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The state government has invited the public to have a say on red tape reform through its #ShredTheRed campaign, while highlighting a number of efficiency improvements in the transport sector.

Kerry Stokes’ private company and three property investors are among five bidders shortlisted for the privatisation of Perth's major fruit and vegetable market, which includes the largest land development site in Canning Vale.

Lisa Scaffidi has set out her plans for Perth at a Business News event as she campaigned for a third term as lord mayor, in a race against one of her own councillors, Reece Harley.

Perth-based AFL fans have snapped up 10,000 corporate hospitality tickets for the upcoming grand final, even though the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle are not guaranteed to qualify.

Wall Street stocks have tumbled, joining European equities in falling on worries about global growth and the burgeoning Volkswagen emissions scandal.

US oil prices have fallen while Brent, the international benchmark, rose for a second day as traders continued to weigh the global oversupply and weak demand growth.

The Australian dollar is weaker after US and European share markets and commodity prices fell overnight.

Gold has fallen one per cent, pressured as the US dollar strengthened on renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.

Former Forge bosses forced to face disclosure, deception suit

The Dow and S&P 500 have rallied to recover some of the prior session's losses, but gains were minimal on the tech-rich Nasdaq due to weakness among biotech shares.

The Australian dollar has fallen to a one-week low after a US Federal Reserve official confirmed that an interest rate rise is still on the cards.

Oil prices have rebounded in what analysts said looked like a technical correction from heavy losses last week as the basic global oversupply picture remained intact.

Gold has retreated from the previous session's near three-week high as strength in stocks and the US dollar dampen a rally fuelled by the Federal Reserve's decision last week to keep US interest rates on hold.

The state government will receive a budget bonus of more than $300 million thanks to the fall of the Australian dollar, while farmers and exporters will also benefit from increased international competitiveness.

Prime Minister Turnbull has received praise from industry for his government’s newly announced cabinet, with a number of Western Australians earning promotions.

The finance industry hopes Malcolm Turnbull's new economic team will hit the ground running on a reform agenda.

The Australian dollar is lower as last week's decision not to raise the US Federal Reserve's interest rate begins to be seen as a bad sign for the US economy.

WA behind on NBN rollout

Gold has risen to a near three-week high as the Federal Reserve's decision to leave US interest rates unchanged rattled investors' outlook on the global economy and weighed on equity markets in developed economies.

"You could drop a nuclear bomb on this parliament and Julie Bishop would crawl out as deputy leader." Labor senator Sam Dastyari's light-hearted joke with journalists was pretty close to the mark.

Australia's recent poor record in commercialising innovation received a boost late last year with the revival of the federal government’s Accelerating Commercialisation program.

The Australian dollar is higher as traders bank on a US central bank rate rise later in the year.

Rinehart’s northern tribute

World oil prices have dipped as traders weighed a Federal Reserve decision to keep its benchmark interest rate at zero, citing worries about global growth.

Gold has risen to a two-week high after the Federal Reserve said it was holding its benchmark interest rate steady following a two-day policy meeting, sending the US dollar index to a three-week low.

The Australian share market has climbed higher as the US Federal Reserve decides whether to hike its benchmark interest rate.

After an explosive few days in Australian politics, financial markets are bracing for an equally volatile end to the week.

Two prominent Perth businesswomen have moved on to new government roles, with Heather Zampatti named the new chair for Lotterywest, while Libby Lyons has become a director of the national Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

Curtin University will close its Sydney campus in 2017 while education provider Navitas, which manages the campus and delivers the programs, will consolidate its services at La Trobe Sydney.

Mining giant BHP Billiton's chief executive has backed a call for the US to lift its ban on crude oil exports, ahead of a likely vote on the issue in the US Congress.

Meurs out of FMG’s 16m share loan deal

Amid speculation he will be the highest-profile casualty of a ministerial reshuffle the new prime minister will unveil on Monday, Mr Hockey brought to parliament tax-avoidance measures aimed at multinational corporations, and ordered the sale of five additional residential properties unlawfully held by foreign nationals.