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A former financial adviser who stole shares from a retiree client in Perth has been jailed for two years.

Abundant supply is driving commodity prices lower, but the good news is that Chinese demand for Australian resources will continue as its economy evolves, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.

Andrew Forrest bought $11 million worth of shares in his Fortescue Metals Group when their value hit a five-year low this week.

Myer chairman Paul McClintock has again taken a swipe at GST laws, saying they are unfair and harming trade.

The Australian Stock market is flat despite a positive lead from Wall Street.

The Dow and S&P 500 have notched fresh records on strong US economic data and a jump in oil company shares thanks to rebounding crude prices.

The Australian dollar is back above 86 US cents after flat American inflation figures made traders rethink a US rate rise.

Two Melbourne-based foreign exchange brokerage founders have been named the Ernst & Young 2014 Australian Entrepreneurs of the Year, with Aurora Oil and Gas founder Jonathan Stewart also being named one of six category winners.

A local app developer has raised concerns over a Department of Fisheries shark tracking app, which he says it remarkably similar to one he released in March.

The government has thrown out an early marker for the 2017 state election.

Gold prices have fallen for a second day as investors refocus on the prospect of higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

Tugboat operator Teekay Shipping has avoided strike action scheduled for this weekend, reaching terms for new enterprise agreement for its engineers in Port Hedland

The mining slowdown has resulted in a shortage of leased industrial property investment opportunities, according to Realmark Commercial.

Redcliffe-based labour and equipment hire business Global Construction Services has secured $14 million through a placement with a Brookfield Asset Management private equity fund, as part of a strategic partnership.

Wesfarmers attracted a record 1,700 shareholders to its annual meeting today, where it marked 100 years in the business, but it was also the subject of protests and criticism.

The Australian share market has fallen by nearly 1 per cent on more weak economic signs from China and a fresh slump in iron ore prices.

The state government has purchased the former Esplanade Hotel site at Albany's Middleton Beach for $7 million and has awarded property developer LandCorp $1.5 million to provide early work at the site.

It's not easy to feel sympathy for Perth's super-rich as they watch their fortunes shrink, but the problems of Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest, Kerry Stokes, Angela Bennett and Stan Perron are a powerful pointer to the problems facing everyone in Western Australia.

Bassendean-based Beaumonde Catering has been named the new food and beverage operator at three Perth Theatre Trust venues.

Caltex is winding back its fuel network ties with supermarket giant Woolworths.

Australia's home price boom is being driven by a lack of properties rather than foreign investors, apartment developer Mirvac Group says.

Outgoing Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation chief executive Megan Clark will join mining giant Rio Tinto's board of directors.

Shares in Quickflix have plummeted on news it wants to raise almost $6 million to help it secure new TV and movie content ahead of the arrival of US giant Netflix in Australia.

The competition regulator is allowing struggling clothing maker Pacific Brands to sell its workwear business to Wesfarmers.

BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser has told shareholders the company's multi-billion dollar plan to demerge some of its assets will benefit them.

The share market is weaker as another drop in iron ore prices weighs on mining stocks and stirs concerns about Australia's terms of trade.

A 6 per cent increase in reported sales this week has lifted the total to its highest level since the June quarter.

High-flying tech companies Netflix and Tesla Motors have stumbled, pulling the Nasdaq 0.6 per cent lower in a muted day for US equities.

Gold prices have extended their declines in aftermarket trading as the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes quashed any hopes the central bank could delay raising interest rates.

The Australian dollar is weaker after US Federal Reserve meeting minutes sounded upbeat and iron ore prices hit a new five-year low.

Oil prices in New York have finished little changed on a mixed US inventory report as Morgan Stanley analysts said they expect OPEC to take action to defend prices.

Jobs are to go at the ABC as the national broadcaster works out how it will operate with $254 million less in government funding over the next four years.