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Amana Living has teamed up with a number of local arts organisations to deliver a new arts festival, designed specifically for seniors.

The competition watchdog is taking Woolworths to the Federal Court, accusing it of labelling its disposable picnic products as biodegradable when they are not.

Finders Resources' largest shareholder, Eastern Field Developments, which is currently making a hostile takeover bid for the copper miner, has submitted an application to the Takeovers Panel requesting the company disclose details regarding its Wetar project and revise the independent expert report.

The Australian share market has started lower for the third straight session, as fresh weakness on Wall Street overnight relayed through to local stocks.

MRA boss vows end to secrecy

The Australian dollar has rebounded to take some of the ground lost against its US counterpart since the new Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signalled there could be more US interest rate ri

Oil has slumped more than one per cent, touching two-week lows under pressure from a retreating stock market and worries about surging US crude output.

Gold prices have fallen about one per cent and hit two-month lows during the session, pressured as the dollar shot to a six-week high and investors braced for expected US interest rate hikes after

The state government has blocked a major residential project near Rockingham, following objections by local residents and environmentalists, with joint venturer Cedar Woods Properties saying this afternoon it was disappointed and would seek to recover its costs.

The managing director of Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore mining operations has left the company after 11 years.

Talison Lithium has engaged MSP Engineering to conduct a feasibility study into another expansion at its Greenbushes project while a $320 million upgrade, set to double production, is already under way.

Global IT services company DXC Technology has bolstered its presence in Western Australia, buying local firm M-Power Solutions and consolidating its 300-plus staff in new premises in the CBD.

Melbourne-based explosives manufacturer Orica has secured supply contracts in the Pilbara with BHP Billiton and Roy Hill, but expects operational issues and write-downs to cut its first-half earnings by nearly $400 million.

The Australian share market has fallen for a second straight day as Wall Street tumbled and several influential stocks traded without the right to their latest dividends.

Oryx Communities is set to develop a series of premium projects in the established suburbs of Perth, with a vision to grow apartment living.

The City of Perth has revealed that chief executive Martin Mileham sought advice from WorkSafe in July last year regarding the council's work environment, and that its executive team sent a letter to the Department of Local Government expressing concerns about elected councillors last month.

Real estate group The Agency has entered an agreement with CPS Capital Group to underwrite a minimum $10 million capital raising.

Company director and former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has been appointed as the new chairperson for agribusiness CropLogic while St John of God Health Care has appointed Azure Capital managing partner Adrian Arundell to its board.

West Perth-based Vimy Resources has acquired a uranium project in the Northern Territory from Canadian miner Cameco for $6.5 million.

Perth house prices fell slightly in February, in line with the national downward trend for the month, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

A new wave of research has put the spotlight on the increasing number of reef sharks returning to a coral reef off Western Australia.

David Caddy will apply his more than 40 years of planning and leadership expertise to his new role as chairperson of the state's planning commission.

Julia Hales is a pioneer for the state's arts and disability community, as shown by the fact she has brought together three of the state's key arts organisations to co-produce her latest play at the State Theatre.

The Australian share market has dropped sharply in early trade, dragged down by a sell-off on Wall Street and a number of local stocks going ex-dividend.

The Australian dollar has continued its decline against its US counterpart which has continued to strengthen following Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's hawkish comments to Congress.

Oil prices are lower but have pared losses, after data showing a build in US crude inventories was tempered somewhat by a drop in per cent crude production in December.

Gold prices have steadied after the previous session's more than one per cent fall following comments by the Federal Reserve's new chairman that fuelled views the US central bank would raise rates

$1b boost for State Budget

The Australian share market's five-day winning streak has come to end as the possibility of accelerated interest rate hikes in the US again spooked investors, and market heavyweight Telstra traded

Local Government Minister David Templeman will suspend The City of Perth council on Friday and is now in the process of determining the method of suspension, with two options on the table.

Decmil Group has launched a major board restructure that includes the retirement of company founder Denis Criddle, as it posted an interim loss but pointed to strong revenue growth in the coming year.

South Korean steel giant POSCO has signed a long-term offtake agreement with ASX-listed lithium miner Pilbara Minerals and agreed to invest in its upcoming project in Western Australia.