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Software technology company Veriluma has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Parmelia Resources.

Western Australia's hospitality and agricultural industries have welcomed the federal government's decision to amend its planned backpacker tax, but the tourism body says it will cost the state jobs nevertheless.

Disruption is affecting the GST allocation model, so when will that change?

Perth-based Scope Training has been recognised in the WA Training Awards for the second consecutive year, while engineering firm Civmec has also taken a top honour.

Perth-based Crusader Resources has announced a $10 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Juruena gold project in Brazil.

Australia's interest rates are likely to stay low for years, perhaps even decades, a top global economist warns.

Two reports last week took quite different approaches to welfare reform, but both were a move away from the approach undertaken in the 2014 budget.

A team of researchers in WA are leading an emerging geoscience field that could influence the future of gold recovery.

A niche skincare products manufacturer has kept all its operations WA based despite its accelerating growth in a global high-end market.

Lithium projects in Western Australia are set to inject almost $1 billion of new investment into the state's economy as the past year's surge in commodity prices and stock valuations turn into tangible commercial benefits.

Gold miner Resolute Mining has tapped investors for $150 million to fund the restart of operations at its Ravenswood mine in Queensland.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

The Australian dollar has gained against the US dollar as investors await the US presidential debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrats Hilary Clinton.

Oil has settled up three per cent as the world's largest producers gathered in Algeria to discuss ways to support prices, with nervous trade driving volatility to its highest since a similar meeting to freeze output in April in Doha which failed.

Gold has steadied, after a retreat in the US dollar helped it build on last week's gains but moves were muted with markets awaiting a US presidential debate for pointers as to the outcome of November's election.

Labor says bank profits are too highFederal Labor MP Pat Conroy will demand to know why Australian banks have higher returns on equity than those in other countries when h

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss state politics, lithium developments, financial failures and our special report brewing.

Australian shares have ended the week in positive territory after a strong US market pushed local stocks to a fourth consecutive day of gains.

Fortescue Metals Group has started the search for a new chief financial officer after Stephen Pearce handed in his resignation to pursue an international role, on the same day the iron ore giant announced the appointment of a new director of operations.

SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australian breweries' continued success is building on a rich brewing pedigree.

SPECIAL REPORT: There's a definite case of old school meets new school going on in the boutique brewing set, with aluminium cans increasingly the container of choice among the craft beer crowd.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA brewers are finding that it's better for the industry if they work together.

Resource Capital Funds is set to emerge with a near 30 per cent stake in Vimy Resources when the uranium company completes a $22 million capital boost to fund ongoing work at its Mulga Rock project in the eastern Goldfields.

Family-owned Tribute Group has been placed in receivership, just two months after winning what appeared to be a company-making contract with BHP Billiton for its accommodation businesses in Newman.

ASX boss Dominic Stevens has apologised for the "unacceptable" outage that stopped trading on the Australian stock market on Monday but defended its handling of the situation.

Uncertainty about the direction of the government and its leadership is likely to persist despite the premier's win last week.

In the age of social media, led by a generation of digital communicators, it may seem remarkable a tradition dating back millennia has not only survived, but is thriving.

CBD landlords are continuing to invest in their assets to ensure they remain relevant in an increasingly competitive office market.

There are glimmers of hope emerging for beleaguered apartment developers, despite slugglish sales across Perth.

State government gaming agency Lotterywest has beaten its revenue budget and grabbed its biggest share of spending per capita for three years, but it continues to watch the threat of online gambling and other web-based gaming products from outside Western Australia.

Recently revitalised Eastern Goldfields plans to begin producing gold at its Davyhurst operation by March next year, with the company awarding a $12.5 million contract to GR Engineering Services to bring the nearby processing facility out of care and maintenance.

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