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Shares in internet service provider iiNet are in a trading halt amid speculation it is the preferred bidder for Australian Capital Territory telco TransACT.

Perth-based base metals miner Fox Resources has signed a non-binding funding agreement with a Chinese co-operative, making a significant step towards restarting mining at the Radio Hill nickel-copp

The federal government must reassure China that boosting military ties with the United States is not an aggressive act, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Homeowners looking to refinance their mortgage to secure a better deal could struggle to find a new lender because house prices have fallen and the loan could be more than the home's value.

Recent rumblings suggest there may be a role for Matt Birney in the state Liberal Party's future post-Colin Barnett.

Any inquiry into the media in Australia should focus on the future, not what has gone before.

A major new source of energy is emerging that could change the way the world economy functions.

The flexibility that skilled migration delivers to the labour market is often overlooked in the debate over solutions to the skills shortage.

Volatility has become the norm in the world's economies as a ‘once-in-a-century' global economic transformation unfolds.

A new biography highlights the vital role played by Sir Charles Court in WA's development.

Dian Aristia wanted a job with plenty of human interaction ... and found it with her sister at Infusion Coffee & Tea. Catie Low reports.

THE RAC launched its new Community Partnerships and Grass Roots Grants programs last week in a bid to support the state's not-for-profit and charitable organisations.

HOUSING affordability has been a hot political issue in Western Australia and there's a growing awareness that the situation could deteriorate when increasing numbers of baby boomers retire from th

Development giant Mirvac has been selected as the state government's preferred proponent to commence a $1.5 billion redevelopment of Karratha, including a new town centre and a 1,500-dwelling coast

CAN you recite your mission statement? My bet is you can't.

ENGINEERS Peter Bruechle, Norm Gilchrist and Ernie Evans formed BG&E in Perth, starting with just eight staff.

The issue of appropriate staff incentives is a difficult area.

ONE of the Barnett government's top infrastructure priorities is starting to come to fruition, with the release of agricultural land in the Ord River irrigation area, near Kununurra in the state's

The imminent retirement of Lester Group founder Richard Lester will formally install a new generation of Lester men at the helm of the business but the brothers have already set a new course for th

IT is a familiar tale in the online business world – a local innovator offshores its development work in an emerging market and then seeks to crack a big market like the US as a company maker.

COULD the state government do more to encourage investment in IT?

Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce says negotiations with unions are continuing and he is optimistic a deal will be reached before the 21-day deadline expires.

Political debate over the NBN may be highly charged, but there's no agreed position within industry as to the best plan for the nation's future needs.

Australians can be assured uranium sold to India would only be used for peaceful purposes, a peak business group says.

Slower than expected wages growth means the central bank has one less roadblock to cutting interest rates if it is needed, economists say.

Junior iron ore explorers and joint venture participants Padbury Mining and Aurium Resources have entered formal merger negotiations.

Job advertisements on the internet fell by 4.2 per cent in October compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

Australia's central bank will provide a facility to ensure commercial banks have enough cash in times of financial crisis.

Australian shares opened slightly higher due to a positive lead from the US, but enthusiasm was subdued with the focus remaining on Europe's debt problems.

Gindalbie Metals has completed negotiations for the last key infrastructure deals required for the development of its Karara iron ore mine, signing two key rail contracts with QR National and Brook

Atlas Iron has bought Gondwana Resources' 90 per cent stake in the Corunna Downs project in the north Pilbara for $2.1 million in cash.

Tiger Airways has been cleared to increase its number of flights in Australia ahead of the busy Christmas travel period.