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Curtin University vice-chancellor Jeanette Hacket has announced her intention to retire in August, after working at the university for 30 years.

Property developer Mirvac's former Western Australian chief executive, Evan Campbell, will step down from the company at the end of the month after a consolidation of the group's operations.

Accounting firm Deloitte Australia has appointed its outgoing Western Australian boss, Keith Jones, as its national chairman.

Laing O'Rourke has announced a major contract win with construction and engineering group Bechtel at Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project.

The Australian dollar marked time during the afternoon session after traders earlier pushed it to a fresh one-week high in response to brighter consumer confidence data.

Global miner Rio Tinto says it will concentrate on operating low-cost mines and selling non-performing assets after posting a full year net loss of almost billion for 2012.

Power generation group Pacific Energy has announced a record half-year net profit, on the back of a 20 per cent increase in revenue.

Cleveland Mining has secured $7 million in fresh funding to advance exploration and sampling programs at its Premier and Mara Rosa gold projects in central Brazil.

The Australian share market has remained above the 5,000-point mark, boosted by encouraging company earnings reports.

Mineral Resources has booked a 22 per cent drop in half year net profit, on the back of a slump in iron ore prices over the second quarter of financial year 2013.

Nickel miner Mirabela expects to write down the value of its Brazilian Santa Rita assets by at least million ( million).

Cash Converters' half year profits have soared nearly 40 per cent, thanks to a boost in revenue from its personal loans business.

Labor's $3.4 billion Metronet rail project will be funded by relocating Perth's major stadium to Subiaco and scrapping state government funding earmarked for the mothballed Oakajee port projec

The supermarket price wars seem far from over, with Wesfarmers chief Richard Goyder looking to increase Coles' sales and cut costs further after reporting a higher first-half profit today.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says banks shouldn't be penalised for their enormous profits by paying more tax.

Australia's number two telco, Optus, has posted a 9.2 per cent fall in third quarter net profit amid flat mobile subscriber growth.

Chinese government-owned CITIC has taken a 13 per cent stake in Alumina for $452 million, sending shares in the smelter investor to their highest level in almost a year.

Australian shares have opened flat, as investors remain cautious a day after the market closed at its highest level since 2008.

David Jones second quarter sales, which includes the vital Christmas period, have fallen 1.4 per cent with its home category the worst performer.

Property group Mirvac is not ruling out a play for rival Australand despite announcing a 69 per cent fall in profits.

Indian-owned engineering group Sembawang Australia has trumped Leighton Holdings' offer for Macmahon Holdings' construction arm, offering $35 million for the troubled business.

Engineering firm Downer EDI's first half profit has grown by 11 per cent and the company has maintained its expectation of improved underlying profit for the full year.

Treasurer Wayne Swan says speculation the government may put up income tax is "ridiculous and absurd".

A collection of lacklustre earnings reports and in-line economic data have capped US stock gains, with the markets gaining no bump -- or loss -- from President Barack Obama's key policy speech.

The federal government says tighter tax avoidance laws impacting multinational companies will protect more than $1 billion in revenue each year.

Nickel miner Mincor Resources has shrugged off a first half loss of $2.21 million to declared an interim dividend of 2 cents per share.

The Australian share market closed at its highest level since 2008 as bank stocks soared on a better than expected profit from Commonwealth Bank (CBA).

Infrastructure services firm Cardno has acquired Bunbury-based Geotech Materials Testing Services in a transaction worth up to $26.7 million.

Northern Star Resources has booked a half year profit increase of 78 per cent, after increasing production capacity at its Paulsens gold mine to more than 100,000 ounces per year.

The mining industry has urged state and federal governments to tread with caution over implementing recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into fly-in, fly-out work practices, saying some of

The war of words over the cost of the state opposition's Metronet heavy rail plan has continued, with Transport Minister Troy Buswell claiming Labor has failed to account for “at least” $1 billion