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Treasurer Troy Buswell has several unpalatable choices in his quest to ensure that his first budget after last March's election victory meets the government's undertaking to return a surplus.

Winemaker Treasury Wine Estates will take a $160 million hit as it attempts to address a glut of stock in the United States.

Australia's second largest energy retailer AGL Energy plans to buy smaller rival Australian Power & Gas for about $100 million.

Sundance Resources is now fighting legal action on three continents over a 2010 plane crash in west Africa which killed the company's entire board of directors.

Subiaco based oil and gas explorer Jacka Resources has raised $3.25 million through the issuing of 38.5 million shares.

Labor's scrapping of the carbon tax will ease living costs but households shouldn't get too excited.

Shares in mining hopeful Oakajee Corporation have been placed in a trading halt as the company moves to raise funds.

Kevin Rudd has got the jump on the conservatives when it comes to fostering better labour relations.

IT has taken just a few years for the Black Swan Prize for Portraiture to establish itself as one of Perth's most prestigious art events.

Perth-based technology group Titan ICT Consultants has been signed by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research to design and build the IT systems for two new medical research facilities

Perth's Murdoch University has joined the ranks of tertiary institutions appointing leading resources industry players as chancellors.

As if commodity price uncertainty and falling consumer confidence weren’t bad enough, now the weather is conspiring to dent WA’s economy.

Strength in the resources sector has pushed Australian shares higher, although the market lost some ground after China's finance minister lowered expectations for the country's economic growth.

Red Fork Energy has raised $47.7 million to continue development work at its Big River Mississippian project in the United States.

Cash-strapped miner Atlantic has obtained two new sources of funding, with the company using an expected R&D tax refund to secure a $15.3 million bank loan.

There are more than 75 suburbs in Western Australia, primarily in mining regions, where it is cheaper to buy a house than pay rent, a report released today says.

Law firm Ashurst has announced key appointments as it moves closer to full financial integration of its Australian and international practices.

Cedar Woods has taken a step closer to boosting land supply for housing in the Pilbara, after being selected by LandCorp as the preferred proponent for a major residential sub-division.

The printing business has made headlines recently for redundancies and corporate failures, but not everyone is pessimistic about the sector as new technology and competition from the internet chang

The Barnett government has increased its price preference for regional business to $250,000, it announced today.

For 40 years, the Perth Concert Hall has taken centre stage in the eyes of parochial Western Australian arts lovers.

The trickle-down effect of the decline in mining activity has reached the tasty biscuit market.

A cut in mining investment will leave Australia with a steeper capital expenditure downturn than during the global financial crisis, Standard & Poor's says.

A rise in home loan approvals is a sign that record-low interest rates are working to stimulate the housing sector.

The man responsible for rolling out Australia's national broadband network will retire after four years in the job.

The Australian market has opened higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 surged to record highs overnight.

Building products group CSR predicts a sustained recovery in the Australian housing construction sector, led by Western Australia and New South Wales.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 have vaulted to new records, after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to maintain the Fed's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future.

Effective leaders need to be skilled communicators, particularly when under pressure.

Western Australia's Department of Mines and Petroleum has issued a warning to Pilbara miners following a rise in recovery time for serious injuries.