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Engineering firm WorleyParsons has posted an improved underlying full year profit despite the impact of uncertain economic conditions and the high Australian dollar.

Operations have resumed at Newcrest's flagship gold mine in Papua New Guinea after a dispute with local land owners was resolved.

Australian stocks have opened flat, with weakness among resources stocks offset by gains in defensive market sectors.

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The federal government's dumping of the carbon floor price is a cruel hoax for consumers, the opposition says.

US stocks have finished mixed after economic data gave no clear direction on the economy, and as investors awaited a key speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Friday.

Treasurer Wayne Swan insists the Labor government will return the budget to surplus next year despite falling commodity prices.

Weaker commodity prices have helped the Australian dollar drift to a fresh one month low while traders sit tight ahead of a closely-watched US Federal Reserve summit.

Western Australia recorded the largest dip in new home sales in Australia in July, but the housing industry says the sector remains healthy thanks to significant gains made earlier this year.

Figures this week will shed some light on a much talked about question - the timing of the peak in the resources investment boom.

Australian stocks have closed firmer, with defensive sectors leading the broader market higher.

The 15 per cent domestic gas reservation policy remains a point of contention among Western Australian businesses, with local industrial users claiming a small but significant victory from the late

DuluxGroup has threatened to walk away from takeover talks with Alesco Corporation if the target company does not agree to resolve a dispute over the size of dividends in the deal.

The state government must quickly tell runners injured in the 2011 Kimberley Ultramarathon if they will receive ex-gratia payments, the opposition says.

A coalition federal government would review the ban on Chinese company Huawei taking part in the National Broadband Network, communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says.

Ramelius Resources has lodged a $2.3 million profit, after revenue from gold sales slipped from $147.6 million in financial year 2011 to $84.1 million in FY2012.

The federal government say Australia's price of carbon from 2015 will be linked to the European Union emissions trading scheme (ETS).

Resolute Mining has announced a full year net profit of $105 million, up 76 per cent on the previous year.

Perseus Mining has announced its maiden profit, six months after beginning commercial production of gold from its Edikan operation in Ghana.

Shopping centre owner Centro Retail Australia has posted a $223 million loss, due mainly to costs related to its settlement of a class action.

Industrial hardware and parts supplier Coventry Group has announced a net profit of $19 million for the year ended June 30, lodging a 6 per cent increase in revenue to push it back into the black.

Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest has suspended production at its Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea due to a dispute with land owners.

The number of apprentices completing their trades training in Australia is a national disgrace, Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans says.

Martin Ferguson is not a baby, but when the Federal Resources Minister let slip an obvious fact last week, that: “the resources boom is over”, it was a classic example of the old saying about truth

Shares in Seven Group Holdings have risen five per cent after the media and earthmoving-machinery company said strong activity in the resources sector was likely to continue.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher with investors appearing cautious after mixed offshore leads.

The Australian dollar has fallen to a one-month low against the US dollar amid increasing evidence of an economic slowdown in China.

Shares of Apple have hit new record highs after the company won its patent lawsuit against Samsung, but overall stocks traded mixed.

Ausdrill has completed its acquisition of the Best Tractor Parts Group, announcing today it has agreed to pay $165 million for the earthmoving and tractor equipment retailer.

The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in a month, amid negative sentiment about China's economic outlook and speculation that Australia's mining boom might be waning.

Information technology company ASG Group has announced a dip in full-year profits, reflecting a transformational year for the company which invested heavily in the cloud computing sector over finan

Caltex Australia has played down the strong turnaround for its refining business that it plans to partially close, after the company posted a big rise in profits.