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The Environmental Protection Authority has given conditional approval to Northern Minerals for its Browns Range project, located 160 kilometres south-east of Halls Creek.

Tony Abbott has said his government will consider adjustments to its unpopular budget but won't "sell out" on the fundamentals.

West Perth explorer Azure Minerals has entered into a joint venture agreement with Kennecott Exploration, part of mining giant Rio Tinto, to explore for copper at its Promontorio project in Mexico.

Oil and gas exploration company Carnarvon Petroleum has announced a major oil discovery on the North-West Shelf, which it claims represents the largest in Australia for 30 years.

Property developer Stockland has lifted its full-year profit five fold, due to improvements in the property market and the impact of a major writedown in its previous result.

National Australia Bank is facing another £245 million hit to its books in relation to its troubled United Kingdom business.

Australia's largest freight operator, Aurizon, has posted a 43 per cent fall in full year net profit on the back of previously announced impairments.

The Australian stock market is higher as recent earnings results boosts investor confidence.

Australia's largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining, has made a $2.2 billion full-year net loss on the back of previously flagged write-downs.

Gold prices fell to the lowest level in nearly two weeks on Friday as signs of health in the US economy outweighed news of a skirmish near the Ukraine-Russia border.

The Australian dollar remains above 93 US cents amid disappointing US economic data last week.

A flare-up in tensions in Ukraine threatened to derail the climb in US stock markets, but traders finally dismissed geopolitics to deliver another week of gains on Wall Street.

The Australian dollar has hit another one week high as concerns about Russia ease and after another batch of weak US economic data.

BC Iron's take over bid, Gindalbie, banking and Telstra profits, Masters, and a feature on Margaret River wineries are among the stories discussed by James Lush from Lush Digital Media with Mark Po

The Australian share market has closed at a two-week high on the back of a strong week of company earnings and a potential demerger of assets by BHP Billiton.

Gold and mineral explorer Golden Rim Resources has announced a $3 million placement, managed by Sprott Private Wealth, for exploration in Burkina Faso and working capital.

We've spent the past few days making our way from Kununurra to the Northern Territory.

Auminco Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mongolian cement manufacturer Khutul Cement and Lime for the supply of coal from its Berkh Uul coal project.

Cattle production was an Australian record in the June quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A proposal to limit medium-density housing has not been well received by the residential development industry.

Whiskey might not yet feature prominently on Perth's list of key attractions, but the Japanese penchant for distilled beverages led to a new venture in this field being put on the itinerary for visiting Kagoshima Mayor Hiroyuki Mori.

It's been a long time coming, but the newest of the 37 brewpubs and breweries on our fledgling microbreweries list, Northbridge Brewing Company, is finally pouring pints and proprietor Michael Keiller says the timing could not be better to establish an inner-city venture like his.

Mining giant BHP Billiton appears set to establish a separate $20 billion company comprising its aluminium, bauxite and nickel assets.

Tourism Western Australia has announced a partnership with cummings&partners as its new strategic marketing and communications agency.

The Salitage winery in Pemberton has been put on the market for $7.9 million nearly two years after owners John and Jenny Horgan failed to sell off luxury accommodation at the estate.

The nation's biggest car dealer network, Perth-based Automotive Holdings Group, has shrugged off slowing automotive sales to lodge a record net profit result of $78.5 million.

UnionsWA has said that the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that women in Western Australia continue to be paid a far less amount on average than men.

Mining giant BHP Billiton is expected to report a bumper full year profit next week after achieving a 15th straight year of record iron ore production.

The Australian market is higher at the open after strong overseas sessions and a week of mostly strong company results.

The state government's decision to give top priority to the construction of the Forrestfield-airport rail link is bold, strategic and expensive. To be operating by 2020, the move is also political.

ANZ made a cash profit of $5.2 billion for the nine months to June 30, an increase of 8 per cent.

The Australian dollar has bounced back above 93 US cents after soft US economic data weakened the greenback.