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A report tabled in parliament today has indicated a lack of transparency and accountability in the state government's management of native forests.

The Australian dollar is firmer after the People's Bank of China indicated it would move to prevent a credit crunch in the world's second largest economy.

The state government will establish a $5 million ex gratia hardship fund for subcontractors who were not paid for work on government building projects as a result of the insolvency of head contract

The Australian share market made strong gains on Wednesday as investors piled back into resources and banking stocks.

Gavin Construction has appointed administrators to see if it can continue trading, after the company ran into issues on a project in the state's north-west.

The world's largest gold mining company Barrick has slashed 65 jobs in Western Australia due to increasing costs and a weaker gold price.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has laid out a coalition government's plan for the resources sector while mocking the government's controversial mining tax as an act of "economic self-harm".

West African gold developer Papillon Resources has announced positive news regarding its flagship Fekola gold project in Mali.

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Gold producer Apex Minerals has been placed into receivership following an attempt to raise $1 million to repair a generator at its Wiluna mine.

Shares in Moly Mines have surged more than 20 per cent after the company agreed to sell output from its producing iron ore mine in the Pilbara to fellow miner Mineral Resources for about $38 millio

IT services provider ASG Group has signed a $14.8 million contract with the Department of Education.

Federal resources minister Gary Gray is confident Australia will remain a major supplier of metal and minerals commodities, especially to South-East Asia.

The two federal independent MPs who have helped keep the Gillard minority government in power for nearly three years are walking away from politics.

Paladin Energy shares fell by more than 10 per cent after it delayed until August a deal to sell a stake in an African uranium mine.

Premier Colin Barnett is keeping a tight lid on how much has been spent on the government's failed attempts to revive the Muja coal-fired power station in Collie.

The state government will pay more for gas from Chevron's Gorgon project than from the North West Shelf, but says the increase won't all be passed on to consumers.

The Australian share market has opened more than one per cent higher.

The Australian dollar has held its own against a stronger greenback driven by positive data, after China's central bank moved to calm fears that its country faces a credit crisis.

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Gold futures have extended recent losses to set a 33-month low, as a string of stronger US economic data bolstered equities and dampened interest in safe-haven assets like precious metals.

US stocks have closed higher, helped by data showing more strength and confidence in the US economy and as worries eased over a credit crunch in China.

A Mandurah retirement village operator has become the third organisation in Western Australia in the past year to be deemed a charity by the State Administrative Tribunal, effectively opening the d

While the federal treasurer believes Australia should become the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter by the end of the decade, an industry insider says high production costs are putting

Liquor licence applications for central-Perth venues are being approved at a record rate despite continuing resistance from the police service and health department.

The Australian share market has finished lower, dragged down as nervous investors take their leads from falls across major Asian markets.

For half a century and over four generations Grant Elevators has evolved to meet the demands of a changing industry.

Perth take-away business Sweetlips is expanding into Scarborough as demand for iconic fish and chips lives on.

Point of sale financing provider ThinkSmart has signed a three-year contract with electronics retailer Kogan to develop a system to provide customers the ability to organise finance for purchases o

Construction contractor AusGroup has taken legal action against Mid West iron ore miner Karara Mining, suing the joint venture today after securing an injunction in secret hearings yesterday to pre