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Ben Small has won a Liberal Party preselection to fill the senate casual vacancy created by the resignation of Mathias Cormann, while a challenge to government whip Dean Smith fell desperately short.

WA’s largest Aboriginal health service has been placed under special administration while South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council has removed its chief executive after a disputed property deal.

While many Australian exporters have tensely waited on news about trade sanctions from China, Fortescue Metals Group has inked deals with 12 partners.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the US election, China trade war, Clive Palmer, Perth Airport outlook, private company results, interest rates, house prices, office vacancies, and BP's refinery closure.

Investors may not yet have a US election result, but they were happy with how things stand and collected gains on the Australian share market.

Macquarie Group has reported a 32 per cent dive in half-year profit after the impact of the coronavirus caused it to write down the value of assets

Family-owned CFC Group, which has interests in Centurion and Birchmead Property Group, has grown its revenue to $651 million over the financial year.

Rio Tinto has changed the name of its new iron ore mine to Gudai-Darri after a request from Banjima elders, one small step in the miner’s efforts to rebuild trust with traditional owners.

Unpopular as they may be with sections of the community, WA’s COVID-19 policies have helped the state maintain its economic strength.

Perth-based Lucapa Diamond Company has raised funds to expand the processing capacity at its Mothae kimberlite mine in southern Africa by 45 per cent.

Perth-based Red Sky Energy is raising $4 million to purchase Beach Energy’s stake in the Killanoola oilfield, in South Australia’s Otway Basin.

The Reserve Bank board is not contemplating any further interest rate reductions after slicing the cash rate to a wafer thin 0.1 per cent.

Perth-based Carabiner will design $4 million worth of school projects, including a new kindergarten centre in Thornlie and a school upgrade in West Byford.

Exporters are being urged to spread their risk in case China officially suspends imports of various Australian products.

Perth experienced the highest rate of workers returning to the office out of all mainland capital cities during October, according to a Property Council of Australia survey.

Machine learning could enable major advances in healthcare, expanding the power of the medical sector to spot problems early.

Premier Mark McGowan has heralded his state's High Court victory over Clive Palmer as a big win for all Australians.

How should WA prepare for a productivity revolution driven by data science and machine learning?

Ambitious technology development in oil and gas makes the industry competitive but brings broader benefits to WA.

In the latest instalment of our WFH series, Business News examines whether remote working could create more opportunities for corporate interns and graduates.

‘Get on the road to success with China’

Manufacturing of the first coronavirus vaccine for Australians will start in Melbourne next week.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has ramped up the pressure on her interstate counterparts in WA and Queensland.

Andrew Forrest’s Harvest Road has appointed former Mrs Mac’s pies boss Paul Slaughter to lead the agribusiness group as it plans for expansion.

National stockbroking firm Ord Minnett has finalised an agreement to buy competitor EL&C Baillieu, which was put up for sale in June this year.

Investors on the Australian share market have finished the session with gains, despite Donald Trump's threat to contest the results of the US presidential election.

Wellness group Bodhi J has opened its sixth day spa, following high demand for its facial and massage treatments.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hosed down speculation China is planning further trade sanctions on Australian products.

The state government has released a new planning policy that places the onus on developers to provide telecommunications infrastructure.

Sydney-based Mechanical Project Services has secured the contract to install solar panels at 30 Western Australian schools, as part of a $5 million state government project.

Property commentator Trent Fleskens explores the Perth suburbs to invest in if leveraging the government's housing stimulus grants to build a new home.

Almost 40 per cent of not-for-profit organisations in Australia recorded a decrease in philanthropic funding in 2020, according to a survey by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.