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The outlook on Western Australia's AA+ credit rating has been downgraded from stable to negative, with Moody's Investor Services saying the government needs to fortify its commitment to budget improvements.

Ambulance ramping will be banned at three Perth tertiary hospitals from July 1 to cut down on patient waiting time.

Technology company DTI Group has won a contract to supply its video surveillance systems for buses in Cape Town, South Africa, for an undisclosed sum.

Origin Energy will take $150 million in costs out of the business by June next year to defend its position as the nation's largest utility company.

The unemployment rate is expected to have remained steady in May, with job cuts in the coal and iron ore sectors keeping a lid on jobs growth.

Country Arts WA has welcomed a $24 million state funding program announced today in Bunbury as the biggest and most significant investment in arts and culture in regional Australia.

Subiaco-based iron ore explorer Nemex Resources has announced plans to buy all the shares it doesn’t already own in Wavefront Biometric Technologies.

Conflict of interest concerns have again been raised about Transport Minister Dean Nalder, this time regarding the contentious $1.6 billion Perth Freight Link.

The Australian share market has opened flat, following a similar lead from Wall Street.

Gold prices rose as European stock markets fell and commodities picked up across the board.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher but flat local job advertisement figures are capping any gains the currency makes.

Wall Street stocks have finished a choppy session little-changed as a big General Electric asset sale offset worries about spiking US treasury yields.

Oil prices have surged as traders girded for a bullish US crude storage report and the government lowered its forecast for American production in the second half of 2015.

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Contractor Central Systems, which is best known for its civil construction works, has taken on the work in progress of collapsed builder Capital Works Constructions.

The share market has extended its horror run despite rising in morning trade, closing weaker for a sixth straight session.

One of Western Australia’s top real estate agents, Vivien Yap, has resigned from ACTON Dalkeith Real Estate and is in the process of setting up her own agency in Claremont.

Forge Group founder Peter Hutchinson is planning to move into agribusiness, with ASX-listed Style announcing the $20 million acquisition of Nor-West Seafoods.

Liberty Resources has completed a $5 million capital raising that marks one of the final steps in its reverse takeover of IT company Cirrus Networks.

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General Mining Corporation shares fell sharply today after the company announced revised terms for the acquisition of an interest in Galaxy Resources' Mt Cattlin tantalum project near Ravensthorpe.

Home loan approvals were surprisingly strong in April, up 1 per cent, as low interest rates sparked demand for new houses, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Mining giant BHP Billiton’s spin-off, South32, has announced it will delay plans to restart operations at its Samancor Manganese joint venture in response to a slide in the price of alloy.

Kin Mining has announced a $3 million capital raising to fund a pre-feasibility study on its recently acquired Leonora gold project.

Treasurer Joe Hockey has offered two pieces of advice to solve Australia's housing affordability problem - build more homes and get a good job that pays well.

Gold miner Newcrest Mining had to shut its Lihir operations in Papua New Guinea for 36 hours over the weekend after a dispute with members of the local community.

The Australian share market is lower, following falls in overseas markets overnight.

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The $70 million redevelopment of Cloisters Square is complete, with the opening of heralded American-style steak restaurant Chophouse the culmination of a three-year transformation that has repositioned the property from an ageing building to a go-to destination.

Gold prices rose slightly after a three-day streak of declines as the US dollar and stock markets fell.

US stocks have dropped as the week kicked off with especially large declines in technology shares and airline stocks.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher as the greenback weakened overnight and the local currency benefited from the release of some positive Chinese economic data.