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The Australian dollar is almost a third of a US cent lower after the release of weaker than expected retail trade data.

Perth company Transaction Solutions International has received backing to the tune of $22 million from an Indian private equity group to fund the development of an ATM business on the sub-continent

The Australian share market finished half a per cent higher as investors were buoyed by encouraging data about Chinese manufacturing and expectations of an interest rate cut by the local central ba

Goodrich Resources has entered a $14.4 million deal to purchase the Ellendale diamond mine in the Kimberley from UK-based Gem Diamonds.

Perth housing was the standout performer among major capital cities in November, with values rising 1 per cent over the month, new research says.

Former Rockingham mortgage broker Mark Booty has been permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in credit activities by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Company profits are down for a fourth consecutive quarter, driven lower by a 12.2 per cent fall in mining profits.

Former premier Brian Burke has been found not guilty of illegally obtaining official secrets.

Shares in Sundance Resources are expected come under downwards pressure when they resume trading, as the prospect of a takeover deal with Hanlong Mining appears even more remote.

The once-pristine Dirk Hartog Island off Western Australia is set to be restored with one of the most extensive feral animal eradications ever attempted worldwide.

The group behind iconic food brand Rosella has been placed into receivership in another worrying development for Australia's ailing manufacturing sector.

A re-elected Liberal state government would spend $500 million on a suite of road upgrades in Perth's northern suburbs, in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the rapidly growing area.

The federal government has acknowledged the $1,000 threshold at which GST is collected on goods purchased from abroad is high by international standards, but has rejected calls for an immediate red

A December interest rate cut is looking more likely after official figures showed retail spending remained flat in October.

Woodside Petroleum has struck a $US696 million ($A670 million) agreement confirming its role in a major gas prospect off the coast of Israel.

Australian job advertisements have fallen for an eighth consecutive month, with falls in the mining states reflecting weaker activity in the resources sector.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has upped the pressure on Queensland and Western Australia to get on board the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ahead of Friday's Council of Australian Governments

Western Australia's farmers are the most pessimistic in the nation, as dry conditions hitting this season's grain harvest continue to drive down agricultural confidence.

Australian stocks have opened firmer, with gains among mining-related companies among the early highlights in quiet trading conditions.

Australia's manufacturing sector has contracted for the ninth month in a row, with weakness in both production and new orders.

The mining sector's labour productivity is a disaster that will block much future job growth in the industry, says a new report.

US stocks took a jump in the last 15 minutes of trade on Friday to end mostly in the black, with little hard news to direct trade as talks in Washington over a fix to the fiscal cliff continued.

The Australian dollar is lower, on increased expectations of a rate cut from the central bank next week.

Cash Converters has announced a $32.7 million share placement to acquire franchise stores, open new corporate locations and finance its Australian and UK personal loans business.

Focus Minerals shareholders have resoundingly backed a $227.5 million investment in the gold miner by China's Shandong Gold.

Australian stocks climbed today, driven by the major miners on the back of strong commodity prices.

Base Resources has announced a plan to list on London's Alternative Investment Market, in order to tap UK and European interest in its $US298 million Kwale mineral sands project in Kenya.

Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has thrown down the challenge to commonwealth and state treasurers to sort out the issue of the mining tax and royalties, and put politics "in the back pocket".

Aquila Resources has disclosed that it has still not reached agreement with its joint venture partner AMCI on a 2012-13 budget for their West Pilbara iron ore joint venture.

The federal government has decided not to allow a fourth commercial free-to-air television network.

Northern Star Resources shares have slumped sharply on the ASX today, after the gold miner announced that its major shareholder and members of its board of directors had agreed to sell a combined 1

Air fares continue to be under pressure in Australia as Qantas fights for a bigger share of the domestic passenger market.