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TWO Perth law firms have completed mergers this month, with Q Legal joining with a Queensland firm, and Nedlands-based Cullen Babington Macleod buying a specialist liquor-licensing practice and ado

The administrators for the Bluewaters power stations have confirmed the exchange of sales contracts with two major Japanese energy corporations, 18 months after announcing an initial sale agreement

Dacian Gold's previously announced $20 million initial public offering has closed early and oversubscribed.

The Federal Court has made a ruling in favour of traditional owners following a five-year native title dispute with miners in the Pilbara.

Macmahon Holdings has apologised to shareholders for its recent earnings downgrade, as the mining contractor undertakes a review of costs and construction projects.

Network Ten is expected to begin sacking journalists after failing to obtain sufficient voluntary redundancies, a union says.

Craig Mostyn Group chief executive officer David Lock has been named Agribusiness Leader of the Year at the NAB Agribusiness Awards for Excellence, organised by Monash University Gippsland.

Pemberton-based Salitage Winery is selling its luxury chalets located at the vineyard on Vasse Highway.

The Australian stock market finished higher as investors sat on their hands ahead of the US presidential election.

The Australian dollar rallied to its highest level in almost six weeks after the Reserve Bank of Australia opted to keep the cash rate on hold for November.

The University of Western Australia has again rec­­eived the lion's share of research funding allocated to WA universities by the Australian Research Council, claiming the seventh-highest allocatio

Image Resources has announced a plan to raise $7 million to fund a feasibility study for its North Perth Basin mineral sands project.

Labour costs in Western Australia's mining industry remain high, despite commodity price falls and a slow down in the sector, the world's second biggest gold miner says.

Australian house prices have edged higher in recent months, but it's too early to say if the struggling sector is in recovery.

Industry, retailers and unions have questioned the central bank's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged following its monthly board meeting, when many market economists were predicting a furthe

Central Petroleum has signed a $190 million deal with oil and gas giant Total to explore for shale gas in central Australia.

On the day the Melbourne Cup runs 30 minutes after the reserve bank announces its interest rate decision, overseas travel figures are never going to make anyone sit up and take notice.

Treasury has costed three coalition policies and assessed their impact on businesses at the request of the federal government.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate on hold for November, citing higher than expected inflation and signs of improvement in the global economy.

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has been awarded a $100 million contract to construct the coal handling plant for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Caval Ridge Mine Project.

Australia's live export industry says the controversial slaughter of 21,000 sheep in Pakistan is not an indication its animal welfare protections are failing.

Western Australia's high cost economy has produced a nasty surprise for the local building industry.

Australian stocks have opened flat in quiet trade as market players await a Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision from the central bank.

A US federal judge has thrown out a suit by Apple claiming that Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility is seeking unreasonably high licence fees for the use of patents on wireless technology.

US stocks have scored gains on the eve of the presidential vote, with President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney locked neck-and-neck in the race for the White House.

There are 44 suburbs in Western Australia where it is cheaper to buy a house than rent one, but only six of those locales are in the metropolitan area, new research says.

Gold mining giant Newmont has appointed a new head of Asia Pacific, downgraded its production outlook for the Boddington gold mine and deferred the expansion of its Tanami project, as it begins a g

The Australian dollar is lower as markets wait to see whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates tomorrow.

Debt laden mining company Atlantic has managed to convince most of the investors in its convertible notes that it should be allowed to spend money currently held in cash reserves on the ramp up of

The Australian share market finished slightly higher as investors await the United States presidential election and a local interest rate decision tomorrow.

Centaurus Metals says it is on track to make a final investment decision regarding its Brazilian Jambreiro iron ore development early next year, after releasing a study that says the project will c

The price of petrol is tipped to fall by up to four cents a litre in the next fortnight, after a similar fall last week.