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Energy Metals is seeking to raise $9.4 million for its Bigryli uranium and Ngalia regional prospects in the Northern Territory.

The burgeoning middle classes of our Asian trading partners is good news for agricultural exports.

The Dow edged higher to a fresh record after topping 16,000 for the first time, while the S&P 500 breached 1,800 but pulled back in late trade.

Global oil prices have fallen, with the New York benchmark contract hitting the lowest level in more than five months amid ballooning US crude-oil supplies.

The Australian dollar is lower in cautious trade ahead of the release of the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's November board meeting.

Despite WA’s outstanding economic and social growth of the past half-century, there has been no shortage of controversy to bring our premiers undone.

Premier Colin Barnett won't guarantee the WA Nationals will retain the key regional development portfolio after Brendon Grylls confirmed he would step down from the Nationals' leadership and state cabinet in the coming weeks.

Australia's biggest supermarkets have agreed to a code of conduct governing how they deal with suppliers, providing a potential solution to long running tension between food and grocery producers and retail giants.

Falls by financial stocks have kept the Australian share market in negative territory, despite positive offshore leads.

Small businesses are still struggling and may yet need further support through another cut in interest rates, a leading business group warns.

Automotive Holdings Group has agreed to become the major sponsor of the Melbourne Football Club in a three-year deal.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned a former broker from engaging in any financial services activities, following her jailing for defrauding 24 investors of more than $4 million.

Forge Group has requested a third extension to its voluntary trading suspension after admitting that the scale of losses on two power station projects won't be known until it completes negotiations with a customer and key sub-contractor.

Parent company Resolute Mining intends to officially purchase Noble Mineral Resources' Bibiani project and sell off its remaining assets with a proposed deed of company arrangement.

Emeco Holdings expects improved trading conditions at its operations in Canada and Chile but still anticipates a net operating loss for the 2014 financial year as it struggles to combat ongoing softness in its main commodity sectors of thermal coal and gold.

Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten is under pressure to authorise the release of confidential cabinet documents on the national broadband network's costings Labor received while in government.

Shares in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter are up 19 cents as they resume trading after the company recommended the latest, higher takeover offer from Canadian dairy giant Saputo.

The Australian share market has surprised by opening lower amid uncertainty about the largest sweeping reforms in China in more than three decades.

Agribusiness Elders has reported an annual loss of $505 million due to charges related to restructuring the company, and challenging and seasonal market conditions.

Downer EDI is the latest contractor to be awarded work at Hancock Prospecting's $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project, as new reports suggest the project is close to securing its long-awaited debt financing.

Gold futures have drifted between slight gains and losses before closing fractionally higher as investors weigh a stronger euro against fading optimism over Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Janet Yellen's dovish stance.

US stocks enjoyed another sunny week highlighted by congressional testimony by Federal Reserve chief nominee Janet Yellen that raised confidence that aggressive monetary stimulus would not end too soon.

Clive Palmer and his troops need to get down to work if PUP is to be anything other than a party of protest.

The Australian dollar has benefited from disappointing American manufacturing data coinciding with US Federal Reserve nominee Janet Yellen's comments in favour of continuing stimulus measures.

The average floor area of new houses in Western Australia has fallen to 234.5 square metres, after peaking at 244.5sqm in 2009-10.

Gold miner Silver Lake Resources has said it is not in a position to pay dividends, with volatile gold prices and the state government’s minerals royalty review remaining as threats to its balance sheet.

Beer and the classroom don’t normally go together, but one publican in Perth’s southern suburbs is trying his hardest to change that.

A former director of defunct Perth property developer Ocean Key Holdings has been found guilty of stealing more than $820,000 after an investigation by the corporate watchdog.

Chris Bonwick has resigned effective immediately as the managing director of Independence Group due to ill health.

Dealing with workplace bullying after the fact is evidence of organisational failure.

The Australian market ended the week with solid gains as investors welcomed the incoming US Federal Reserve chair's comments about maintaining economic stimulus.

Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has been hit with a second strike but has survived a board spill after more than a quarter of its shareholders voted against adopting the company's remuneration report for the second consecutive year.