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New vehicle sales are on the rise, with new data showing 4.8 per cent more cars were sold in the six months to June 30 than the same six month period last year.

Poseidon Nickel has hailed new drilling results at its Windarra nickel project and outlined plans to resume drilling in coming months, which meant it expected to re-engage contractors who had finis

Perth's office vacancy rate is expected to double over the next few years as the resources slowdown leaves companies requiring less space.

WA's early online entrepreneurs have proved resilient with the $30 million sale this year of part of Perth-based eBooks Corporation showing isolation is no barrier to online success.

Troy Resources has moved to acquire the remaining shares it does not already own in Azimuth Resources, after meeting the minimum acceptance provision of its $188 million takeover bid.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called for a new productivity pact between business, unions and the federal government to boost the economy.

Embattled gold miner Newcrest has told workers at its Telfer mine in Western Australia that some of them will lose their jobs in the next 12 months.

A dip in unemployment in Western Australia in June was not enough to keep the nation's jobless rate from rising, official figures show.

Perth is now Australia's most expensive city and the eleventh priciest to live in worldwide, according a renowned online cost of living index.

Keeping Western Australia's budget in surplus is going to be a close call, Premier Colin Barnett warns.

Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future.

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An unusual bid to produce milk powder using energy generated from coal could see Western Australia export 30,000 tonnes of milk to growing dairy markets in Asia.

The Australian dollar is weaker but off its lows as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke hints that stimulus measures are set to continue.

US stocks ended mixed on Wednesday after the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting suggested it could end its QE stimulus program by the end of the year.

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Leading property industry player Joe Lenzo says the proposed amalgamation of a number local councils would benefit property development in the state.

Chile-focused copper explorer Hot Chili has secured $11.7 million to continue development of its Productora copper project in Chile.

The Department of Housing has awarded a five-year, $13.5 million information technology contract to WA-based firm ZettaServe.

Australian shares have closed higher despite slipping in afternoon trade due to concerns about a slowdown in China.

A Perth-based technology group says it has solved the riddle of providing satellite communications in Western Australia's most remote areas by creating a mobile platform rugged enough to get there.

Premier Colin Barnett wants a 12-month extension to the deadline for signing up to the federal government's school funding scheme.

Developer and fund manager Aspen Group has put its 70-hectare Dunsborough Lakes Estate up for sale.

Australia has enjoyed a mining boom thanks to the Asian Century but is badly trailing the competition when it comes to feeding the region, says Nufarm chairman Donald McGauchie.

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has exceeded its production guidance for the 2013 financial year, on the back of an 18 per cent rise in output in the June quarter.

Consumer confidence has improved, but remains weaker than it was at the beginning of the year.

A solid lead from US markets has helped push Australian stocks higher.

The onus is on the Barnett government to find a way out of its tight budget predicament.

Perth logistics company Centurion has won a 10-year contract thought to be worth several hundred million dollars to handle the freight needs of mining giant Rio Tinto across Western Australia.

The Australian dollar is weaker as traders overlook the International Monetary Fund's forecast that Australia's biggest trading partner China faces a prolonged growth slowdown.

US stocks have closed solidly higher for the fourth straight day as investors ignored the International Monetary Fund's lowered growth forecasts for the US and global economies.