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SPECIAL REPORT: More national and international conventions are choosing to come to Perth, adding a boost to tourism and industry and catalysing a big change at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Perth-based concrete construction group Whittens has been awarded a $50 million contract at the $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project.

Mike Young will take an executive role at Energy and Minerals Australia as a condition of a deal to secure more debt funding for the uranium explorer.

Australian stocks have fallen heavily after resuming trade after the Australia Day public holiday, due to a recent sell off on Wall Street.

US-based multinational Rollins Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Welshpool-based pest control company Allpest WA.

There’s still plenty of upside to the state’s resources sector as WA shifts focus to meet customers’ needs.

US stocks have finished lower again as investors anxiously awaited a busy week of economic news that includes a US Federal Reserve policy meeting.

More turbulence in global financial markets has helped press oil prices lower amid rising concerns for global economic growth.

The Australian dollar has bounced as investors take profits following the currency's fall last week.

Recruiting quality staff is becoming increasingly difficult as Margaret River tourism blossoms.

Lycopodium announced today it has entered a non-binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in South African based engineering business ADP Holdings.

The Australian dollar has sunk below 87 US cents for the first time in three-and-a-half years.

Treasurer Joe Hockey has warned of volatile economic times ahead, but says the trend is favouring a stronger global economy.

A City of Perth senior project officer tasked with overseeing major projects has been charged with two counts of corruption relating to CBD capital works.

Exploration spending in the Western Australian oil and gas sector dropped by more than 10 per cent in the September quarter.

The Australian stockmarket has closed lower after disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures caused a sell off.

The granting of planning approval for a $400 million apartment project in Port Hedland has focused attention on environmental issues facing the Pilbara town.

Well behind the Liberal Party when it comes to fund raising, state Labor needs to rethink its strategies.

The value of mergers and acquisitions in the Western Australian gold sector over the past 12 months has reached close to $650 million, analysis by Business News has found.

Queensland-based explorer Pacific Niugini has made a $6.8 million bid to purchase an 80 per cent stake in Bulletin Resources' Halls Creek gold projects, dwarfing an original offer from Bulletin's major shareholder Matsa Resources.

Shares in engineering company Forge Group have been placed in a trading for the third time in as many months ahead of an update on its earnings.

Australian shares are weaker, following surprisingly weak Chinese manufacturing data.

Experience in the UK has delivered some good lessons on how to go about privatising government businesses.

Gold futures have risen to the highest price in more than nine weeks, taking cues from a retreat in the US dollar after weaker economic data.

US stocks have sunk following a weak report on Chinese manufacturing activity and the latest batch of lacklustre corporate earnings.

The Australian dollar has been weakened by surprisingly soft Chinese manufacturing data.

Fast food franchise group Competitive Foods has reported a $21.4 million profit for the year to July 2013, including a $4.9 million profit from the KFC division that it sold last year.

Australia’s largest full-service fitness chain is planning big changes after admitting to major problems in the way the private equity-backed business has been run.

Latin Gold has become the latest resources company to target the technology sector, with intentions to acquire a social networking platform developed by Steven Goh.

Contractor HWE Mining faces a retrial over the death of a worker at BHP Billiton's Yandi mine in 2008, after a judge overruled an acquittal on charges the firm failed to provide a safe working environment.

Cost management remains the biggest issue for chief financial officers, who are also expecting the labour market to remain sluggish this year according to a new poll by professional services firm Deloitte.

The share market has fallen as disappointing Chinese economic data and weak leads from overseas markets prompted investors to sell.