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Brian Gilbertson's Jupiter Mines has appointed a new chief executive after incumbent Richard Mehan announced his resignation.

The Perth company forced to halt supply of recycled construction and demolition waste to Main Roads WA has sought a meeting with transport minister Troy Buswell to discuss latest test results

 Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) is set to take on a new role, helping native title groups pursue economic development opportunities.

Australia posted a much larger current account deficit in the first three months of 2012, mainly due to a large rise in mining equipment imports.

The majority of Australians oppose government plans to price carbon, new polling reveals.

The federal government has suspended the approval process for the $6.4 billion Alpha coal mine project in Queensland.

The Australian share market opened slightly higher, with most sectors posting gains as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest interest rate decision.

Australia needs to learn lessons from countries such as Denmark, Germany and China to develop its clean energy technology industry, a global environmental group says.

US stocks have closed mixed after a day of bumpy trade, as eurozone turmoil kept a shadow over the markets.

Australian shares have closed at a six-month low after being battered by bleak economic data from China, Europe the United States and locally.

A beach barbeque, lunch in the vines and a 'gourmet village' at Leeuwin Estate Winery will be some of the events at the Margaret River Gourmet Escape food and wine festival, to be held in the south

The creation of Australia's largest listed pure-play coal company appears a certainty after Gloucester Coal's shareholders approved a merger deal with Chinese state-owned company Yancoal Australia.

Bankwest has agreed to make changes to recent advertising for its Breeze MasterCard after ASIC raised concerns that the advertisements were misleading or likely to mislead.

The state government has appointed a steering committee to evaluate the development of common user maritime infrastructure in the Pilbara, likely to be at either Anketell Point or Lumsden Point.

Mining and civil contractor NRW Holdings has secured $148 million of work with Fortescue Metals Group, less than a fortnight after signing a $129 million contract with BHP Billiton.

Apache Energy won court approval late Friday to release two documents that support its view that it took reasonable steps to maintain a pipeline at the Varanus Island gas plant prior to a June 2008

Pallet supplier Brambles has aborted the planned sale of its data management business because of a lack of reasonable offers, instead announcing a $448 million capital raising.

The Australian share market plunged 1.75 per cent in opening trade to its lowest level since November after Wall Street suffered its worst day of 2012 and fell into bear market territory.

Earthmoving contractor Emeco is pursuing legal action against an Indonesian mining contractor over $US1.95 million in debts.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won a $9 million contract with Rio Tinto for overhead power lines at the Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Export commodity prices fell to a 17-month low in May.

The Australia dollar fell to a fresh six-month low following the release of weaker Chinese manufacturing data but regained some ground later in the day.

Construction and contracting company VDM Group has announced it will take a $2.9 million loss on the sale of its Cape Crushing and Earthmoving Services subsidiary.

Cape Lambert Resources has deferred listing its Marampa iron ore project on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM) until later this year, citing the volatile nature of world capital markets

More effort needs to be put into luring labour from the eastern states to Western Australia, say some of the nation's top executives.

Australian stocks have closed lower for a third straight session as weak economic data from offshore prompted investors to abandon resources-linked sectors of the market.

Australia needs to open up its northern regions to agricultural expansion or face a potential food shock from Asia, says the chief executive of Australia's biggest beef producer, Australian Agricul

Australia's largest goldminer Newcrest Mining says it would not be further expanding its Australian operations while costs remain high.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s attempts to stimulate the housing market are having little effect, according to figures released today, with capital city residential property values continuing

 Norton Gold Fields is recommending its shareholders accept a friendly $229 million takeover offer from China's biggest gold company.

The West Australian Farmers Federation has called on the state government to impose a moratorium on gas fracking amid concerns about unknown environmental impacts.