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LinQ Resources Fund has accepted an off-market takeover bid from Singapore-based investment house IMC Resources that values the target at around $80 million.

Energy Resources of Australia says the shelving of the Olympic Dam expansion and the high costs for Japan to dump nuclear power should see uranium prices rebound strongly.

The construction sector posted the biggest drop in employment over the past year, a fall of 70,200 or 6.7 per cent.

The federal government has dismissed as "scaremongering" reports it has indefinitely frozen a promised $1 billion regional development fund.

One of Australia's leading economic forecasters says it is shocked and disappointed at how poorly Australia's non-mining sector is performing at a time it should be offsetting a slowdown in t

The competition watchdog has delayed making a decision on the potential acquisition of pay TV investor Consolidated Media Holdings by Kerry Stokes' Seven Group amid concerns about TV sports rights.

The state government has unveiled its preferred route to link Perth Airport to the metropolitan area passenger rail network, but hasn't revealed how much it will cost or when it will be built.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says the chief executive of the world's largest miner has himself to blame for the impost of federal taxes.

Finance Minister Penny Wong says she won't pre-empt a review into the way GST revenue is distributed among states when it comes to reimbursing mining companies for state royalties through the feder

Myer shares are down by more than three per cent after the department store issued no profit guidance for the year ahead because of the troubled retail environment.

Australian stocks have opened weaker, with falls among mining and financial stocks leading the broader market lower.

Former treasurer and attorney-general Christian Porter has backed Gina Rinehart's call for a special economic zone in the nation's north.

US stocks have followed European markets higher after a German court gave its approval to the eurozone's permanent crisis fund, opening the door to more aid to embattled Spain.

The Australian dollar has soared to its highest level in three weeks amid optimism the US Federal Reserve will introduce a fresh round of economic stimulus.

Western Australian shopping centre managers are the most optimistic in the country, tipping sales growth over the next year thanks to relaxed Sunday trading laws and continuing strong economic cond

Mining contractor MACA has appointed a new chief executive and manager director, with Doug Grewar set to take over from Chris Tuckwell in July.

The Australian share market has closed higher as investors gain enough confidence to pick up beaten down stocks, especially in the mining sector.

Former premier-turned-lobbyist Brian Burke has denied asking a senior public servant to break the law so he could obtain government information.

Australia has been cemented as China's top market for business transactions, with 32 deals being done since 2011, worth a total of $US11 billion, research released today says.

Bank-bashing may be Australia's national sport, but consumers rate them as the safest place to park their hard-earned cash.

Half of Western Australia's planned resources projects are teetering on the edge of oblivion, partly because of wage blow-outs, the state's former attorney-general Christian Porter warns.

Sirius Resources share price has risen a further 9 per cent this morning as the market responds to yet more positive news from the company's Nova nickel and copper discovery.

Shares in Phylogica have jumped 12 per cent, after the drug discoverer licensed a skin-repair compound to New York-based cosmetics firm Le Metier de Beaute.

Domestic tourism in Australia has posted its strongest 12-month figures since before the start of the global financial crisis, new data shows.

Premier Colin Barnett has defended the process behind the Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) decision to recommend Woodside Petroleum's proposed $30 billion Kimberley gas hub.

A minimum notice period of 33 days must be given for the campaign. If 48 weeks was right last week, then there are now 47 to go.

Falling share and commodity values are poised to redefine the mining landscape.

The poor outlook for the iron ore price may cause some big players to question the wisdom of past decisions.

The sudden slowdown in mining construction activity will quickly flow from big companies to smaller businesses.

The pot of money that is Royalties for Regions may have a strong attraction for Liberal and Labor parties but don't expect the Nationals to come bearing gifts this Christmas.

PERTH film writer and director Lincoln Fenner's film More 4 Me is set to screen in Hoyts cinemas in Australia after it was given the Times Square Audience Award for best documentary at the New York

THE Youth Focus Night of Nights Ball and Redkite Corporate Quiz were held last weekend, both raising significant funds.