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The Australian dollar has followed global share markets lower to finish the day down almost one US cent.

The stockbroker who brought about the demise of Perth firm Hogan and Partners has pleaded guilty to fraudulent activity totalling more than $7 million.

Gindalbie Metals has passed a major milestone at its Karara project in the Mid West, with the first magnetite concentrate produced at the mine this week.

WA small business advisory groups received a boost today with the federal government announcing it will allocate $2.5 million in funding to organisations across the state.

The Australian stock market closed almost one per cent lower following steep falls on Wall Street.

Lend Lease Group has incurred its "first strike," with 26 per cent of shareholders voting against the property developer's executive pay report.

 The state government is facing a massive compensation bill after finally agreeing to total responsibility for the property lost when a prescribed burn got out of control in Margaret River las

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has dipped its toe into the onshore gas exploration sector after taking an 18 per cent stake in Melbourne company Oil Basins, which holds acreage in the Cannin

 A 44-year-old Perth man has been charged with supplying false medical certificates to gain more than $90,000 in benefits from his employer.

NRW Holdings has won a $32 million contract with Rio Tinto to upgrade access roads to the mining giant’s West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Consumers appear less concerned about the inflation outlook, despite recent official price data showing stronger than expected pressures.

 A coalition government would aim to double the rate of small business growth in Australia, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

Shares in rare earths miner Lynas have fallen by more seven per cent after Malaysian activists continued legal action against the company's controversial processing plant.

Department store chain Myer has experienced its second consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth but chief Bernie Brookes is remaining cautious about Christmas sales.

Seven Group Holdings managing director Peter Gammell has painted a mixed picture for the diversified media and industrial services group, forecasting a rise in first-half underlying profit for 2012

The Australian market is more than three-quarters of a per cent lower after Wall Street plunged overnight.

Qantas Airways will spend $100 million to buy back about four per cent of its issued stocks in a move to strengthen its dwindling share price.

US stocks tumbled on Wednesday as President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax increases for the wealthy in a deal to avert the year-end fiscal cliff.

Premier Colin Barnett has defended comments by federal opposition leader Tony Abbott in which he described Liberal MP Ken Wyatt as an "urban Aboriginal".

The Greens say BHP Billiton must be made to prepare a new environmental impact statement (EIS) after indicating new technologies may be used to expand the Olympic Dam Mine in South Australia.

The Australian dollar is almost half a US cent higher on improved consumer sentiment and weakness in the greenback.

Amid rumours that a Chinese property conglomerate has won the right to develop land in the second stage of the Ord River expansion in the Kimberley, Premier Colin Barnett says he will not reveal wh

Dacian Gold has been admitted to the Australian Securities Exchange’s official list, after completing a $20 million initial public offering last week.

Gold miner Millennium Minerals has received firm commitments for an $8.1 million capital raising to provide a working capital buffer as it ramps up to full production at Nullagine gold project in t

Fortescue Metals Group managing director Nev Power has confirmed the iron ore miner is assessing the possible sale of equity in its infrastructure assets.

The Australian market ended a four-day run of losses to close higher, driven by large financial sector stocks.

Paladin Energy boss John Borshoff has sold more than a quarter of his stake in the company, but says he remains confident in the outlook for the uranium sector.

Hancock Prospecting executive director Tad Watroba says the company is confident of its ability to secure about $7 billion in debt to fund its Roy Hill iron ore project. 

Engineering contractor Clough has won a $20 million contract extension at Chevron’s oil facilities off the north west coast of the state.

Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder says the company is performing in line with its profit guidance so far this financial year and its retail businesses are continuing to grow.

A transport union which says Coles risks lives by pressuring truck drivers to meet tight deadlines is staging protests aimed at the supermarket giant's shareholders as well as customers.

Mining contractor MACA has added to its recent contract success, winning two fresh contracts with Atlas Iron at the Abydos iron ore mine in the Pilbara.