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The share market has rallied to close higher, as ANZ's baking rivals recovered from early falls and most of the big miners overcome weaker commodity prices.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Civmec has announced plans to list on the ASX, with details of its entry yet to be determined.

The local chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction has recognised the achievements of Western Australian women at its annual awards, held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning.

CTI Logistics has acquired national business Jayde Transport in an all-cash deal worth up to $7.5 million, as it seeks to lessen its reliance on the local market.

Laws enabling the state government to dump a councillor who acts improperly will be introduced in parliament this year, and be drafted to allow for Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi to be dealt with retrospectively, Premier Mark McGowan says.

Artist and curator Tom Muller says Fremantle, like many port cities worldwide, has a wealth of heritage and history.

Holyoake has developed into an NFP with international reach and self-sustaining social enterprises, and Angie Paskevicius has played a major role.

OPINION: Sales activity grew over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 627.

Origin Energy says it will buy 41 petajoules of gas from its part-owned Australia Pacific LNG project in Queensland for the domestic market.

Seafood business Mareterram has announced a leadership reshuffle following the retirement of chairman Peter Hutchinson.

JB Hi-Fi's sales growth has slowed, but it still expects total sales to jump 21 per cent this financial year.

Medical technology company Admedus has attracted investment group Partners for Growth for a $10 million debt facility, as it continues development of its products.

Qantas says first-half underlying profit could rise as much as 11.5 per cent, but has warned rising fuel costs will start to weigh on earnings after that.

ANZ Banking Group chief executive Shayne Elliott says the lender is watching its mortgage book "like a hawk" for signs of stress as households rack up record debt to meet rising house prices.

Fortescue Metals Group is on track to the meet its annual iron ore shipments forecast but has downgraded its guidance on the price it expects to realise.

The Australian market has opened lower on Thursday in the wake of a retreat on Wall Street overnight where poor earnings results pushed major indices to their worst close in seven weeks.

Coalition on defensive as Labor attacks union raidsThe federal government has defended an investigation of union donations involving Bill Shorten, claiming the Royal Co

The Australian dollar has fallen to a three-month low against its US counterpart, on the back of weaker than expected inflation data.

US oil prices have slipped after a surprising increase in US crude inventories, while US petrol futures rallied one per cent on a sharp fall-off in inventories.

Perth's house prices are forecast to grow by 3 per cent over the next three years, according to QBE Insurance Group's latest Housing Outlook Report for 2017-2020.

WA neurologist William Carroll has been named president of the World Federation of Neurology, the field's top global position.

The share market has inched back above 5,900 points as mining and energy stocks gained ground, and weaker than expected inflation sent the Australian dollar to a three month low.

Exports through Port Hedland could reach 700 million tonnes per annum within a decade, contributing an extra $4.8 billion to Australia's GDP, according to a report by ACIL Allen, as debate continues about the impact of iron ore dust on the nearby township.

The administrators of troubled oil and gas services provider Go Marine Group say they are confident they can recapitalise the business.

The team behind Perth-developed property app Openn Negotiation says it wants to bring transparency back to the residential sales game.

Local graphite companies Volt Resources and Sovereign Metals have announced plans to raise a combined $45.4 million from investors to fund development of their operations in Africa.

OPINION: Becoming known is a key step on the pathway to sales success.

Australia's inflation rate lifted at a lower-than-expected rate in the September quarter, after a collapse in fruit and vegetable prices offset an upward surge in electricity costs.

Local gold explorers Echo Resources and Kairos Minerals have raised a combined $22 million from investors to fund ongoing work at their respective projects in Western Australia.

Perth's new acting lord mayor, Jemma Green, has vowed to return stability to council following Lisa Scaffidi's agreement to step aside from the top job while she appeals an 18-month disqualification.

Sheffield Resources has tapped investors for $32 million to fund ongoing development of its Thunderbird mineral sands project in WA.

Supermarket giant Coles has suffered a slowdown in first-quarter sales growth as a rapid fall in the price of fresh produce and competition from a resurgent Woolworths keeps pressure on margins.