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Casinos operator Crown Resorts will not reveal its plans for lifting its ailing VIP high-roller business, after reporting a 15.5 per cent fall in normalised net profit for the 2017 financial year.

Local explorer De Grey Mining has progressed plans to develop its Pilbara gold project with the release of a scoping study today, which revealed a development cost of $96 million.

Decmil Group has been earmarked for a $NZ60 million ($A56 million) construction contract for work at two prison sites in New Zealand.

Tabcorp has slipped to a full-year net loss of $20.8 million on the back of costs related to its proposed merger with Tatts, legal battles and its new UK business.

The Australian share market has opened lower with losses by energy stocks and the heavyweight financials, including a two per cent fall in Commonwealth Bank, weighing on the market the most.

Legal action may solve riddleA Sarajevo-based businessman has launched legal proceedings that could finally solve the mystery behind a key shareholding in the Anton Bil

The Australian dollar has retraced its previous session's losses and is again higher against its US counterpart which fell in the offshore session on disappointing data.

Oil prices have fallen, as cautious buying dried up after US crude rose to near $US50 a barrel, with concern about high crude supplies from producer club OPEC offsetting the previous day's data showing record US gasoline demand.

Gold has steadied, hovering below Tuesday's seven-week high, as investors await US jobs data for further clues on the outlook for interest rates.

The state government will be seeking to pile pressure on the Commonwealth to secure more defence industry spending in the west, according to Minister for Defence Issues Paul Papalia, as he hit out at his federal counterpart over a perceived lack of naval shipbuilding cash flowing to local players.

Red 5 has struck agreements to buy Gold Fields' Darlot mine and Saracen Mineral Holdings' King of the Hills mine for a combined $34 million in cash and shares.

The state's fire and emergency services department will receive a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system under a $7 million deal with Motorola, bringing it in line with technology used by WA Police.

The share market has closed lower as investors took profits, especially in the mining sector and among major oil stocks, and a disappointing earnings report from Suncorp weighed on insurance stocks.

The Supreme Court has ordered privately owned mining company Global Advanced Metals to open its books to a minority shareholder, despite the shareholder being a competitor, a litigation adversary in the US, and having a chief executive who was found to have carelessly handled confidential information supplied earlier this year.

UPDATED: Eastern Goldfields is expected to be confronted at next week's Diggers and Dealers conference by local contractors who claim they have not been paid by the Perth gold miner.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been accused of a systemic failure to comply with anti money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

New car sales in Western Australia started the 2018 financial year in the slow lane, falling 8 per cent in July as national sales continued to rise.

OPINION: The boom in lithium demand is driving growth at one of the state's quiet achievers, Mineral Resources.

Perth-based explorer Lindian Resources has announced plans to acquire a majority stake in a bauxite mine in Tanzania in a deal worth nearly $2 million, despite recently introduced legislation mandating increased government ownership of local projects and higher royalties on some minerals.

The major contractor at Chevron's massive Wheatstone gas project says it has taken action after more than 250 workers signed a petition alleging serious workplace bullying.

An exhibition opening and new book have provided an insight to a selection of works from the private collection of arts advocate, philanthropist and Perth businesswoman, Janet Holmes a Court.

Strong winter sales growth in Australia and New Zealand has boosted outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu's full-year profit by as much as 13.4 per cent.

The Australian share market has opened lower, dragged down by heavyweight miners and ignoring Wall Street's lead where the Dow rose to a new record high.

Perth's ailing office market could be on the mend, with the CBD recording the largest drop in vacancies of any capital city during the past six months, according to the Property Council of Australia.

GST war of words escalatesThe State's finances would have been better off with Federal Cabinet staying in Canberra and sending the cost of this week's flights and hotel

The Australian dollar is down against US counterpart which has also weakened despite there being no single event to pressure it.

Oil prices have edged higher, as surging US fuel demand and strong refinery runs offset data from the Energy Department that showed crude inventories did not fall as much as expected last week.

Gold has risen, nearing seven-week highs, as the US dollar fell to a 15-month low and US data showed fewer-than-expected new jobs in July, bringing into question chances of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in the coming months.

Satterley Property Group has welcomed advice from the Environmental Protection Authority that confirmed there were no health risks over its landholdings in Mandogalup, but uncertainty still hangs over whether part of the southern suburb is appropriate for residential development.

The Australian share market has closed lower after mining and energy companies slid due to a plateau in commodity prices and the major banks lost ground.

Singaporean-owned property management company CEL Australia has confirmed its first move into Australia's hotel market, announcing the purchase of The Sebel Mandurah for $15 million.

Bunnings' property arm, ASX-listed BWP Trust, will deliver a higher distribution payout to its stakeholders after achieving a solid full-year result.