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The Australian share market has opened higher after the Greek parliament approved a harsh austerity bill demanded by its creditors.

US stocks have finished modestly lower, snapping a four-day winning streak after violent protests outside the Greek parliament revived anxiety about the eurozone.

The Australian dollar has fallen below 74 US cents after a surge in the greenback in overnight trade and falls in Chinese equity markets.

Gold prices have fallen to four-month lows, extending losses for a third session as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen say the US central bank remains on track to raise interest rates this year.

A small batch of bauxite sent overseas for refining may signal the start of a much bigger play by Alcoa, which would have major consequences for WA's South West.

The state government has announced plans to release another 5,000 hectares of farm land in the Ord River irrigation area, as Chinese-backed company Kimberley Agricultural Investment continues to seek development approvals for land it secured three years ago.

Perth exploration company BMG Resources (formerly Brazilian Metals Group) has announced a non-binding heads of agreement for the possible acquisition of Brisbane-based online fitness training accreditation business FitLink.

As many as 20 Western Australian mining companies are considering adopting solar power, according to the developer of a $40 million solar project at Sandfire Resources' DeGrussa copper mine.

The Australian share market has closed more than 1 per cent higher amid optimism around a resolution to the Greek debt crisis.

A former director of local gold mining company Northern Star Resources has narrowly avoided time behind bars for insider trading.

The Greek financial crisis bears an eerie similarity to events in Athens thousands of years earlier.

Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has again touted Western Australia's credentials as a destination for uranium mining, this time at today's opening of the Australian Uranium Conference in Perth.

Live cattle exporters in Australia face uncertainty after Indonesia, which accounts for 60 per cent of the $1.2 billion trade, flagged an 80 per cent cut in its imports.

An international consortium comprising European renewable energy companies, Australian government agencies, and local contractor Otoc has come together to finance and develop a $40 million solar power project at Sandfire Resources' DeGrussa copper mine.

The redevelopment of Rockingham Beach is set to continue, with a potential development site on Patterson Road coming to market through JLL.

A blaze on the same model of bus involved in a spate of fires in Perth two years ago was an isolated incident, the Public Transport Authority says.

Perth-based builder Jaxon has been contracted to build an $18.5 million apartment project in Midland, the first development by ASX-listed Mustera Property Group.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has flagged an impairment of up to $US2 billion ($A2.7 billion) in its end of financial year results against the value of its onshore gas assets in the US.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

Small smart sensors are changing the workplace as wearable technology becomes more widely used.

Oil prices have risen as markets weighed the effects of Iran's deal with six world powers on curbing the Islamic republic's suspected ambitions for a nuclear bomb.

The Australian dollar is higher after the greenback weakened following the release of softer-than-expected US retail sales data.

Wall Street stocks have risen, with the Nasdaq leading the way following reports of a possible $US23 billion acquisition of chipmaker Micron and big gains by Google and others.

Gold has eased as the US dollar came off its lows and the market awaited Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's semi-annual testimony to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday, which may provide more signals about a looming rate rise.

DVG Automotive Group managing director Lou Di Virgilio has achieved a rare feat, selling a majority stake in his family business for $120.6 million, which equates to the kind of earnings multiple that only ASX companies normally attract.

A Deloitte Access Economics study indicates that Western Australia will have the highest growth in information and communications technology workers of any state over the second half of the decade, growing an average of 3.9 per cent per annum to a projected total of 60,605 ICT workers in 2020.

More than $33 billion has been added to the share market's value as investors cheered a tentative Greek bailout deal.

Imagine typing into your phone ‘why has my three-year old stopped talking?' into your phone and having an artificially intelligent program consider your family's and child's personal circumstances, guide you through a series of questions and provide suggestions.

Automotive Holdings Group had employed a consistent approach to buying and integrating dealerships over many years, long-serving director and head of business development Hamish Williams told Business News after his recent retirement.

Local gold miner Red 5 says an earthquake registering 6.1 off the coast of Surigao del Norte was a possible contributing factor to the collapse of a wall into the open pit of its Siana project in the Philippines last week.

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A local waste technology solutions company backed by Monadelphous Group has completed the biological ramp-up phase of commissioning its waste-to-energy plant in Shenton Park, nearly eight months behind schedule.