Grey Johnston

EMPLOYMENT agencies have welcomed new federal government rules that remove a cap on the number of disabled people they can support in the workforce.

Falling energy and iron ore prices and the appreciation of the Australian dollar combined to produce a 2 per cent decline in the value of minerals and energy exports for the September quarter, a new report shows.

A report released today has refuted commonly reported perceptions of the Australian housing market, saying homes in the country are not overly expensive with the median price at $371,000.

UNIVERSITY of Western Australia Winthrop Professor Cheryl Praeger was last week named WA scientist of the year.

Two of Curtin University's commercialisation projects have been boosted by the receipt of commonwealth government grants to assist in their development.