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Shares in Lycopodium dropped on the ASX today, after the engineering contractor downgraded its earnings expectations for the 2013-14 financial year.

Oil and gas explorer Jacka Resources has secured at least $10 million in funding to advance exploration programs set to commence early in the new year at its Hammamet project near Tunisia and Niger

The Australian share market has closed lower, with investors unimpressed following a decision by European finance chiefs to delay a decision on fresh help for debt-laden Greece.

The Australian economy will always need guest workers, says Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten.

Australia should set aside enough gas for use by local industries because it would benefit the economy more than by just exporting it, says the local head of Alcoa.

Programmed Maintenance Services has battled through deteriorating conditions to post a rise in first half profit and flagged a moderate increase for its full fiscal year.

The federal opposition has vowed to use the final sitting week of parliament to pursue Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the Australian Workers Union scandal.

Freight firm QR National has averted a "first strike" over its executive pay levels and received the go-ahead to change its name to Aurizon Holdings.

Myer has shrugged off the Click Frenzy debacle and says it's pleased with the response to its online sale.

The team behind the annual Dine for Life event, former 40under40 nominee Natasha Di Ciano and business partner Andjelka Matic, are preparing for another feast, to raise $40,000 for the South-East A

PERTH'S sporting and business community have helped raise more than $85,000 for the David Wirrpanda Foundation at this year's PricewaterhouseCoopers Cool Night Classic.

Copper and gold miner Ivanhoe Australia is to tap investors for $80 million to help repay a loan and fund infrastructure and exploration projects.

Eric Ripper has plenty of credibility on economic matters, so the issues raised in his final address to parliament are worth paying attention to.

Western Australia's economy continues to drive that of the nation, with official figures released today showing the state grew by a record 6.7 per cent in 2011-12.

At last the premier has something to hang his hat on - a $700 million investment in the Ord.

Australian stocks are weaker, with falls among the major resources-linked sectors leading the broader market lower.

The owners of capital are looking for maximum returns, and if sending work offshore is one way to achieve that, then more local jobs will go.

Most annual shareholder meetings are fairly pointless, but two held last week showed they can still deliver value.

Perth writer Hal Colebatch has released a biography of one of Australian politics' great change agents.

ABOUT 260 Deloitte employees swapped the office for the outdoors last Friday as part of the Deloitte Impact corporate volunteering day.

THE most misused word in sales will surprise you; it's ‘value'.

THE sentiment ‘if China sneezes, Australia catches a cold' is often expressed by markets pundits and in the boardrooms of companies Australia wide; and Perth in particular.

David Jones' first quarter sales rose by 0.3 per cent and the retailer says second quarter sales are so far following a similar trend.

US stocks have closed near breakeven, clawing back from losses after Hewlett-Packard reported a huge charge for an acquisition, offsetting fresh data signaling recovery in the housing market.

THE Perth Diocesan Trustees has added an $85 million office and retail development to its CBD projects pipeline.

AS careers go, the journey from corporate lawyer and political staffer to heading a new foundation focused on ending what is called ‘modern slavery' is clearly an uncommon one.

WHEN philanthropy in Western Australia is debated in the context of the wealth created during boom times, the example of the Fogarty Foundation often crops up.

Greater public exposure has helped lift community engagement with, and funding to, the not-for-profit sector.

What started as a conversation between friends has resulted in Crib Lane, a new affordable and casual tapas-style eatery in the city.

Listed companies and their advisers will need to be nimble to adapt to the changing dynamics of project funding.

FORMER Peppermint Grove deputy shire president and local property developer Peter Bacich has been declared bankrupt in the wake of a number of his companies going into liquidation.*

If all goes to plan, the Ord River irrigation area will attract $700 million of private investment, but there is a long way to go before that happens.