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Trident Subsea Cable has enlisted contractor Ausdrill to help it build a fibre optic telecommunications network between Perth and the Pilbara.

Shares have continued to rally as the banks benefit from the US Federal Reserve's decision to dilute its stimulus measures, and Telstra hits a near nine-year high.

Empire Oil & Gas' new management team has taken the company's former directors to court in a bid to recover funds used to bankroll defamation proceedings against Empire shareholders.

Centaurus Metals has scaled back development plans at its Jambreiro iron ore project in Brazil, announcing it will halve its initial production rate to one million tonnes per annum in a bid to keep the project on track.

Shares in Talisman Mining have soared after Sandfire Resources agreed to farm into the explorer's copper-gold projects in the Bryah Basin.

The $10 billion Roy Hill project has received a funding boost, with the Export-Import Bank of the United States approving a $US694 million loan to purchase American-made mining equipment.

Snorkel tour and boat charter operator Charter 1 has locked horns with the Rottnest Island Authority, claiming it was squeezed out of the popular holiday island in favour of another operator, forcing it to restructure its business.

US stocks have closed mostly lower a day after a record-setting surge spurred by the Federal Reserve easing stimulus.

Oil prices rose as investors concluded that the Federal Reserve's move to trim stimulus was a sign of the improving US economy.

he Australian dollar is slightly higher as the currency consolidates following its losses made after the US Federal Reserve meeting.

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The City of Stirling has approved a $10 million office development in Mirrabooka near one of the proposed MAX light rail stations.

Western Australian farmers have delivered their biggest harvest in history, with the total haul today surpassing the 15.06 million tonne record set in 2011-12.

Ausenco has been awarded an engineering and project support services contract at the Karara iron ore operations in the Mid West.

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A disability discrimination claim has been lodged against BHP Billiton and its contractor Carey Mining on behalf of a deaf man who alleges he was unlawfully sacked while working in a Western Australian mine site.

Legal action has been launched against engineering services firm WorleyParsons following a profit downgrade by the company.

The Australian share market has enjoyed a welcome lift after the US Federal Reserve decided to start winding back its stimulus program for the US economy.

National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney has defended the company's performance and strategy after facing shareholder criticism at its AGM.

Perth-based mapping services firm nearmap has bolstered its content offering, signing a commercial licence agreement to incorporate Google Maps into its products.

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group has secured oil and gas contract extensions worth a combined $100 million.

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Shares in biotech company pSivida Corp surged more than 50 per cent today on positive regulatory news from the United States, making up most of the losses it suffered in a dramatic fall in October.

Shares in automated teller machine distribution company MyATM Holdings are higher after it announced it will acquire Perth-based cyber security firm iWebgate.

The new management team at accounting firm Lawrence Business Management has agreed to buy the business for $7.3 million cash from listed company Countplus, after two years of restructuring.

Wastewater treatment plants could be on the chopping block as the Western Australian government seeks to boost its coffers with asset sales.

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The state government's hopes of ending a $1 billion dispute with building magnate Len Buckeridge over the James Point port project appear to have been dashed, with the developer's lawyer revealing

US stocks have surged to new records after the US Federal Reserve modestly scaled back its bond-buying program in a much-anticipated decision.

After a tough, confidence-sapping year, business is taking a more positive outlook to 2014, according to a Business News subscriber survey.

The full 12 kilometre length of a planned new rail line to Perth Airport could be completely underground, Western Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell says.

Australia's long-run prosperity depends on federal government support for productive industries and more flexible workplaces rather than cheaper loans, the central bank says.