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A tax rise is not tax reform, but an increase in the GST rate or a widening of its base could be part of a worthwhile package.

Nedbank Capital has withdrawn from Perth-based Tiger Resources' $US80million debt financing facility for its Kipoi copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Copper-gold producer Sandfire Resources has appointed former Fortescue Metals Group operations director Paul Hallam as a non-executive director.

Shares in Perth-based Mutiny Gold have lifted after a new study doubled the strike length of its Deflector site in the Murchison region.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says a softer-than-expected inflation outlook allowed it to cut the cash rate to a record low, as it tries to boost underperforming sectors or the economy.

The Australian market has closed around half a per cent lower, dragged down by weakness among the banks and industrial stocks.

The Australian dollar has pushed back above 98 US cents amid weakness in its US counterpart.

Australian's are increasing their social media presence and reach, according to a study on the nation's social media habits.

Perth could miss out on a wave of investment in non-residential property, according to a national survey released by the Australian Property Institute today.

Drilling services company Boart Longyear has released its third earnings downgrade in nine months, saying demand for its services has continued to weaken because mining companies are scaling back o

Almost $141 million has been wiped from the value of diversified contractor Transfield Services as cost cutting in the mining sector hit its earnings outlook.

Look carefully through the gloom of a sputtering local economy, mine closures, ballooning state debt and rising unemployment and you might catch a glimpse of the first signs of next year's recovery

The completion date for Herdsman office development 20 Walters Drive has been brought forward to January 2014.

Perth IT company Ajilon has proven itself as a reliable provider to the justice and law enforcement arena as the Western Australian department of the Attorney General awards it a successive five ye

Chinese-backed miner Norton Gold Fields has opened its $40 million Enterprise base-load mine on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie.

Share ownership among adult Australians declined from 43 per cent to 38 per cent during the past two years, a 2012 Australian Securities Exchange study shows.

Television executive Tim Worner has been appointed the chief executive of Seven West Media.

The volume of drilling activity in the global gold industry has fallen by 55 per cent in the past 12 months, new data from research group IntierraRMG has found.

Mobile accommodation provider Fleetwood Corporation has announced its second half year profits will be below expectations.

An event that brought out previously hidden Europhile tendencies proves a winner in a WA workplace.

MAKING predictions in politics is fraught with risk.

Apex Minerals has terminated its $50 million cash sale agreement with China's Everprosperity Investment for the Wiluna gold mine.

Embattled lithium producer Galaxy Resources has announced a deeply discounted $47 million rights issue to give the company a much needed cash injection.

The Australian dollar is slightly firmer on Monday, after spending most of the past week in a downward spiral.

Shares in Santos closed 1.6 per cent higher after the company said oil production started ahead of schedule at its $490 million Fletcher Finucane project off the West Australian coast.

Perth-founded IT company XciteLogic has been placed in the hands of administrators with debts of just under $4 million.

Australian stocks closed stronger, pushing above one per cent during the day but eased to around half a per cent higher by the finish.

Construction giant Leighton Holdings says it's not concerned about the recent woes of mining services companies due to its diverse business interests and cyclical nature of the industry.

Two Liberal premiers and a major industry group say the goods and services tax should be on the reform agenda.

Geraldton-based earthmoving and mining contractor Central Earthmoving has expanded its operational capacity through the take-over of a local mulching company and the acquisition of new machinery.