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Prince Philippe, the Prince of Belgium, has been urged to jump on board the Western Australian economic juggernaut during his first official day of a trade mission to Australia.

The Australian market closed higher after investors received a glimmer of hope that US politicians may be able to negotiate to avoid falling off the "fiscal cliff".

Altona Mining has been granted the final required mining leases for its Roseby copper project near Mt Isa in Queensland.

Project delays and deferrals in the resources sector have inflicted another blow, with GR Engineering joining the growing list of contractors slashing their earnings guidance for the 2013 financial

The federal government will release information about the amount of revenue raised by its Mineral Resources Revenue Tax in its regular monthly financial reports, Finance Minister Penny Wo

Arrium's chairman has told the steelmaker's shareholders the board is willing to engage with any suitor if it is offering a fair price.

More than $1 trillion could be lost to the Australian economy in the next 80 years if education improvements are not made now, a new report warns.

Conservation groups say today's state government approval of the contentious James Price Point gas project near Broome is a step towards "environmental disaster" and have urged the Commonwealth to

Oil and gas producer Santos has made a significant new gas discovery in the Browse Basin, adding to the prospect of further developments in the area off the Kimberley coast.

China is on track to become the world's largest generator of nuclear power between now and some time in the 2020s, a senior Rio Tinto executive says.

Agribusiness and automotive interiors supplier Elders says about 30 parties have expressed interest in its rural services business.

Two years after opening a new manufacturing hub in Perth, international drilling company Boart Longyear has announced it will shift the operation to Poland as it seeks to cut costs.

The Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas joint venture has begun drawing on its $US8.5 billion funding facility for its massive LNG project in Queensland.

Proposals to hike health insurance premiums can be blamed to some extent on the federal policy environment, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

The Australian market opened higher on fresh hopes that US political leaders may work together to avoid sending the economy off the fiscal cliff.

The head of Billabong's United States business is considering taking control of the surfwear company.

US stocks have remained locked in a six-week slide under clouds from the global and domestic economy and worries that more political infighting will send the country over the fiscal cliff.

Hartleys, Argonaut Securities and Amscot Stockbroking have been honoured as Perth's top broking and advisory firms at the inaugural Western Australian Capital Markets Awards.

The board of TFS Corporation has survived a tough annual meeting that saw executive chairman Frank Wilson call upon the company's legal adviser, auditor and fellow directors to help deal with numer

Public and government relations firm Cannings Purple has appointed Colin Barnett's former chief of staff and current Fortescue Metals Group executive Deidre Willmott as executive chairman.

The Australian dollar is lower amid negative sentiment from the US and Europe and concerns over the growing conflict in Israel.

Site preparation has begun for a $775 million technical ammonium nitrate (TAN) plant in the Pilbara.

The head of Cash Converters says a "first strike" delivered against the company's pay report on Friday is peculiar, given that shareholders approved executive share bonuses two years ago.

The state government has committed $28 million to fix seaweed build-up and beach erosion at Port Geographe near Busselton, after the developers, including Luke Saraceni, Axiom Properties and Macqua

The Australian share market closed lower as the global picture became more uncertain following negative leads from Europe and the United States.

Rey Resources has received a formal requisition from major shareholder ASF Group to convene a meeting of shareholders to remove several of the company's directors.

Clothing and camping equipment store Kathmandu has surprised the market with a dramatic jump in sales, in a positive sign for retailers approaching Christmas.

Former premier Brian Burke will not be allowed to appeal to the High Court against his conviction for giving false testimony to the state's Corruption and Crime Commission.

The Australian dollar is overvalued by as much as 10 US cents and is likely to stay that way for the next couple of years.

Potash West has received $3 million from Chinese backers to help fund a feasibility study for its Dandaragan Trough potash project in Western Australia.

Conservationists say the government's marine park network is a step forward but fails to protect important underwater environments off the West Australian coast.

Who would have thought a three-letter acronym could cause so much angst?It's hardly as if making changes to the make-up of the goods and services tax would be a walk in the park.