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The Western Australian economy will return to average growth levels over the coming two financial years as the resources investment boom fades, according to Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist John Nicolau.

The latest mining tax take would barely cover the annual salary of a single senior public servant.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has joined the leaders of other major resources companies in calling for the scrapping of the mining tax.

The federal government has today released draft reforms to its employment services model, including changes to work for the dole and $5.1 billion of spending over three years to deliver the programs.

Economic recovery in the United Kingdom and the United States has helped drive a surge in overseas' travellers to Australia.

Former Department of Regional Development director general Paul Rosair has received a $412,000 golden handshake after stepping down from the role on June 30, nine months earlier than stipulated in his contract.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to remain in wait-and-see mode on interest rates following solid inflation figures.

The chief of resources giant BHP Billiton has urged Labor and the minor parties to help the Abbott government repeal the mining tax, saying investment is being destroyed by "a lot of antics" in the Senate.

If the economy needs lower interest rates, that's just what the economy will get, according to Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens.

About 80 per cent of Australia's exports will go to Asia by 2020 as the region's growing middle class demands high quality food and education and looks to holiday overseas.

The Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation has unveiled details of a new deal with India’s largest bank, The State Bank of India.

There are lots of job options out there, you just need to know where to look.

Consumers appear to have shaken off their budget cut woes, with confidence levels rebounding solidly.

A slowdown in consumer demand is expected to have helped keep a lid on inflation in the June quarter, allowing the Reserve Bank to keep the cash rate at record lows.

Business leader Duncan Calder has resigned as the national president of the Australia China Business Council after being charged with sex offences.

Australia has moved up two places in the 2014 Global Innovation Index as a result of strong performance in the country’s education and infrastructure sectors.

Resources companies will have to pay their next instalment of the mining tax after the federal government today rejected an overnight attempt by the Senate to retain funding mechanisms, despite voting to abolish the tax.

The head of Australia's largest online employment website says more people will lose their jobs and will have fewer opportunities to find work as businesses increasingly replace labour with technology.

Treasurer Joe Hockey says governments are out of money and can only fund vital infrastructure with funds from the private sector.

The first review of the financial system since 1997 may result in lower superannuation fund fees and slow the erosion of retirement nest eggs.

The Reserve Bank of Australia said it was difficult to judge whether low interest rates would be enough to offset the effect of budget cuts and mining investment slowdown.

Consumer confidence has bounced back to levels not seen since before the federal government's tough budget was released in May.

Clive Palmer has said the repeal of the carbon tax lies in the hands of the Abbott government.

Former New South Wales opposition leader John Brogden has been appointed managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, after serving as chief executive of the Financial Services Council.

Australia’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation has found that exporters are growing in confidence, with 95 per cent of small and medium enterprise exporters predicting their overseas sales to either remain the same or grow in the next 12 months.

The Abbott government's carbon tax repeal bills have been defeated in the Senate.

Australia's unemployment rate has risen back to 6 per cent amid an increase in the number of people looking for work.

Fewer Australians are spiralling into bankruptcy, with figures showing the lowest level of personal insolvency in almost 10 years.

The Tourism Council WA has attributed the creation of 2,000 jobs in the sector to a major rise in domestic tourism.

Australian firms have shrugged off the sharp slide in consumer sentiment since the federal budget, with business confidence increasing in the past month.

Qantas will cut 167 jobs from its engineering division as part of the embattled airline's ongoing turnaround plan.

Health workers at Perth's biggest hospitals say they'll walk off the job in a series of rolling stoppages after the state government refused to talk about a new pay offer.