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FairStar Resources has cancelled its $260 million joint venture which would have provided 80 per cent of the required funding for its Steeple Hill iron ore mine in the eastern Goldfields, while at the same time announcing an alternative deal that will pay for the project's rail infrastructure.

The Australian share market has closed higher, underpinned by gains by the big four banks.

Emerging Perth based oil and gas exploration company WHL Energy has signed a farm-in agreement with London-based Ophir Energy.

There are dozens of ways to slice the latest AFL player salary statistics, but whichever way you look at them they have outpaced the common man's equivalent.

SPECIAL REPORT: Energy Minister Mike Nahan has told Business News a review of Western Australia's wholesale electricity market could open the door to some dramatic shakeups in the sector.

Finbar Group has gained planning approval for a new apartment project that combines a 38-level tower with restoration of two former ABC buildings on Adelaide Terrace.

The Australian market has opened flat after already adjusting to the news of unrest in Ukraine.

Cash Converters has entered into a joint venture with American pawn store giant EZCORP to launch the cash converters brand in Mexico and South America.

US stocks have fallen sharply as investors recoiled from equities in the face of mounting tensions over Ukraine.

Global oil prices have soared to the highest levels this year as the Ukraine crisis raised concerns about disruptions to energy supplies.

The state's rising demand for fuels and lubricants has prompted a deal between Shell and Dutch-owned but Swiss-based Vitol.

The Australian dollar is treading water as the Ukraine crisis hits appetite for riskier assets.

Western Australia's peak farming lobby has welcomed the news that Australia will resume live exports of sheep to Bahrain, following the negotiation of a new health protocol between the two nations.

Flinders Mines has announced plans to raise $14.3 million through a share placement and entitlement offer to fund a bankable feasibility study and further exploration on its Pilbara iron ore project.

Experienced insolvency practitioner Gary Anderson has agreed to merge his practice with Kim Wallman at HLB Mann Judd.

Former Labor minister Martin Ferguson has heralded floating liquefied natural gas as the wave of the future, urging the Western Australian government to work with developers like Shell, Woodside Petroleum, ExxonMobil and BHP Billiton.

Electrical and homewares retailer Harvey Norman has lifted its half year profit by 36 per cent, overcoming a tough retail market to grow sales.

The sharemarket took a slight fall on the last day of the month, but enjoyed growth in February after a solid corporate earnings season.

The supply of apartments in Perth's western suburbs will increase rapidly this year, with TRG Properties, Georgiou Living and Blackburne Property Group set to launch new projects during the next three months.

Can unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) be used to spot sharks off Perth's beaches?

Woodside Petroleum has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Korea Gas Corporation for up to 2.2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas over three years.

Qantas is the latest in a growing number of business icons to be confronted by rapidly changing market conditions.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded a $40 million contract for further electrical and instrumentation works at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert Port B project.

Western Australia will go back to the polls on April 5, after governor Malcolm McCusker confirmed the date of the re-run of last year's Senate election.

Aurora Oil & Gas has almost doubled its full-year profit after a solid spike in the number of new wells in production.

Sunset Events has been given the go-ahead by the City of Fremantle to develop the J-Shed area at Arthur Head into a concert venue, despite considerable community opposition to the plan.

Woolworths has lifted its first half profit 14.5 per cent amid solid sales growth from its core supermarkets business.

Welshpool-based contractor MACA has launched a $59 million capital raising and paid out a special dividend to shareholders on top of last week's interim dividend.

The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US.

The S&P 500 has set a new record close as buyers pushed up stocks helped by a cautiously positive view of the economy from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

There's plenty on the line for all contenders at the upcoming half-Senate election in WA, following the loss of 1,370 ballot papers at last year's poll.