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There are work opportunities available for those able to relocate, as a shift to supply-side economic reforms gains traction.

The National Tertiary Education Union has argued that the impact of the federal budget cuts would leave Western Australia's universities almost $500 million worse off.

Commercial real estate agency CBRE has launched a major retail leasing campaign for the under-construction Kwinana Supa Centre.

VDM Group has responded to rumours it will acquire mining rights at an Angolan copper project by saying the potential acquisition is incomplete with no certainty on its terms.

FEATURE: A Perth migration services business has found an innovative way to overcome the uncertainty often associated with the visa application process.

FEATURE: Curtin University has introduced leading-edge technology to improve student retention.

FEATURE: Biotech and IT companies are enjoying renewed investor interest, but these innovative businesses are facing a changing capital raising market featuring less government support and, in Perth, a drastic shift in the venture capital sector.

Woodside Petroleum has bought a 40 per cent stake in a joint venture deep water exploration project off west Africa.

Iron ore explorer Gindalbie Metals has flagged a $640 million hit to its investment in Karara Mining, after it completed a review of its assets.

The state government says its $2.2 billion Forrestfield-Airport rail link will be complete by 2020, with the line set to include an eight kilometre tunnel underneath the Swan River.

Perth gold miner Minera Gold has received $US4.5 million from investment company SilverStream to help fund the acquisition and proposed expansion of the San Santiago processing plant.

Treasurer Joe Hockey has rejected advice from his Liberal predecessor Peter Costello that he cut his losses and scrap unpopular budget measures such as the $7 GP co-payment.

BC Iron has launched a $256 million takeover bid for Kerry Stokes-backed iron ore play, Iron Ore Holdings.

Vital Healthcare Property Trust, a New Zealand-based medical and healthcare property investor, has bought a 31-bed psychiatric hospital in Perth for $13.5 million.

Steven Goh's Asia-focused social networking business migme has launched on the Australian Securities Exchange following a reverse takeover of gold explorer Latin Gold.

A takeover battle is under way for Treasury Wine Estates, with another private equity firm lodging a bid to buy the Penfolds owner.

Shares in electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi have plunged in early trade amid disappointment at its latest trading update.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

The Australian dollar has stabilised after last week's falls on the back of weaker-than-expected jobs figures and a downbeat economic update from the central bank.

Gold prices have fallen, as concerns of a sooner-than-expected rise in US interest rates turned the tide of haven asset buying sparked by US airstrikes in Iraq.

Wall Street contended with rising tensions over Ukraine and Iraq, yet US stocks still finished in the black for the week with a big rally.

Early movers in the fast-growing crowdfunding sector want to ensure the legitimacy of their business model is maintained.

The Civil Contractors Federation Western Australia has backed a Productivity Commission report recommending large infrastructure projects be unbundled into smaller packages to encourage competition among contractors.

A southern region MP has lashed out at state government bureaucracy due to the scrapping of the Department of Housing's 3,000-hectare Keralup land development.

Exploration and development company Cape Lambert has announced it will return almost $25 million to shareholders, just a week after a successful settlement with the Australian Tax Office.

Rio Tinto's latest results, Matilda Bay Brewery land sale, gold royalties, Lush Digital Media, a feature on innovation and Water Corp are among the stories discussed by James Lush from Lush Digital

About eight years ago I was fortunate enough to catch a ride on a small aircraft from Kununurra, flying over Lake Argyle, the Argyle diamond mine and the Bungle Bungle range.

Ratings services Standard & Poor's said today it had revised its outlook on the 'BBB-' issuer credit ratings on DBNGP Trust, the owner of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, and relate

Engineering and project services company Clough today announced the acquisition of CH-IV International, a small, privately owned liquefied natural gas engineering and consulting services provider based in the United States.

The Australian share market has closed lower, falling more than 1 per cent as Russia announces trade sanctions and the US considers airstrikes on Iraq.

The Australian share market has closed lower, falling more than one per cent as Russia announces trade sanctions and the US considers airstrikes on Iraq.

Russia must stop bullying Ukraine or face increased sanctions from Australia and its Western allies, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned, a day after Russia announced a 12-month trade ban on agricultural goods from Australia, the European Union, US and several other Western nations.