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Manganese miner Consolidated Minerals has boosted its coffers by around $111 million, after selling its 23 per cent stake in iron ore junior BC Iron.

Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott are blitzing the airways and key marginal seats on the final day of a gruelling five-week election campaign, as Labor continues to dig holes in the coalition's costings.

Australian shares are flat as investors on hold until the election is over, with banking and mining stocks taking a hit.

The coalition's costings are full of holes and dodgy maths, Treasurer Chris Bowen says.Mr Bowen says the coalition's numbers - finally revealed yesterday - are wrong in a number of ways.

The Australian dollar has lost some ground amid more evidence that US employment growth is picking up pace.

US stocks have ended slightly higher as investors looked ahead to Friday's crucial monthly jobs and unemployment report.

Government-backed schemes to develop renewable power supplies are coming unstuck as the price of traditional energy sources falls.

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The Australian dollar is firmer but off its earlier highs reached after data showed a rise in imports in July.

When Forge Group announced this week it had won a $1.47 billion Roy Hill construction contract it was with new joint venture partner Duro Felguera, from Spain, rather than its former alliance partn

Future development along Subiaco's busiest commercial arteries could be limited to two storeys following a decision handed down by the State Administrative Tribunal.

Western Australia's residential property market is set for further growth in the year ahead but commercial construction is expected to soften, industry experts say.

A prominent group of Perth investors may be drawn into a legal stoush over the financially stricken development of a multi-million dollar Broome apartment resort.

The Australian market has finished lower, pulled back by falls among resources and banking stocks.

The man hired by Newcrest Mining to investigate its disclosure scandal has found no "smoking gun".

Rio Tinto's aspiration of producing 360 million tonnes of iron ore each year is achievable, despite concern about its Pilbara expansion, analysts say.

A pair of genetics researchers at Murdoch University have won a national prize after developing a breakthrough therapy for children living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says a coalition government will make about $40 billion of savings if it wins the federal election.

Clive Palmer says he will sue Rupert Murdoch over a report published by News Corp Australia.

Iron ore exploration company Centaurus Metals says its priority is on developing its flagship Jambreiro iron ore project in Brazil after writing down the value of its non-core Brazilian assets by m

Experts hired by the coalition to check its election policy costings say the figures are based on "reasonable assumptions".

Westfield has been given the green light to buy all of Karrinyup Shopping Centre if it releases ownership of nearby shopping centre Westfield Innaloo.

Wall Street stocks have jumped after surging US auto sales pointed to robustness in the manufacturing sector.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96.91 (0.65 per cent) to 14,930.87.

Housing is costing some Western Australians almost half of their weekly income, a new report has shown.

The local share market is lower as investors hold out for the federal election and America's response to Syria.

After a grim six months, Western Australia's gold mining sector is showing signs of flickering back to life.

Youth arts group Awesome Arts is the big winner in this year's Creative Partnerships Australia awards, which recognises collaborations between business and the arts.

International oil and gas giant Chevron has signed Chris Corrigan's Qube Logistics to beef up its port capacity to service the massive Gorgon project on Barrow Island.

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The Australian dollar has extended its rally, heading toward 92 US cents, after official data showed local economic growth was solid in the June quarter.

Wall Street stocks have jumped after surging US auto sales pointed to robustness in the manufacturing sector.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96.91 (0.65 per cent) to 14,930.87.

Iron Ore Holdings has struck its fifth deal in the past 18 months, agreeing to sell its North Marillana tenements to private company Maiden Iron.