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Investment Group Sirona Capital plans to expand its property footprint in Fremantle beyond the $300 million Kings Square redevelopment and position itself to benefit from the long-awaited commercia

Iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron has reported its second best quarterly sales figures in the June 2013 quarter, and record full year sales, despite a decline in production.

The Australian share market has ended the week with a fall as negative sentiment across Asia prompted a selloff in local resources stocks.

Federal Labor might regret its decision to axe certain work-related car expenses that are subject to fringe benefits tax, not just because they affect thousands of low-income workers and potentiall

Billabong is facing a challenge to its recapitalisation deal with private equity firm Altamont from two US hedge funds seeking to strike their own deal with the troubled surfwear retailer.

Strong June quarter production data have confirmed iron ore as the one bright spot in Western Australia's troubled mining sector, though for how much longer is the critical question for the industr

Subiaco based explorer Corazon Mining's share price soared today following an announcement regarding its exploration activities in the Gibson Desert.

Customs officers and West Australian police are attempting to intercept an asylum seeker boat heading towards the Pilbara coast after it sailed near an oil and gas facility.

Analytical testing services group ALS has raised $112 million from institutional investors as it seeks to complete the funding for its takeover of two businesses.

Proposed changes to fringe benefits tax (FBT) will make the tax system fairer and more sustainable, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten says.

Western Australian cattle producers have welcomed today's announcement that Indonesia will significantly increase imports of live Australian cattle immediately, taking 25,000 animals over the next

Fortescue Metals Group has been recognised as one of six Australian companies for its contributions to the growth of commercial ties between Australia and China.

Shares in explosives and mining industry supplier Orica have tumbled after it reduced it full-year profit guidance by 10 per cent.

Perth-based engineering services provider Calibre Group has been awarded $60 million worth of rail and mine project contracts with iron ore giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Santos has cut its production forecasts, but higher gas prices have helped boost the energy company's revenue.

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