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Retiring PwC partner Frank Cooper has been appointed to the board of Woodside Petroleum as a non-executive director.

Former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser says the pursuit of a federal budget surplus is harming the economy.

The former head of Western Australia's anti-corruption commission believes Julia Gillard may have breached state law by providing legal advice for the incorporation of an association used

Apartments developer Finbar is preparing expanded plans for the Springs Rivervale redevelopment area, after acquiring three vacant sites for $9.35 million.

The state government has awarded the $200 million managing construction contract for the Elizabeth Quay inlet to a joint venture between Leighton Contractors and Broad Construction Services.

Shares in struggling surfwear retailer Billabong have dived almost 15 per cent after it downgraded its earnings guidance and said it was considering a fresh $527 million takeover bid.

As an election year approaches, Colin Barnett finds himself nursing a headache despite not having done the drinking.

Voters should be wary of Labor's plan to close a costly waste facility as it eyes two marginal seats.

Competition in the retail sector is getting tougher as marketing and technology merge, with smaller businesses likely to be left behind.

The upheavals in the iron ore sector dominated news in 2012 but our readers were also keen to hear about mining magnates, real estate, new hotels and one particular barrister.

Factions aren't at the heart of Labor's problem but rather the failure to allow for dissenting votes.

The Australian market has opened higher amid signs US politicians are willing to compromise to avoid the world's largest economy falling off the fiscal cliff.

THE federal government has released a paper on draft governance standards and financial reporting regulations for charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission.

BHP Billiton has agreed to continue its partnership with Mission Australia, committing $4.5 million over the next five years to the ‘Connected: From Classroom to Career' program.

THE residents of the remote Nepalese village of Ghilling are a step closer to creating a sustainable local economy, with the help of a Perth-based not-for-profit group.

IT seems society is loosening up; the internet, music, movies, book titles, TV, and texting have created an ‘openness revolution' not matched since the 1960s.

FORMER US president Hany S Truman is famously quoted as having said “The buck stops here”, and I've seen this quote (and others similar) framed and up on many a CEO's office wall.

A Minerals Council policy paper sets out the steps for Australia to harness its commodities exports for the long and sustainable haul.

Iron ore producer BC Iron says its $190 million deal with Fortescue Metals to boost output to six million tonnes will not be affected by any sale of Fortescue's infrastructure assets.

US stocks rallied on Tuesday amid optimism that Washington was serious about reaching a deal on the "fiscal cliff".

PLANS for the overhaul of Karratha's central business district are progressing with development applications lodged and more state funds allocated to revitalisation projects.

CONSTRUCTION of nearly 100,000 square metres of office space is under way in Perth's near-city suburbs, with the start of work on a 15,000sqm complex in Herdsman Business Park.

There have been plenty of highs and lows in state politics as the major parties turn for home in the race to the state election next March.

The upheaval of recent months has obscured the record investment in the resources sector and the big growth in production coming in future years.

A YOUNG Perth entrepreneur has teamed up with a leader among Malaysian start-up businesses in a bid to boost the success of local technology entrepreneurs.

Environment minister Bill Marmion has announced the Big Day Out will be forced to finish an hour earlier than scheduled, following noise complaints from residents.

A listeria outbreak has prompted a nation-wide recall of certain brands of soft cheeses.

Shares in Cape Lambert Resources gained 10 per cent on the ASX today, after the company announced a plan to buy back 10 per cent of its shares.

Jolimont-based computer and audio visual rental company Hire Intelligence has applied to be delisted from the ASX, citing a lack of liquidity, a small amount of trades and high listing costs as rea

The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged and trading in a very tight range as markets wait for developments in US debt talks.

Uranium explorer Toro Energy has expressed its disappointment with a federal government decision to extend the environmental approval process for the company's Wiluna uranium mine until the end of

The Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as progress with the US fiscal cliff negotiations led to across the board gains for local stocks.