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Westfield has been given the green light to buy all of Karrinyup Shopping Centre if it releases ownership of nearby shopping centre Westfield Innaloo.

Wall Street stocks have jumped after surging US auto sales pointed to robustness in the manufacturing sector.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96.91 (0.65 per cent) to 14,930.87.

Housing is costing some Western Australians almost half of their weekly income, a new report has shown.

The local share market is lower as investors hold out for the federal election and America's response to Syria.

After a grim six months, Western Australia’s gold mining sector is showing signs of flickering back to life.

Youth arts group Awesome Arts is the big winner in this year’s Creative Partnerships Australia awards, which recognises collaborations between business and the arts.

International oil and gas giant Chevron has signed Chris Corrigan's Qube Logistics to beef up its port capacity to service the massive Gorgon project on Barrow Island.

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The Australian dollar has extended its rally, heading toward 92 US cents, after official data showed local economic growth was solid in the June quarter.

Wall Street stocks have jumped after surging US auto sales pointed to robustness in the manufacturing sector.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96.91 (0.65 per cent) to 14,930.87.

Iron Ore Holdings has struck its fifth deal in the past 18 months, agreeing to sell its North Marillana tenements to private company Maiden Iron.

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Perth-based silver, lead and zinc miner Perilya has received a takeover offer from its major Chinese shareholder, Zhongjin Lignan Mining.

The Australian share market has lost ground as renewed concerns about a possible US military strike on Syria outweighed encouraging figures on economic growth.

Premier Colin Barnett has hit back at critics of his education funding cuts, saying they should check out Tasmania and South Australia to realise Western Australia still has a quality school system

Construction group Pindan has secured a contract to build a $17 million student accommodation facility at Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup campus, adding to its order book for student housing fun

The federal coalition is releasing its final policies today and will reveal its full costings "very, very soon", opposition leader Tony Abbott says.

Gross domestic product grew by 0.6 per cent in the June quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported this morning.From a year earlier, GDP in the quarter was up by 2.5 per cent.

Bosses would be paid to hire workers aged 50 years or over under a federal coalition government.

Engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group has secured $235 million worth of works at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert Port near Dampier.

Consumer confidence in Western Australia has plunged because of political uncertainty at the federal level and following a belt-tightening state budget, a survey shows.

Australian stocks have opened lower as investors respond to an increased possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria.

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Australia needs a change of government after six years under Labor, but also needs Tony Abbott and his team to rise to the challenge.

Three companies are in the running to build the second submarine telecommunications cable connecting Western Australia with international networks.

The Australian dollar rose to a two-week high after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate unchanged and issued a neutral statement on the chance of further cuts.

US stocks have kicked off a holiday-shortened week higher, but concerns about a possible US military strike on Syria cut into early gains.

Shares in Antipa Minerals made solid gains on the ASX today, after the exploration firm announced it would merge its Paterson province copper-gold tenements in the Pilbara with a suite of landholdi

A neutral statement on monetary policy from the central bank has given the Australian dollar a bounce after earlier being dragged down by weak retail sales data.

Ramelius Resources has secured an agreement to raise $5 million, which it will use to finalise its acquisition of the Vivien gold project from Gold Fields subsidiary Agnew Mining.

Federal Education Minister Bill Shorten has addressed workers protesting against the Barnett government's cuts to the sector in Western Australia, warning that the federal Liberals will do likewise