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Insurers Suncorp and Allianz will be forced to repay almost $63 million to thousands of customers who were sold worthless or near-worthless insurance add-ons when buying cars at dealerships.

Saracen Mineral Holdings says it is on track for its 2018 financial year production target after announcing solid gold output for the December quarter, while also signing a deal to sell its Wallbrook project near Kalgoorlie.

Diversified miner South32 has boosted its expectations for South Africa manganese production and maintained full-year guidance for all other products after a solid first-half performance.

Confidence is building among the state's industrial property players, despite persistent market challenges.

ASX-listed tech business Dreamscape Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire Gold Coast-based web hosting company Quadra Hosting for $2.5 million in cash.

The Australian share market is firmly in the red in early trade, following a negative lead from Wall Street.

Super union ‘too big' for the courts

Gage Roads Brewing Company has bested eastern states competitors and secured a two-year partnership with Rugby Australia, supplying the HSBC Sydney 7s event with its first craft beer.

Local developer TRG Properties has secured the largest development site at LandCorp's urban infill project in Jolimont, with plans to build 46 luxury apartments already under way.

The Australian dollar is starting the day just as it left off on Tuesday, amid a slight lift in the US dollar, a fall in commodity prices and little data to influence it.

Oil prices have dropped off three-year highs as traders booked profits but healthy demand underpinned prices near $USUS70 per barrel, a level not seen since the market slump in 2014.

Gold has slipped from the previous day's four-month high, reflecting losses across the commodities complex as the US dollar claws back some losses the day after hitting a three-year low against a basket of currencies.

The Australian share market has closed weaker, led into the red by retreating financial and energy stocks, while the Australian dollar continued its upward run towards US 80 cents.

The state government will determine the extent of a cap on crowd attendance at Optus Stadium for a potential Big Bash League semi-final after this weekend's community day, which will help it determine the capacity of public transport to move big crowds to and from the 60,000-seat stadium.

Australian LNG export revenue grew 44 per cent in 2017 on the previous year to $25.8 billion, making the commodity the nation's third biggest export earner, according to consultancy Energy Quest.

A Defence Housing Australia apartment project in Fremantle has become the state's third property development to be recognised as a One Planet Community, under the international Bioregional program.

Osborne Park-based Universal Constructions has been awarded a $13.8 million contract by the state government for work at a new primary school in Perth's northern suburbs.

The political fallout from China's increasing assertiveness in the region, and the Communist government's role in business, will pose threats and challenges for WA.

Regional air service providers and sister companies Aviair and HeliSpirit are benefiting from a decision to increase the size of their fleets in recent years, flying more than 36,000 people across the Kimberley, Pilbara and Northern Territory during 2017.

Growing numbers of remote communities are seeking Eon Foundation's help to improve their education around food and hygiene.

Financial services company Euroz says it expects a small dip in half-year profits, with a strong contribution from its funds management operation offset by a significant reduction in corporate finance deals.

Some in the state's property sector are confident it has turned the corner, and are expecting further signs of improvement across 2018.

Rio Tinto has maintained its target for iron ore shipments in 2018 after hitting the lower end of its full-year guidance in 2017.

The Australian share market is lower in early trade, after a lack-lustre showing on global markets and Wall Street closed for a public holiday.

Qantas ‘corrects' how it talks about Taiwan

The Australian dollar has continued its confident march toward 80 US cents as the greenback's weakness lingers with a holiday in the US.

Oil has hovered near a three-year high above $US70 a barrel on signs that production cuts by OPEC and Russia are tightening supplies, although analysts warned of a "red flag" due to surging US production.

Gold prices have hit a four-month peak as the US dollar index slumped to its lowest in three years but some analysts say the greenback's slide could be short-lived as it hasn't been driven by fundamentals.

On 12 January 2018, Valmec completed the issue of 22,522,083 fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (Option Shares) upon the exercise of 22,522,083 listed options (ASX:VMXO) with

The strong performance of the Business News index of 30 local companies designed to track the state's economy implies good years ahead for WA.

Blackham Resources has signed up Hartleys as lead manager for a $36 million capital raising that will be priced at just 4 cents per share, while mining contractor MACA has agreed to lend $14 millio

Grain handling cooperative CBH Group has more than doubled its operating surplus to $247 million in the year to September 2017 on the back of a big harvest, with grower rebates of $156 million.