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Shares in troubled retailer Billabong have been suspended indefinitely so it can continue takeover talks with two potential suitors.

Australian stocks have opened weaker, with mining companies posting the largest falls amid broad based declines.

A rout across precious metals markets on Wednesday pushed gold futures to a nine-month low and left platinum at its lowest price so far this year.

US stocks dropped on Wednesday after weak economic indicators halted the market's upward momentum of recent weeks.

Korab Resources has granted an extension to Estonian group Augur Investments for the completion of the sale of the Winchester magnetite deposit in the Northern Territory.

Sundance Resources is likely to end its takeover talks with Hanlong Mining and look for another Chinese suitor.

Wesfarmers has appointed Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott to its board of directors.

The trucking industry wants to stay protected from the carbon tax beyond 2014.

The strong three-month rally in Perth company Atrum Coal's share price was halted today, after the company unveiled a 460 per cent increase in resources at its flagship Groundhog anthracite deposit

The Australian share market has closed about 0.6 per cent lower amid mixed economic data.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has already begun planning with Premier Colin Barnett on potential changes to GST distribution.

Apartment developer Finbar Group says demand is running hot for its CBD projects, with two of its newest developments selling out before completion.

Woodside Petroleum's $40 billion Browse gas project could be delayed by up to a decade if it does not come to a final investment decision by June.

Glenn Stevens will continue to serve as central bank governor until 2016 following his reappointment by Treasurer Wayne Swan today.

New home sales tumbled 5.3 per cent across the nation in February, snapping a four-month run of increases, but the lagging trend did not extend to sales in Western Australia.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is not worried about the latest mining industry campaign against government tax plans.

Australia's trade deficit has shrunk by more than $1 billion and demand for its mineral resources is set to increase as China's manufacturing and services sectors continue to expand.

The head of Australian oil and gas producer Santos has rejected claims one of its major Queensland coal seam gas projects wasn't subjected to a rigorous approval process.

Revenue from the federal government's controversial mining tax is likely to remain modest unless there is a sizeable spike in coal and iron ore prices.

Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks among the better performers on a day of broad-based gains.

In my November 2012 column, I outlined the views of Felix Stephen, head of strategy and research at Advance Asset Management.

ExxonMobil has submitted plans for a large floating LNG project in Western Australia's Scarborough gas field that it hopes to exploit with BHP Billiton.

US stocks have pushed to new record highs, bolstered by solid US manufacturing orders and strong results from US carmakers.

The federal government has laid a fiscal trap for the states on the key election issue of education.

Toro investors left scratching their heads over whether the Wiluna uranium project is still a goer.

Westpac’s latest national economic analysis tips a slowdown in growth, something for which it seems not many are prepared.

The resources sector is often beaten up by its critics, occasionally with good reason, but it has many achievements worth celebrating.

The prime minister is in a class of her own for several reasons ... not many of them positive.

THOUSANDS of children and parents have helped Western Australians living with multiple sclerosis by participating in the Premier's Summer Reading Challenge.

FOUR story ideas have been selected from the pool of applications from Western Australian indigenous filmmakers for production and broadcast on ABC1.

THE state’s classical musicians are thinking outside the orchestra pit in an effort to take their art form to a new generation of admirers.

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