seam methane and shale gas portfolio in the UK, announcing it has struck a deal to sell the assets on better terms than

Major party MPs have defended the Australian Electoral Commission amid sustained attacks by businessman and political hopeful Clive Palmer.

Plans to charge $4,000 per year for the children of 457 visa holders attending Western Australian public schools have been watered down after a backlash over the budget-boosting measure.

The Australian stock market has started lower as traders sit on the sidelines following recent gains and ahead of this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve.

Australia faces a long road to economic recovery, even if business gains a short-term boost in confidence from the election of a majority coalition government.

US stocks have mostly gained, helped by news that Larry Summers, perceived as in favour of tighter monetary policy, pulled out of the race to lead the Federal Reserve.

Gold futures have risen, bouncing off a five-week low as a shift in the race to replace Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke bolstered expectations for the duration of the central bank's bond-buying

The Australian dollar continues to be buoyed by greenback weakness amid easing tensions in Syria and a hawkish candidate's withdrawal from the race to become the US central bank chairman.

Federal Labor's leadership ballot, which will involve rank-and-file members for the first time, has the capacity to make or break the party – including in Western Australia.

Three Cabinet ministers is a reasonable start for WA, but this state ought to be aiming for more.

Perth-based fast food chain Croissant Express has been acquired by a specialist investor in the quick service sector led by former Hungry Jack's CEO, Tim Tighe.

The Australian dollar hit a three-month high as the man US President Barack Obama nominated to lead the US Federal Reserve withdrew from the race.

Sometimes people want to be inspired to reach a positive goal, so why are there so many fear-based messages out there?

Australian shares have continued their run of gains that began on September 6, the day before the federal election.

Brookfield Place was named the overall winner at the WA Engineering Excellence Awards over the weekend.

A disgraced Perth lawyer who overcharged clients and is now fighting to save his career has been scolded by the chief justice for not explaining why there has been a delay in delivering reparations

Teachers will walk off the job on Thursday to protest against proposed job losses and funding cuts to dozens of public schools.

Three Western Australian politicians have been named in Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott's new ministry, with two others receiving posts in the outer ministry.

Property investment company Aspen Group has continued off-loading residential development assets, announcing today the sale of its 45-per cent-owned Fern Bay Seaside Village syndicate in New South

Canberra's mid-year budget update, usually released at the end of the year, may be delayed until early 2014 by the incoming federal coalition government.