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Oil prices rose as investors concluded that the Federal Reserve's move to trim stimulus was a sign of the improving US economy.

he Australian dollar is slightly higher as the currency consolidates following its losses made after the US Federal Reserve meeting.

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The City of Stirling has approved a $10 million office development in Mirrabooka near one of the proposed MAX light rail stations.

Western Australian farmers have delivered their biggest harvest in history, with the total haul today surpassing the 15.06 million tonne record set in 2011-12.

Ausenco has been awarded an engineering and project support services contract at the Karara iron ore operations in the Mid West.

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A disability discrimination claim has been lodged against BHP Billiton and its contractor Carey Mining on behalf of a deaf man who alleges he was unlawfully sacked while working in a Western Australian mine site.

Legal action has been launched against engineering services firm WorleyParsons following a profit downgrade by the company.

The Australian share market has enjoyed a welcome lift after the US Federal Reserve decided to start winding back its stimulus program for the US economy.

National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney has defended the company's performance and strategy after facing shareholder criticism at its AGM.

Perth-based mapping services firm nearmap has bolstered its content offering, signing a commercial licence agreement to incorporate Google Maps into its products.

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group has secured oil and gas contract extensions worth a combined $100 million.

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Shares in biotech company pSivida Corp surged more than 50 per cent today on positive regulatory news from the United States, making up most of the losses it suffered in a dramatic fall in October.

Shares in automated teller machine distribution company MyATM Holdings are higher after it announced it will acquire Perth-based cyber security firm iWebgate.

The new management team at accounting firm Lawrence Business Management has agreed to buy the business for $7.3 million cash from listed company Countplus, after two years of restructuring.

Wastewater treatment plants could be on the chopping block as the Western Australian government seeks to boost its coffers with asset sales.

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The state government’s hopes of ending a $1 billion dispute with building magnate Len Buckeridge over the James Point port project appear to have been dashed, with the developer’s lawyer revealing

 US stocks have surged to new records after the US Federal Reserve modestly scaled back its bond-buying program in a much-anticipated decision.

After a tough, confidence-sapping year, business is taking a more positive outlook to 2014, according to a Business News subscriber survey.

The full 12 kilometre length of a planned new rail line to Perth Airport could be completely underground, Western Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell says.

Australia's long-run prosperity depends on federal government support for productive industries and more flexible workplaces rather than cheaper loans, the central bank says.

Bega Cheese has pulled out of the three-way battle for control of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.

Australian shares are marginally weaker as uncertainty about the US Federal Reserve's stimulus decision hits banks and retailers.

The state government has postponed some of its big transport infrastructure projects in order to reduce the projected increase in state debt, as it strives to regain its AAA credit rating.

Perth house blocks in new developments shrank by 9.2 per cent over the year to September, with the average size of a block sold declining to 415 square metres.

Woodside has for the first time confirmed the high cost of its shelved James Price Point gas project, though the figure it has released is not directly comparable to the construction cost estimates for other LNG developments like Chevron’s larger Gorgon development on Barrow Island.

Stockland has announced a $116 million redevelopment of its Baldivis shopping centre with plans to quadruple the size of the centre.

Eden Energy will continue to wait to sell its entire UK coal seam methane and shale gas portfolio for up to £11.5 million ($21 million), due to UK-based buyer Shale Energy failing to complete a £7 million capital raising for the purchase.

Western Australians could be using energy converted from municipal solid waste in less than two years if companies proposing waste-to-energy plants achieve their timeframes.