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Osborne Park-based Tawana Resources has secured an offtake agreement for tantalum at its joint venture Bald Hill project, located south of Kambalda.

The Australian share market has opened lower following a night of mixed trading in the US and dips across Europe, with only resource and energy sectors showing real gains.

The Quintis insolvency could play out very differently from other failed agribusiness investment schemes.

China Energy keeps itself in the hunt for AWE

Financial advisers at the big banks have been found to be biased towards their employer's products, which in some cases has left their customers worse off.

One year into his new job, Cash Converters chief executive Mark Reid is on a culture change journey.

West Perth-based ICON Engineering has teamed up with Norwegian company Neodrill to secure a subsea wellhead foundation contract at Woodside Petroleum's Ferrand exploration well in the Carnarvon Basin.

The share market gained ground as demand for energy, healthcare and some financial stocks offset the impact of weaker commodity prices on miners.

Shares in telecommunications provider Swift Networks rose nearly 10 per cent today after the company released strong half-year results that show increasing revenue growth and profit margins.

The number of enterprise bargaining agreements active in Western Australia fell to 1,592 at the end of September last year, about 30 per cent down on the mid-2015 peak.

Four Perth-based miners have tapped investors for more than $30 million, with Panoramic Resources raising $20.9 million for its Savannah nickel project in the Kimberley.

Construction company Built Environs has failed in its attempt to claw back $14.5 million of performance bonds used by Perth Airport to cover liquidated damages associated with development of the new terminal buildings in 2015.

Meg Burrage’s WA-based co-working space offers the kind of flexibility parents with young children need.

The mining sector needs to embrace automation and address concerns of skills shortages as the industry outlook continues to improve, according to the latest mining business outlook report by Newport Consulting.

The Australian share market is higher in morning trade, following positive leads from US and European markets.

Trade win after Pacific deal sealed

The Australian dollar is a smidgen higher against its US counterpart after US lawmakers agreed an interim funding bill but there was no major economic data to inspire the languishing greenback.

Oil has risen more than one per cent, with benchmark Brent crude hitting $US70 a barrel for the first time in a week, boosted by healthy world economic growth prospects and expectations for continued production curbs by OPEC, Russia and their allies.

Gold prices have risen as the US dollar has fallen to fresh three-year lows, but an end to uncertainty created by a three-day US government shutdown capped gains.

City of Perth and Woodside are upping their input into Fringe World Festival this year as the arts event expands with new locations and online activity.

Environment Minister Stephen Dawson has disclosed that the review he has requested into Chevron’s Wheatstone project was in response to the removal of abatement conditions by the previous government.

Dark kitchens and online aggregators are not terms most people associate with a restaurant, but the invasion of the internet into the catering industry is bringing radical change – and not everyone will be happy.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded a $20 million contract for work on the central section of the Northlink WA roads project, while Perth-based Tempo Australia has secured a series of contracts totalling more than $6 million.

The share market has posted its best daily gain since October as investors welcomed an end to the US government shutdown.

Henderson-based Austal has been awarded a $20 million contract, through a joint venture with a Chinese shipbuilding company, for the design and build of four high-speed ferries.

The state government has confirmed that a crowd cap will not be required for the Perth Scorchers Big Bash League semi-final at Optus Stadium, with a number of incentives in place to entice 15,000 fans to arrive early.

Perth-based oil and gas explorer Po Valley Energy has agreed to sell its assets in northern Italy, including the Selva gas field, in a share purchase agreement worth about $21 million.

Shares in US-focused cybersecurity company WhiteHawk will begin trading on the ASX tomorrow after the company completed a $4.5 million initial public offering using Perth brokers and advisers.

The Australian share market has rallied in early trade, buoyed by a positive lead from Wall Street and strong showings from the big banks and healthcare stocks.

Chinese bidder to declare AWE takeover hand

Gold has steadied as the US dollar has hovered near three-year lows, but bullishness in the wider financial markets as the US government shutdown ended capped the metal's gains.

The Australian dollar once again has edged above 80 US cents as the US government shutdown weighs on the greenback.