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Westpac will open its first branch in India after receiving a banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India.

Australian stocks have opened more than half a per cent lower due to a weak lead from the US as the local materials sector weighed on the market.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has accused the opposition of going into bat for the big banks by backing a surprise interest rate hike by the ANZ.

Consumers are at risk until all genetically modified (GM) ingredients are listed on every food label, independent Senator Nick Xenophon says.

US stocks have closed out a miserable week with steep losses as worries about growth in the United States, China and Europe eclipsed a solid start to the corporate earnings season.

Uranium explorer Energia Minerals has recruited Kagara founder Kim Robinson as its managing director.

ANZ Bank has lifted interest rates for its variable home loan customers and small business borrowers despite the central bank leaving the cash rate on hold.

The Australian dollar fell back from a 10-day high on weaker than expected Chinese economic growth data.

The Serpentine-Jarradale area is one of five Western Australian locales named in the Housing Industry Association's top 20 hotspots for 2010/11.

The Australian share market ended the week on a high, gaining one per cent on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street and higher commodity prices.

United Engineering co-founder Charlie Bontempo has made a move back into industrial services through listed company Fermiscan Holdings, which has announced a deal to acquire a construction and main

If Premier Colin Barnett joins a High Court challenge to the mining tax when he doubts it will succeed then it shouldn't be funded by taxpayers, the state opposition says.

The state government is set to unveil a design concept this evening for the Mulataga master planned community, considered a key plank of its $1.5 billion Karratha city of the North development.

ANZ Banking Group has cut 230 jobs from its underperforming wealth management division as part of its ongoing focus on cutting costs.

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.