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Crude oil prices rose and gasoline fell by about three per cent on Tuesday as the gradual restart of refineries in the US Gulf that were shut by Hurricane Harvey raised demand for crude and eased fears of a fuel supply crunch.
The state government has strengthened its ban on fracking in Perth and the South West, while moving to appoint Environmental Protection Authority chairman Tom Hatton to run a scientific inquiry into the drilling technique.
The Australian share market has overcome a poor start to close slightly higher, helped by a late rally in bank stocks and support for the miners on the back of recent improvements in commodity prices.
The state government is considering amendments to the Mining Act in the wake of the High Court's recent ruling that kept sand mining off Andrew Forrest's family pastoral station in the Pilbara but cast into question the legitimacy of other granted mining leases since 2006.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent and repeated its concern that an appreciating Australian dollar could slow economic growth.
NRW Holdings' recently acquired east coast business, Golding Contractors, has been hired to provide its services to a coal mine in Queensland under a $25 million contract.
Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has landed its first commercial deal in Taiwan after being hired to build two vessels, with the contract valued at $44 million.
Billionaire backer Andrew Forrest has vowed to continue the Western Force's fight with the Australian Rugby Union after losing an appeal to remain in the Super Rugby competition.
IMF Bentham has confirmed it will fund a Federal Court open class action against the Commonwealth Bank relating to allegations the lender breached anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism funding laws.
The Australian market has opened lower, following the negative lead of international bourses with investors unnerved by North Korea's nuclear missile test.
Bid to revive Diploma GroupThe family behind the failed Diploma Group and its provisional liquidators are seeking to have the company excluded from a potential wind-up
Brent crude prices have fallen while US crude oil prices have edged higher and petrol prices have slumped to pre-Hurricane Harvey levels, as oil refineries and pipelines in the US Gulf Coast slowly resumed activity, easing supply concerns.
The Australian dollar has slipped against its US counterpart, which also fell, but less so, as gold and defensive currencies fared better than equities and bonds amid quiet markets.
Gold prices have shot up to their highest levels in close to a year as investors bought safe-haven assets on worries that North Korea might launch more missiles after Sunday's nuclear test.
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Western Australia was the largest contributor to an increase in exploration spending in the three months to June according to new data which was released just days after the federal government announced a $100 million exploration incentive.
Local telecommunications company Vonex has launched its prospectus for an $8 million initial public offering on the National Stock Exchange, following its reverse takeover - and subsequent failed backdoor listing - of Aleator Energy last year.
US broadcast giant CBS has made a $143 million loan to the Ten Network Holdings to refinance the struggling local outfit's debt - advancing its interest even as a potential challenge to its takeover still stands.
A motion to financially secede Western Australia from the federation drew gasps of disbelief around the nation when it was narrowly passed, but even those proposing it admit it's unlikely to happen.
Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi has been disqualified from holding any office for 18 months after failing to disclose gifts and travel, but her lawyer will seek to halt the penalty pending an appeal.
