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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched a $300 million capital raising and slashed its interim dividend as rising costs weigh heavily on its first-half result, while NAB says it will raise about $750 million to refinance debt, as it seeks to meet toughened capital requirements.

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Australian shares have opened weaker amid investor caution after a strong end to the last week.

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Oil prices rose over 1 per cent on Friday, posting their first weekly gain since early January.

Gold prices rose to the highest level in more than a week on Friday, on track for a weekly gain, as investors bet on the safe-haven metal to hedge against the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Beverage manufacturers have been informed of the prices for Western Australia's container deposit scheme on Friday, with the average price of a container starting at 11.65 cents.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the China travel ban extension, Woodside project challenges, AirBNB regulations, Wright family feud, Roy Hill, Wayne Martin joins a WA innovator, the launch of our Great for the State second series, and our special report on ports and transport.

The Australian share market has closed higher for a fourth day, with the benchmark index finishing just under a record closing high set three and a half weeks ago.

A joint venture between diversified engineering consultancy Calibre Group and indigenous company Tocomwall has been contracted by the state government to develop a monitoring program for the Aboriginal rock art on Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula).

Property industry lobby groups have called for a bipartisan approach to maintaining stamp duty rebates in the apartments sector, after a robust debate in parliament yesterday revealed the Liberal opposition as a critic of the tax cut.

This year's Most Influential feature has been narrowed down to the 50 people in WA making the biggest impact in business and politics.

Spinifex Brewing Co's range of infused beers using native ingredients will soon be available for travellers heading to Rottnest and cruising the Swan River, with SeaLink Travel Group's Captain Cook Cruises division becoming the Aboriginal-owned brewery's first stockist.

Woodside Petroleum has won a long-running contractual dispute with Melbourne-based explorer FAR over its purchase of a stake in the Sangomar oil project, off the coast of Senegal.

Residential land prices are rising faster in Perth than any other capital city, in the latest indication that a recovery in Western Australian property is taking hold.

OPINION: State Labor's hold on several regional seats could be in jeopardy with the impending retirement of some stalwarts and tough electoral fights for others.

Joondalup-based MCS Services has been awarded a $2.5 million state government contract to provide security patrol services at Hillarys Boat Harbour.

As recently as a fortnight ago, industry leaders and government officials were urging caution as the novel coronavirus swept through China, with representatives from Western Australia's tourism and education sectors confident the state was prepared to manage any possible fallout.

Property investors believe Perth has the strongest potential for growth of any capital city in Australia during the next three years, according to a new national survey.

More than half of Western Australia's major universities are below the national average on measures of employer satisfaction, according to the results of the latest Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey.

Otherside Brewing is cementing its position as a supporter of Western Australian artists by collaborating with the Art Gallery of WA to bring beer, music and art to the gallery after hours this month.

The corporate watchdog has charged former Bellamy's director Jan Cameron over the alleged masking of her stake in the infant formula business via a mysterious Caribbean-based associate.

Australian stocks have crept just above a flatline in cautious end to the week following mixed offshore leads.

Third telco enters 5G race

Oil prices edged higher overnight as investors hoped the world's biggest producers would cut output more.

Gold prices jumped overnight to their highest in more than a week after a sharp increase in the number of new coronavirus cases in China renewed fears over global economic impact and persuaded investors to seek lower-risk assets.

The Australian share market has closed marginally higher after fears from the Covid-19 coronavirus cast a pall on a record-setting day.

Newcrest Mining has posted an 18 per cent rise in underlying half-year profit, getting a boost from higher realised gold prices and a weaker Australian dollar.

AGL Energy has achieved a 37 per cent rise in the number of Western Australian customers buying its gas, as it continues to eat into the market share of Alinta Energy and Kleenheat.

Perth Glory chief executive Tony Pignata declined to be drawn on the specifics of a proposed sale of the football club to a London-based cryptocurrency exchange, overshadowing a state government announcement this morning of a sponsorship deal with the club.

Australia's economy could go backwards in the March quarter, although a recession is unlikely, one of Australia's top economists has warned.

A $15 billion merger between Vodafone Australia and TPG Telecom has been given the green light in the federal court, but the consumer watchdog says it will cause mobile data prices to rise.