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Gold has fallen nearly three per cent to a three-month low after stronger-than-expected US non-farm payrolls fuelled expectation the Federal Reserve will raise rates sooner rather than later, and the US dollar jumped to an 11-and-a-half-year high.

The Australian dollar has sunk to its lowest level in six years following surprisingly strong US jobs figures.

Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.

Alcoa chairman Alan Cransberg has called on businesses to take responsibility for ending domestic violence through workplace initiatives, in an address to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy's Women in Resources awards today.

Carna Group has been placed into administration after revealing it is fighting the owners of the Griffin coal mine for payment for work done prior to walking off the Collie mine last year.

Fitzroy Resources is set for big changes after winning backing from prominent Perth investors Tony Grist and Rod Jones.

Welshpool-based Mount Ridley Mines has announced a $3.24 million placement for exploration at its Fraser Range nickel-copper project, with the company already receiving commitments in excess of this amount.

Perth entrepreneur Michael O'Hanlon is surely the envy of many hip hop fans, not only meeting US rapper Ghostface Killah, but becoming his business partner in the process.​

The annual cost to small business owners of complying with the GST is upwards of $13 billion, according to a recent survey, adding to calls for the federal government to address business taxation in its tax review white paper this year.

Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation says it will continue to lobby and fight for the Aboriginal Heritage Act Amendment Bill, which is currently before parliament, to be re-drafted.

PKF Lawler has shot into the ranks of Western Australia's top 10 accounting firms after merging with Subiaco-based Barringtons.

Listed companies from Western Australia are on the outer in the most recent quarterly reshuffle of the S&P Dow Jones ASX Indices, with high-profile absentees including Iluka Resources, Mineral Resources and Monadelphous Group.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower after weaker iron ore prices weighed on the resources sector and investors await the release of jobs data in the US.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission disclosed today it had raised concerns about Resolute Mining's project valuations, prior to the Perth-based miner's decision to impair its Syama gold mine in Mali by $310 million.

Shares in gold miner Regis Resources have fallen 28 per cent after the company said annual production would be at the lower end of its target range.

South Perth apartment tower proposals rivalling CBD heights are coming thick and fast through the approvals process.

Perth-based oil and gas company Tap Oil has launched a strategic review process that includes the possible sale of the business, after one of its substantial shareholders proposed a board shake-up.

The state opposition plans to shake up planning laws to support the development of community hubs across Perth, creating jobs close to where people live.

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The share market has opened flat as strength in high-yield bank stocks is balanced out by weak energy and mining sectors.

Gold has eased, changing direction and falling below $US1,200 an ounce as short-covering dried up after buoying prices following the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement that it will lift its 2016 inflation forecast.

The Australian dollar has dropped back below 78 US cents following a surge in the greenback and suggestions that the Reserve Bank is willing and able to cut rates again.

The treasurer wants to get the government's costs under control and repair the budget without hurting voters.

US stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, finishing higher on news of European monetary stimulus and a $21 billion pharmaceutical merger.

The Broome tourism sector is targeting growth beyond its itinerant seasonal appeal, with strategies being developed to attract additional tourists and residents.

Builders and land developers are increasing the roll out of ready-built homes to boost affordability and reduce the time between the purchase of a house and land package and the build's readiness for occupation.

The state's agricultural industry will require almost $600 billion of investment by 2050 to improve productivity and rationalise production in a bid to access Asian markets, according to a new report released by KPMG for the state Department of Agriculture and Food.

Shares in uranium miner Bannerman Resources dropped 15.3 per cent on news it initiated a discounted share purchase plan to raise up to $2 million.

The share market has closed flat as consumer related stocks led an afternoon recovery on a rise in retail spending during January.

It is a long time since Western Australia had its own finance industry and while shadow banking, the hottest game in the money world, could be just another fad that fades as quickly as it has grown, there is the potential for home-grown finance to make a return to Perth.

Cheaper petrol has given Australians more cash to splash and economists say the tills could keep ringing as interest rates head lower.

Home ownership levels have fallen by almost 10 per cent in Perth while population growth outshone the rest of the country, according to a report released by the Committee for Perth.