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The Australian share market has opened lower as two of the four big banks trade ex-dividend, and following a largely negative lead from Wall Street.

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Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has taken the reins as Royal Flying Doctor Service chair.

Australian shares finished lower on Friday after losses concentrated in mining and energy stocks ended the market's run of recent gains.

Pilbara Minerals has struck an agreement to work on the possible development of a lithium processing facility in joint venture with South Korean companies Polaris Shipping and LG Chem.

US media giant CBS's $41 million takeover of the Ten Network can proceed, with a court approving the transfer of all shares in the local network to the American company.

The board and management of gambling giant Tabcorp should have done more to ensure that the company was meeting its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligation, a Federal Court

The Western Australian cooperative and mutuals sector continues to perform strongly on the national stage, with WA accounting for four of the country’s top 10 co-ops and mutual enterprises, a new report has found.

The local share market has opened lower following negative sentiment in the US overnight where falls in technology stocks weighed on Wall Street.

Staged build for wind farm

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has won a $75 million contract with BHP Billiton to upgrade and expand accommodation for the miner's existing operations and its planned South Flank iron ore project near Newman.

A former real estate sales representative has been permanently banned from holding a Western Australian certificate of registration after the State Administrative Tribunal found she fabricated a se

The share market has closed higher for a third straight session as a lift in iron ore prices boosted miners and most of the big banks gained ground.

Eastern Goldfields has announced a conditional deal with an international asset manager to raise up to $30 million, with the proceeds used to maintain operations at the company’s Davyhurst gol

Optus is offering to compensate customers that have not received the National Broadband Network speeds they were promised.

Energy firm Santos will once again back the controversial Narrabri coal seam gas project in NSW as it seeks to boost production as part of its turnaround plan.

Energy firm Santos will once again back the controversial Narrabri coal seam gas project in NSW as it looks to boost production as part of its turnaround plan.

Citibank will refund customers more than $4.3 million after failing to give back outstanding credit card balances, and providing misleading statements about unauthorised transactions. 

Perth-based shipbuilder Austal has denied it sent an update to shareholders signalling the potential closure of its Henderson shipyard, with chief executive David Singleton telling Business News the company was strongly positioned to remain in Western Australia.

The Australian share market is higher in early trade, as investors hold on to the positive momentum from the past few sessions.

600 ship jobs could go: Austal

The share market remains at its highest level in almost a decade after a steady session during which Commonwealth Bank shone and iron ore miners lost ground but proved resilient to a fall in China'

The federal government has announced it will adopt a host of Senate committee recommendations aimed at improving mutual and cooperative firms’ ability to raise capital.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a former Perth-based financial adviser from providing financial services for 10 years, while an ex-Commonwealth Bank financial planne

Fortescue Metals Group has appointed Mark Barnaba as the company’s new co-deputy chair, alongside Sharon Warburton.

Ardent Leisure chief executive Simon Kelly will step down after only six months in the job in the latest of many changes to the embattled theme park-leisure centre operator's leadership group and b

The Australian market has opened lower, with most sectors in the red following a flat US lead, but local shares remain above the psychologically important 6,000 point mark.

State says Yes to Optus deal

The Australian share market is at its highest level in almost 10 years, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closing 1 per cent higher today and the Western Australia-focused BN30 index jumping 1.8 per cent to a new high.

The central bank has left interest rates unchanged for a 15th consecutive month, amid expectations inflation will stay low for some time.

The Australian share market is trading solidly higher at lunchtime, with upbeat overnight sentiment lifting the local markets to near 10-year highs and the S&P/ASX200 to twice breach the key 6,

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