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Agricultural and horticultural group Nufarm is shifting out of Welshpool, putting an office, warehouse and laboratory facility on the market, with the site expected to fetch more than $7.5 million.

Social Ventures Australia has launched its first state-based venture philanthropy fund, with the new fund designed to invest in a portfolio of high-impact not-for-profit ventures in Western Australia.

Perth now has the highest vacancy rate of any office market across capital cities in Australia, according to fresh research by JLL, with 16.6 per cent of commercial space in the CBD sitting empty.

The government should be preparing the ground for a tough budget, not shying away from the heavy lifting.

Technology company DTI Group has won a contract with the Brisbane City Council to supply its surveillance systems to a fleet of buses for an undisclosed sum.

A commitment by Prime Minister Tony Abbott has done little to allay uncertainty about the extent of a promised tax cut to small business.

Stratum Metals has become the sixth Western Australian company to cancel a backdoor listing deal in the past year, with the Nedlands-based business reviewing its future options, including plans for the East Menzies gold project, after walking away from a planned reverse takeover of a US technology venture.

will front the FFA appeals process tonight in their bid to buy more time as they attempt to win back their spot in the A-League finals.

The corporate watchdog has banned stockbroker Anton Kerstens from providing financial services for five years, following an investigation that found he had manipulated the share price of Perth-based uranium explorer Cauldron Energy.

IMX Resources has signed an offtake deal with a Chinese enterprise for graphite concentrate from its Chilalo project in Tanzania.

Gold and copper miner PanAust has rejected a state owned Chinese company's $1.1 billion takeover bid, describing the offer as inadequate.

The Australian economy is not particularly innovative and the government could do more to encourage the use of information and communications technology, a global report says.

Lower oil prices and sales coupled with a natural disaster contributed to a 20.1 per cent slide in Woodside Petroleum's revenue for the March quarter, but wrapping up its Apache Corporation asset purchase lifted contingent reserves by 151 per cent.

Queensland should not suffer financially because Western Australia cannot manage its books, the deputy premier says.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, following gains on Wall Street.

Gold cut losses on Tuesday, as the dollar turned lower after US retail sales and producer prices data came in weaker than expected, but prices remained below $US1,200 an ounce on higher equities.

The Australian dollar is higher against a weaker US dollar following the release of some disappointing American economic data.

Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher following mixed corporate earnings news and slightly disappointing US retail sales in March.

Global oil prices have risen for the fourth straight day, with US prices jumping after a government report predicted a drop in US shale-oil production.

The national interest comes a distant second to self-preservation when states' economies take a turn for the worse.

Western Australia is at risk of another ratings downgrade by a global credit agency, as it battles budget deficits amid slumping mining royalties.

Western Australia's seventh biggest private school John XXIII College is seeking a new principal after announcing its leader of the past nine years, Anne Fry, has taken a position in Sydney.

The share market has closed lower due to falls by miners, the big banks, retailers and Telstra.

The Water Corporation is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce, with about 300 full-time jobs to go, as it reduces the amount of capital investment.in new infrastructure.

Henderson-based construction services company Civmec plans to purchase a 21-hectare waterfront site in Indonesia from engineering group Technip, as it seeks to lower its cost base by building up its overseas operations.

Joe Hockey's day started with the "immense honour" of ringing the bell to end another trading session at the New York Stock Exchange, but that was as good as it got for the federal treasurer.

Former Western Australian lawyer Michelle Gordon has been appointed as the next Justice of the High Court of Australia, replacing her husband, Justice Kenneth Hayne, who soon reaches the mandatory

Effective, targeted social media strategies are building business for those savvy enough to implement them.

Mervyn Kitay has been anointed as chief executive in waiting at Crowe Horwath Perth, Western Australia's eight biggest accounting firm, taking over from Geoff Kidd, who has run the partnership for the past 19 years.

Mining contractor Maca has suffered another blow to its order book, with Sinosteel Midwest Corporation announcing plans to halt operations at its Blue Hills hematite project in the Mid West after failing to gain environmental approval for an expansion.

Perth-based gold producer Troy Resources has announced its intention to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to a lack of demand for its shares in the Canadian market.

Phoenix Gold will wrap up mining at its Kintore West project this month and suspend upcoming small mining projects to save money, as it shifts focus to developing its Castle Hill project near Kalgoorlie with joint venture partner Norton Gold Fields.