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The state government has stuck to its position that maintenance of leased railway infrastructure is the responsibility of the private sector, in its response to the 2014 parliamentary committee report into the management of the state's freight rail network.

Nedlands company Proteomics International Laboratories is hoping for increased support for its initial public offering after finalising an agreement with a Chinese drug development business.

Perth-based mining services company Ausdrill will take a pre-tax hit of up to $220 million due to falling commodity prices and slowing mining activity, while also disclosing the loss of a big contract in Africa.

A disappointing trading update from one of the big four banks and concerns about the Greek debt standoff have driven the share market lower.

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The state government has passed the onus for reform onto local government authorities, with boundary adjustments only set to proceed if they are backed by the councils involved.

Gekko Systems co-founder Elizabeth Lewis-Gray has been appointed chair of a new 'mining growth centre', which is part of a $189 million federal government initiative designed to encourage commercially-focused research and development activity.

Chevron's $US29 billion Wheatstone LNG project has been linked to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, with DUET Group subsidiary DBP Development Group completing construction on a $94.9 mi

Gold producer Northern Star Resources is calling the past six months a defining period for the company, with a combination of strong growth in production, lower costs and increased free cashflow.

The state government has released artist's impressions of the $100 million, six-platform train station for the new Perth Stadium.

IT services provider ASG Group has reported a 50 per cent increase in half-year profit to $5.7 million on the back of what it says was a record period for new contract wins.

ANZ Banking Group has started 2015 on a disappointing note, with its first-quarter results generating concerns about the outlook for Australia's third largest bank.

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has sunk from an $18.5 million profit to a $62.5 million full year loss but insists its financial health is sound.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has reached a settlement with Wright Prospecting over access to their joint venture documents.

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Shares in Western Australian aquaculture player Atlas Pearls and Perfumes fell dramatically today as the company announced a restructure, including the resignation of executive chairman Stephen Birkbeck.

Mount Gibson Iron will look to its Extension Hill project for an answer to its $870 million first-half loss, which was the result of price falls and interruptions to work at its Koolan Island iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Shares in Perth-based construction and development company Diploma Group have surged on news it will sell its Quest Serviced Apartments in Rockingham and Adelaide Terrace to undisclosed buyers for a combined value of $63.5 million.

The Australian sharemarket is lower, pulled back by the banks, especially market heavyweight Commonwealth Bank, which has gone ex-dividend.

Fortescue Metals Group has slashed its dividend after suffering an 81 per cent fall in first-half profit on the back of sharply lower iron ore prices.

Perth's small bar revolution is expected to extend into the east end of the CBD, driven by a wave of major commercial and hotel developments.

Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out including the family home in the pension assets test.

The Australian dollar is lower after Greece rejected the initial offer in its bailout negotiations with European officials.

Gold prices have risen as investors seek shelter from the uncertainty surrounding Greek debt talks and prepare for a slower week due to the Lunar New Year holiday in China.

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Western Australia has one of the highest engagement rates of people aged 15-19 in employment or study, according to the Productivity Commission's report on government services.

WA outperformed most states in December's retail spending results, and with an interest rate cut and falling petrol prices, there are hopes of a retail revival.

Western Australia has shifted its focus to early childhood education in what might be the start of a national trend, with the federal government dumping its paid parental leave scheme in favour of childcare policy reform.

Some of the biggest names in WA business will help nurture the next wave of philanthropists in the state as part of an innovative program to raise money for the children's hospital.

Food and beverage operators are leading a revival for high street retail property, with Beaufort Street, Oxford Street and Albany Highway buzzing, and depressed centres Rokeby Road and Bay View Ter

New co-working area MineSpace is gearing up to open a portal designed to reduce costs and improve access to software for geoscience consultants and contractors.

The state's new peak body for renewable energy and energy efficiency, which emerged after the collapse of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia last year, is set to establish its leadersh