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Norwood Systems and ResApp Health are small tech companies with global potential and, judging by their share price gains this month, investors have latched on to the latter.

Perth company Liquefied Natural Gas has finalised an engineering contract for an LNG plant in the United States that will cost about half as much, per tonne of production, as most of the LNG plants under construction in Australia.

There is growing speculation about the retirement of Mitchell Johnson, who was Australia's most-expensive bowler during a stunning fightback from New Zealand in the second Test, spearheaded by Ross Taylor's 290.

The Australian share market has closed almost 1 per cent lower as cautious investors mull the possible fallout from the deadly terror attacks in Paris.

The three groups bidding to build Australia's next fleet of submarines will come together for the first time to present details of their plans in a public forum in Adelaide.

Mining services company Boart Longyear's quarterly losses have widened on weaker volumes and the lower Australian dollar.

Agribusiness Elders is focusing on growth, having completed a significant turnaround with a $38.3 million full-year profit.

Expect fireworks at the Australian leg of BHP Billiton's annual meeting process, to be held in Perth this week.

Takeover target Asciano has agreed to open its books to logistics firm QUBE Holdings, setting the stage for a likely contest among its suitors.

Investors have welcomed news that former Doric and John Holland manager Adam Harry has been named Diploma Group's new chief operating officer and head of construction.

The environmental watchdog has given its nod of approval for the proposed expansion of a Hope Downs joint venture-owned iron ore mine near Newman.

Energy Minister Mike Nahan has welcomed the ‘Uberfication' of the electricity industry, saying the largely state controlled market must be challenged.

A contractor working at Northern Star Resources' Paulsens gold mine has died this morning after becoming ‘seriously unwell'.

SPECIAL REPORT: The financial pressures facing many Western Australian businesses are being compounded by significant levels of worker stress, sick leave and absenteeism, a local consultancy has found.

SPECIAL REPORT: The state's construction sector has developed a unique initiative aimed at minimising the prevalence and effects of depression and substance abuse.

ASX-listed building company Simonds Group is set to pay $6 million to acquire Western Australia's eighth-biggest homebuilder Gemmill Homes, in a deal foreshadowed in September by Business News.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA businesses can point to a range of wellness initiatives, but tough economic times and an emphasis on safety over health has put some employers behind the eight ball.

Doray Minerals has awarded Maca a $14 million contract for open pit mining work at its Deflector gold project in the Murchison region.

Australian shares have slumped in early trade, opening more than one per cent lower after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris.

The state government says the shipping capacity of Port Hedland could increase by 16 per cent to 577 million tonnes, opening up the possibility of further growth in iron ore exports through the existing harbour.

Asciano $9 billion deal sitting on a knife-edge

Many employers are retaining boom-time workplace health practices, but cost cutting does have its price.

The upcoming float of livestock exporter Wellard is set to be the fifth biggest in Western Australia's history, and will also stretch the market lead of investment bank UBS, according to research by Business News.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower, weighed down by some weak US retail sales data and nervousness over the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Western Australian builder Ray Kershaw has been named ‘young builder of the year' by the Master Builders Association, marking the fourth consecutive year the national prize has been won from this state.

Oil dived to two-month lows after the International Energy Agency said commercial crude stockpiles in developed nations had risen to a record high three billion barrels.

Gold has fallen back towards near six-year lows, on expectations the Federal Reserve is set to raise US interest rates in December for the first time in nearly a decade.

Personal bankruptcies in Western Australia were almost 23 per cent higher in the September quarter than in the same period last year, while business related personal bankruptcies were up 54.3 per cent.

Virgin Australia's new domestic terminal at Perth Airport will become a model for future check-in facilities, with the airline planning to roll out its world-leading technology in place in Perth ac

The Australian share market has suffered another steep fall on more Chinese growth concerns and US rate hike talk.

Reform of the tax system will be hard to achieve if the states cannot agree to a restructure of the GST.

New home buyers are set to wear the costs stemming from the collapse of three Perth-based builders, including Gage Roads Construction and Capital Works Constructions.