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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's chief Greg Medcraft has warned that investors hungry for yield are going to be attracted to riskier investments as Australia's interest rates

The Australian dollar is higher after strong employment figures made the possibility of another official interest rate cut less likely.

The number of dwellings expected to be built in Perth this year has increased to 22,500, and is forecast to stay around that level for the next three years.

Caravel Minerals gone to the market to raise some extra cash as it seeks to develop its gold and copper acreage in WA and Queensland with a reunited management team from Dominion Mining.

THE booming Western Australian economy of the past decade has fuelled a rise in philanthropic activity of all kinds in Perth.

Palmyra-based Sullivan Property Consultants has picked up a Rockingham bulky goods centre for $14 million.

The consumer watchdog has put out a scam warning after nearly $1 million in investment fraud losses were reported to its ScamNet agency during the past month.

Sumatra Copper & Gold is seeking to raise $20 million to put towards development at its flagship Tembang gold-silver project in Indonesia.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has appointed its inaugural executive director, with the recruitment of experienced arts administrator Henry Boston.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says his industrial relations policy will protect the pay and conditions of workers and offer them access to flexibility arrangements.

AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industiries has extended its fabrication contract for Chevron's Gorgon natural gas development by $13.6 million.

Further interest rates cuts appear less likely following another surprise surge in employment.

THE Department of Health says its rollout of a modernised patient administration system is on track, four years after the upgrade was given the green light.

AN integrated business embracing public and private health-care services has doubled the availability of cancer treatment in Western Australia.

Privately owned Bethesda Hospital is starting to plan for its next expansion, after regaining outright ownership of its Claremont property and overcoming a period of financial challenges.

Western Australia's top judge says he has "serious concerns" about the state's attorney-general decision to stop a project that would have allowed the Supreme Court to stream cases online in r

BY any objective standards, the nation's demand for healthcare services is growing rapidly.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it's not the amount of government spending that is putting pressure on the budget, but the lack of tax money coming in.

The Australian share market has opened flat.

Premier Colin Barnett continues to hope Commonwealth funding will be forthcoming for the state government's rail plans, despite its historical backing of roads.

National Australia Bank's half year net profit has grown by 23 per cent to $2.52 billion.

The Australian dollar is nearly a third of a US cent lower ahead of the release of key monthly employment figures.

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US stocks have continued their upward climb, riding positive economic data from Germany and China to new records.

The limitations of the traditional SWOT analysis have become clear – it's time businesses upgrade the way they plan and strategise for the future.

Goldfields Money shares jumped on the Australian Securities Exchange today, despite the regional lender forecasting a drop in full-year profit.

The Australian share market has closed at its best level in almost five years, driven by record US market highs and positive Chinese trade data.

Woodside Petroleum has been voted the state's most attractive employer at this year's Randstad Awards, which also revealed that competitive salaries had become the most important factor for Western

Singapore-listed resources construction services firm AusGroup has made a key step towards listing on the ASX, signing a conditional agreement to acquire two Malaysian resort development companies

Shares in Seven West Media have leapt 10 per cent after the company exceeded expectations on cost cuts and chief executive Don Voelte said the media group was placed to improve next year.

The founder of Perth catering company Chica Catering, Lee Hall, has faced her fair share of obstacles in building her business – from a fire that ruined all the food prepared for three separate fun