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The Australian share market has opened almost a third of a per cent higher.

MOST salespeople fail to understand their own power.

Apartment developer Finbar Group is reassessing plans for a $175 million, 31-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace after being told it could not demolish a heritage-listed former ABC buildin

Shares in oil and gas exploration company WHL Energy plunged in value today after a prospective partner pulled out of a $50 million-plus farm-in deal.

Treasurer Chris Bowen says the end of the Chinese resources investment boom is a challenge but not a crisis for Australia.

The Australian share market has again nudged above the 5,000 point mark but fell away in afternoon trade to end only slightly higher.

Labor's candidate for the federal seat of Perth has disputed claims by transport minister Troy Buswell about the CityLink rail project.

Woolworths is bracing for its home improvement division to lose $139 million as the building sector struggles and wage costs blow out.

I recently received an email from a copier salesman in New York City; in fact the top rep in the country.

Rail operator Aurizon will cut more jobs under plans to make $230 million in cost savings and productivity gains over the next two years.

After running some of Perth's best-known nightclubs for five years, businessman David Heaton is taking a decidedly different tack in his next business venture.

Funding issues may jeopardise a renewable power station proposed for the Mid West town of Morawa, which continues to suffer from an unreliable power supply.

Investors who kept their money in Australia's top blue chip stocks enjoyed great returns in the 2012-13 financial year.

Ship builder and defence contractor Austal has upgraded its after-tax profit guidance for the 2012-2013 financial year to between $35 million and $40 million.

Seven years ago, Western Australia's poster boy for entrepreneurship had a wake-up call – shares in the company Michael Malone had created from a standing start in his parents' garage were tum

Silver Lake Resources has deferred the development of its underground Caustons mine at its Murchison gold operations for approximately 12 months due to a tumbling gold price.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has suffered a fall in sales revenue due to the temporary closure of one of its facilities.

The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher.

Three months after shutting down its Laverton gold mine, Focus Minerals has announced the closure of its remaining mining operations near Coolgardie due to the weak gold price.

While the salary packaging sector, tax advisers and automotive manufacturers are up in arms about Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposed changes to the fringe benefits tax deductions for vehicles, the two largest car retailers have said the changes will not significantly affect their businesses.

The Australian dollar edged higher ahead of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's appearance before the US Congress.

Perth-based contractor OTOC announced today it has acquired full ownership of a 700 person commercial kitchen/diner facility at a Fortescue Metals Group site.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower as investors wait for an update on economic stimulus measures in the US from that country's top central banker.

Perth based mineral sands miner MZI Resources announced today that Argonaut Capital has agreed to underwrite the company's $3 million share purchase plan.

Although Beijing's new policymakers are focusing on structural reforms with greater tolerance for slower growth, this does not mean that they will tolerate a dramatic slowdown.

Canning Vale contractor Hagstrom Drilling has expanded its east-coast presence with the acquisition of Sydney-based Australian Barge Hire.

Chinese overseas investment leapt 29 per cent to $US45.6 billion ($A49.62 billion) in the first half of 2013, with major increases in the Australian and US markets. Data from China's commerce ministry on Wednesday shows overseas investment increased significantly in the period, with money flowing into Australia up 93 per cent from last year.

A Perth based mortgage broker has been permantely banned from practising after he falsified a letter stating finance approval had been provided for a client, the Australian Securities and Investmen

The Environmental Protection Authority has signed off on a port expansion proposal for Bunbury that could lift coal exports to 15 million tonnes per year, almost double the current overall export c