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Unless some of the smartest people in the financial world are misreading their tea leaves, Australia's new prime minister, Tony Abbott, has done more than win an election – he's won the keys to a new era of solid economic growth.

Status quo was the election headline in Western Australia - but there will still be several new voices on the state's political stage.

Weak US jobs data and strong Chinese trade figures, along with a decisive federal election outcome, have given the Australian dollar a boost.

Strong car sales, revived merger and acquisition activity and an expected product launch from Apple have helped propel stocks higher in a week that also featured some major headwinds.

It came as a surprise to many this week that BHP Billiton proudly opened a new coal mine when the business has bled money in the last two years.

The Australian dollar is marginally weaker as an upbeat US private sector jobs report helps the greenback.

Potential coalition foreign minister Julie Bishop says she'll work to re-establish relationships with Australia's neighbours, especially Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Singapore, if she gets the j

A former director of a stock trading firm that collapsed owing about $630 million to creditors says he hopes to get his life back after being found not guilty of dishonesty using his position.

The local share market finished flat as investors sit on their hands ahead of Saturday's federal election.

Volatility in some of Asia's emerging economies is set to continue until structural reforms are undertaken.

The campaign to sell Colonial First State Global Asset Management's half share of Exchange Plaza appears to have hit a speed bump amid concerns over the tower's key tenant.

The West Coast Eagles have announced plans to move from the team's traditional Subiaco home to Lathlain Park.

THE Mannkal Economic Education Foundation is on the lookout for a part-time chief executive officer as it increases the number of scholarships on offer to students.

Perth Heat will go into bat again this year for the ‘Adopt-A-Seat with the Heat' program, which hosted more than 500 disadvantaged people in its inaugural innings last season.

Perth-based oil and gas exploration firm Pura Vida Energy has lined up $7 million to progress works at its Nkembe block, off the coast of Gabon.

Eight Western Australia-based resources sector firms have been removed from the list of Australia's top 300 companies, providing further evidence that the slowdown in mining activity is hurting WA

The next federal government will need to legislate to raise the country's $300 billion debt ceiling, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says.

Manganese miner Consolidated Minerals has boosted its coffers by around $111 million, after selling its 23 per cent stake in iron ore junior BC Iron.

Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott are blitzing the airways and key marginal seats on the final day of a gruelling five-week election campaign, as Labor continues to dig holes in the coalition's costings.

Australian shares are flat as investors on hold until the election is over, with banking and mining stocks taking a hit.

The coalition's costings are full of holes and dodgy maths, Treasurer Chris Bowen says.Mr Bowen says the coalition's numbers - finally revealed yesterday - are wrong in a number of ways.

The Australian dollar has lost some ground amid more evidence that US employment growth is picking up pace.

US stocks have ended slightly higher as investors looked ahead to Friday's crucial monthly jobs and unemployment report.

Government-backed schemes to develop renewable power supplies are coming unstuck as the price of traditional energy sources falls.

Hockey to raise debt ceiling

The Australian dollar is firmer but off its earlier highs reached after data showed a rise in imports in July.

When Forge Group announced this week it had won a $1.47 billion Roy Hill construction contract it was with new joint venture partner Duro Felguera, from Spain, rather than its former alliance partn

Future development along Subiaco's busiest commercial arteries could be limited to two storeys following a decision handed down by the State Administrative Tribunal.

Western Australia's residential property market is set for further growth in the year ahead but commercial construction is expected to soften, industry experts say.

A prominent group of Perth investors may be drawn into a legal stoush over the financially stricken development of a multi-million dollar Broome apartment resort.