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Billionaire Gina Rinehart says rules and regulations are killing jobs.

A new report from BIS Shrapnel has forecast a surge in mining production over the next four years as the mining industry’s focus shifts away from the investment and construction phase of the boom.

A downturn in mining activity has contributed to a 40 per cent fall in half year profit for laboratory services company ALS, but it expects earnings to grow in the current quarter.

The iron ore majors’ move to flood the market may see off their small rivals, but a bigger opponent looms large.

Resource and energy stocks have jumped on news of a Chinese interest rate cut, reversing a five-day losing streak on Australia's share market.

WA Police have confirmed reports they are investigating allegations of fraud against billionaire Clive Palmer, using material supplied by his estranged business partner Citic Pacific Mining.

Western Australian resources companies are increasingly looking to private equity players for funding as an alternative to traditional capital raisings, with more than $300 million in deals just this month.

The completion of a $65 million infrastructure upgrade at Fremantle harbour is designed to boost the amount of freight carried on rail, but the key players are coy on how much difference the recent investment will make.

Mining explorer Heron Resources has been forced to hold a spill of its board of directors after suffering a shareholder revolt at its annual general meeting.

A unique partnership is slowly transforming life on the open road.

Paladin Energy has launched a $205 million recapitalisation plan, designed to fund it until midway through 2016, which has won the backing of China-focused private equity firm HOPU Clean Energy.

Regional communities are putting pressure on the WA government and Brookfield Rail to re-open the third tier of the freight network.

Not long after Melbourne-based Blue Tongue was launched in 2001 its founder, Tully Young, recognised that Western Australia had a transport industry skills shortage – so he moved himself and almost half his business to Perth.

When the HMAS Toowoomba leaves Cockburn Sound on deployments as far away as the Middle East, maritime logistics officer Kelly Haywood is in charge of making sure the vessel has everything it needs to make the journey and accomplish the mission.

Our annual Transport and Logistics feature discusses the role of a maritime logistics officer, how a business caters to a skills shortage in the transport industry, the tier 3 rail lines, training for truck drivers in the Pilbara, and the recent completion of the Fremantle harbour rail upgrade.

More than 400 people are set to lose their jobs at the ABC as the public broadcaster seeks to offset federal government funding cuts.

The Australian share market has opened higher after a surprise cut to interest rates in China boosted mining stocks.

BHP Billiton says it is upping the stakes in its efforts to grow production and cut costs, while also announcing more details of the management line-up for the company it plans to create from its proposed demerger.

As traders finished the last full week of business before Thanksgiving, Wall Street was feeling grateful for a week of fresh records, central bank stimulus and big corporate mergers.

The Australian dollar is higher after China cut it key interest rates and the European Central Bank flagged more economic stimulus.

Gold prices have closed at their highest level in nearly three weeks, spurred by a drop in the US dollar and tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Wesfarmers has donated $5 million to the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research to help recruit a leader for what will be the first centre in Western Australia to focus on women’s cancers.

This is a speech delivered by Gina Rinehart at the Mining and Related Industry Awards lunch in Darwin. 

The growth of the cosmetic medicine industry has led two Perth entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in order to tap into more of the nation’s $6 billion annual spend.

Sandfire Resources managing director Karl Simich said reports in Fairfax today that its major shareholder, South Korean steel giant Posco, was attempting to offload its 15 per cent stake were mischievous.

Perth-based unlisted ATM provider Stargroup is set to be bought out for an undisclosed amount by ASX-listed iCash Payment Systems, after iCash announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the acquisition.

A partnership between Wesfarmers and an indigenous art group has generated a new business opportunity.

Gindalbie Metals chairman Keith Jones has told shareholders at today’s annual general meeting that the last twelve months had been “confronting” for the company, and “as close to a perfect storm as one can get”.

In this week's Podcast, Mark Pownall, Mark Beyer and Saskia Pickles join James Lush to discuss Aldi’s move into Perth, regulatory reforms in the building, liquor, taxi and potato industries, the record turnout at Wesfarmers’ centenary AGM, the state of the trucking and transport industry, and growing investment in cosmetic medicine in Perth.

The state government has granted approval for an Augusta-based aquaculture company to expand its abalone production.

The world's largest fresh meat processor JBS will pay $1.45 billion to acquire small goods producer Primo Group as it looks to export pork to Asia.

A fifth straight day of falls has taken the share market to its worst weekly performance in more than a year.