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 Federal Senate Leader Chris Evans says Western Australia should contribute its fair share of GST revenue and make up for its past reliance on other states.

A Western Australian company director has been sentenced to jail for two years with a non-parole period of 12 months, for stealing $230,000 in 2005.

Bega Cheese will supply Coles-branded cheese to the supermarket giant under a five-year deal.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has released a proposal for how business losses should be treated for tax purposes which he says will help struggling firms cope with the patchwork economy.

Shares in Oklo Resources fell after its results from exploration work in Mali were delayed by the recent military coup.

About 400 angry ex-Bankwest customers say the bank has been colluding with property valuers to force commercial borrowers to default on their loans.

Engineering and property services company UGL Limited has been awarded around $370 million worth of new projects across Australia, including $270 million of resources projects.

Bob Brown has resigned as leader of the Australian Greens parliamentary party.He told his party colleagues of his decision this morning.

Shopping centre owner Centro Retail Australia is in discussions with investors regarding the sale of 50 per cent stakes in three of its shopping centres, including Morley's Galleria.

The mining industry has attacked the federal government's mining and carbon taxes in a new advertising campaign.

State and territory governments would get a bigger say in environmental approvals to fast-track major projects under a deal to go to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) on Friday.

The High Court of Malaysia has knocked back a request to review the recent decision to grant the rare earths miner Lynas Corporation a a temporary licence for a processing plant.

West Perth-based explorer Iron Road says it has secured $11.5 million in funding necessary to continue feasibility studies for its Central Eyre iron ore project in South Australia.

The Australian dollar has risen almost one US cent following the release of stronger than expected domestic jobs data.

The Australian share market has closed higher after gains on overseas markets and stronger than expected job figures domestically.

Gunson Resources has paid tribute to Western Australian mining stalwart Bryan Oliver, who passed way over the Easter break.Mr Oliver was 60 years old.

 Ten Network Holdings is forecasting a more stable advertising market as it pins its hopes on a suite of new shows to secure more eyeballs and improve earnings.

Construction of Australia's largest solar power station near Geraldton has passed a major milestone, with the first panels installed today.

Premier Colin Barnett has conceded new Labor Opposition Leader Mark McGowan has received a bigger lift in the polls than he anticipated, predicting a tight election next year.

Shares in Perth-based miner Kagara have sunk to a new low of 12 cents, after it suspended operations at its Baal Gammon base metals project in Queensland.

The resources sector has welcomed the state government's plan to underground a series of power lines between Perth and Newman, a move it says will reduce significant costs and delays in moving larg

Galaxy Resources stocks have slipped after the lithium miner completed a $30 million capital raising, $20 million under what it had originally targeted.

Demand for rental accommodation in Perth has stabilised, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, despite rents rising slightly over the past few weeks.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has announced its 27-storey Fairlanes office and residential project on Adelaide Terrace has achieved practical completion.

Seven Group's heavy machinery company has bought the local arm of US parts and services business Bucyrus for $US400 million ($A389.39 million).

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer, who has savaged the federal government's mining tax, reportedly did not have to pay tax in his main private company last year.

Alcoa says two of its alumina refineries in Western Australia have achieved record production and remain among its lowest-cost plants globally.

Australian stocks have closed down one per cent as the big miners and other resources-linked companies led the broader market lower.

Shares in Flinders Mines were sold off when its trading halt was lifted, after court action continued to hold up the iron ore explorer's $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker.

Mundo Minerals has quit its interests in Brazil with the sale its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Mundo Mineracao Ltda, known as Mundo Brazil, to with a group of Brazilian high net worth individu