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Gold has retreated from the previous session's near three-week high as strength in stocks and the US dollar dampen a rally fuelled by the Federal Reserve's decision last week to keep US interest rates on hold.

The state government will receive a budget bonus of more than $300 million thanks to the fall of the Australian dollar, while farmers and exporters will also benefit from increased international competitiveness.

The boom-and-bust cycle can't be managed, but at least we can acknowledge it exists.

Western Australia's fundraisers are becoming more sophisticated in their efforts to support charities, according to prominent industry leader Anne Smith.

Developers should consider funding transport infrastructure as an essential component of new estates, enabling them to charge a higher price for housing product, according to a Perth property obser

Prime Minister Turnbull has received praise from industry for his government's newly announced cabinet, with a number of Western Australians earning promotions.

Fortescue Metals Group has set an ambitious target of having Aboriginal workers fill 20 per cent of all trades positions in its workforce, on the back of an apprenticeship program launched today.

The Australian share market has fallen sharply, following a steep decline in US markets prompted by concerns about global growth.

Real estate companies Stocker Preston and Peard Real Estate Group have entered into an informal joint venture agreement to integrate their marketing, training and administration systems.

GE's oil and gas division has won a contract with Chevron for provision of subsea services at the energy giant's offshore assets in Western Australia.

Private equity groups are on track to gain control of two mining operations, after Aditya Birla Minerals sold its mothballed Mt Gordon operation, while Atherton Resources looks set to be acquired in a takeover valued at about $56 million.

With the resources sector in the doldrums, another of Australia's traditional strengths – agriculture – is standing tall.

The finance industry hopes Malcolm Turnbull's new economic team will hit the ground running on a reform agenda.

Cardinal Resources has received firm commitments for a $5 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Namdini gold project in Ghana.

Credit provider and market debutant zipMoney says the amount of money it has lent to consumers has climbed 80 per cent in the past three months.

Claims of excessive prices have uncovered a deeper frustration surrounding aspects of WA's electricity market rules.

Three waste-to-energy projects have received environmental approval, while the state government has increased landfill levies.

Diversified contractor Brierty has won an $8.5 million contract to reconstruct three sections of the Coalfields Highway in the Shire of Collie.

WA's natural wave resources have made it home to three energy companies that have taken a collegial approach to developing the new technology.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News looks at what's holding up and what's contributing to electricity price reductions, reviews the players in WA's wave energy and waste-to-energy industries and reports on allegations of market manipulation by a Synergy-owned business.

One week after a big spike in its share price, Northern Mining has finalised plans to buy a major stake in a China-based gold exploration firm for a cash and share package worth $7.25 million.

The Australian share market has opened sharply lower.

The Australian dollar is lower as last week's decision not to raise the US Federal Reserve's interest rate begins to be seen as a bad sign for the US economy.

WA behind on NBN rollout

Gold has risen to a near three-week high as the Federal Reserve's decision to leave US interest rates unchanged rattled investors' outlook on the global economy and weighed on equity markets in developed economies.

Malcolm Turnbull faces high expectations from a public fed up with political inertia and infighting.

Motorsport in WA faces a pivotal moment next month when the WA Sporting Car Club holds an extraordinary general meeting.

The Australian share market has closed higher after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates in the US on hold.

Pindan has broken ground at TRG Properties' Marina Edge project in Port Coogee after being named the replacement builder for Diploma Group, which backed out of a $38 million development contract on Monday.

Style chairman Peter Hutchinson has boosted his fledgling seafood business with the recruitment of experienced agribusiness executive David Lock as managing director.

Shares in credit information provider Veda have soared on news of a $2.28 billion takeover proposal from Equifax Inc.

Software technology company LiveTiles has had a tough first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Modun Resources.