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China's great environmental clean-up is starting to produce knock-on effects in Western Australia, with none more interesting than the ‘quality clash' in the iron ore sector.

Australian shares have reversed Monday's losses and opened stronger following positive finishes in the US overnight.

PM flags tax cuts for battlers

The Australian dollar is lower against a slightly strengthened US dollar as some risk sentiment unexplainably returns to the markets.

Oil prices have fallen, extending recent weakness ahead of next week's OPEC meeting, while a rally in the US dollar hurt commodities across the board.

Gold has fallen more than one per cent, giving up the prior session's gains on pressure from the rising dollar, expectations for US interest rate hikes and as the market entered a holiday week.

Quality Builders, Maintenance and Construction Services Australia, Woodland Contractors, Orixon, and Fleetwood Corporation have shared in a $100 million panel contract for the state-wide provision

ATM operator Stargroup has been placed in the hands of insolvency firm KordaMentha after the loss-making company was unable to complete a restructure of its $9.1 million debt.

Much sought-after for her directorial talents, Clare Watson is now in the midst of showcasing her debut for Black Swan Theatre Company, Let the Right One In.

The Australian share market has closed lower despite recovering much of the ground lost in early trade due to a negative lead from overseas markets

Shares in junior mining explorers Draig Resources and St George Mining have nearly doubled today after both companies announced positive drilling results.

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Perth-based Altona Mining has negotiated a scrip-based takeover deal that will see the aspiring copper miner bought by Canada's Copper Mountain Mining but its shares remain well short of the 17 cents valuation of the takeover scheme.

Rob Spadaccini's business has come a long way in 20 years – from renovations, extension works and small homes, to building multi-million dollar residences of national acclaim.

Wasteless Pantry is proving that a sustainable living focus can be commercially viable for a business, as the Mundaring retailer's founders seek to branch out into franchises in other suburbs across Perth.

Sodexo's acquisition of Morris Corporation has pushed it up the ranking of big facilities management companies in Western Australia at a time when its competitors have been battling with the slowdown in large projects in the Pilbara.

A new capital markets platform that has backers from accounting firm BDO, law firm Steinepreis Paganin, and property group CrowdfundUP plans to target both traditional capital raising deals and the new field of equity crowdfunding.

Perth-founded building systems manufacturer Pro9 Global is planning to shake-up the construction industry, with a new energy-efficient and fire-resistant wall and façade structure.

The Australian share market has come under pressure in early trade as investors take cues from a weak close on Wall Street on Friday and a lack of local drivers.

Curtin University, Murdoch University, Power Ledger and LandCorp are behind an $8 million project that will use blockchain technology to manage water and energy systems in the City of Fremantle.

The average size of Australian homes, inclusive of both houses and apartments, has hit a 20-year low, a new report has found; however, Western Australia is building the largest homes in the country.

The Australian dollar has hit a five-month low against its US counterpart before recovering to be little changed.

Oil has rebounded more than two per cent after falling for five straight session as a major US crude pipeline was shut and traders anticipated an OPEC deal to extend curbs on production.

A new feature on the Business News web site that tracks the changing wealth of Western Australia's company directors shows Tony Lennon and Peter Cook are among the winners over the past month while Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest have gone down.

Gold has jumped to a one-month high as the dollar softened on uncertainty about the progress of a proposed overhaul of the US tax code that would be the biggest since the 1980s.

Browse back on Shell's agenda

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Halom Investments has asked the Takeovers Panel to revise MMA Offshore's planned $97 million capital raising, claiming the deal is designed to entrench the control held by the incumbent board.

The $11 billion merger of gaming giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group is back on track for now, after the Australian Competition Tribunal gave the deal a green light for a second time.

Kalamazoo Resources, Legacy Iron Ore and Boss Resources all enjoyed share prices rises after announcing gold discoveries today.

The Australian share market has closed higher with gains for consumer, banking and IT stocks continuing a positive lead-in from Wall Street on Friday.

Men are earning $26,000 more per year than their female counterparts despite increased efforts from employers to address pay gaps and gender imbalances, according to the latest report by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.