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The federal government has quietly tightened the rules around people trying to leave Australia during the coronavirus pandemic.

Diversifying into corporate communications and making several major hires have been crucial to CGM Communication's growth over the past decade.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe expects the Australian economy will bounce back by year's end after suffering a contraction in the September quarter.

Bonuses keep mine wages low

An energy industry body representing thousands of companies may sue the federal government if it uses Australia's green bank to invest taxpayer dollars in fossil fuel technology.

More than 16 million Australians will once again be plunged into lockdown as extra coronavirus vaccine doses are pumped into outbreak hot spots.

Gary Dempsey Development's contentious plan for an apartment building along Cottesloe's popular beachfront strip has been approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jesinta Burton discusses legal action taken by BGC Australia against a former accountant.

The state government will launch a $4 million campaign to draw skilled workers from interstate to address WA's skills shortage, as data shows people from the eastern states are moving to WA in droves.

A second consecutive day of record heights for the ASX has ended with a pullback as investors learned of Victoria's latest lockdown.

The federal government has announced a $1.1 billion package to address Indigenous disadvantage, after the Closing the Gap 2021 report found only three of 14 targets were on track to be met.

Herbert Smith Freehills has signed a deal to relocate its offices from QV1 along St Georges Terrace to One The Esplanade at Elizabeth Quay, once construction is complete.

Biotechnology company Holista CollTech says it will defend allegations made by ASIC, including “misleading” claims about the effectiveness of its sanitiser spray against COVID-19.

The state government has committed an extra $2.5 million a year to a scheme aimed at encouraging further investment in WA's mining sector.

Fake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts will come under the microscope of a major inquiry into the market.

BHP has contracted the telecommunications arm of ASX-listed Veris to upgrade in-room WiFi at a number of accommodation sites in the Pilbara.

Decmil Group has secured work on a windfarm in NSW, as part of a broader contract awarded to its joint venture with South Australia's RJE Global.

Some operations at Fortescue Metals Group's Cloudbreak mine have been suspended and Qantas has cancelled flights after a mine worker returned a weak COVID-positive result.

Swoop has secured a more than $5 million, five-year contract with Orro Group to provide NBN enterprise ethernet services to its Western Australian users.

Perth-based Resolute Mining has secured a new buyer for its Bibiani asset in Ghana, which has offered to pay $US90 million in cash.

Labor and the Greens have failed in a fresh push to remove the ability of Australia's green bank to invest in fossil fuel technology.

Rinehart's Roy Hill adds $3b to dividend party

Perth's office markets may be starting to turn the corner, with both the CBD and West Perth recording a drop in vacancies for the six months to July 2021.

Low-profile mining contractor Steve Coughlan is this year's winner of the GJ Stokes Memorial Award, recognising his success in building Byrnecut into a global industry leader.

Ministers are standing by government grants spending, which would face public scrutiny under Labor's proposed "anti-rorting" bill before parliament.

The ASX200 has closed higher than 7500 points for the first time as robust economic forecasts and a falling dollar help investors look beyond coronavirus lockdowns.

ASIC has launched legal action against biotechnology company Holista CollTech over alleged misleading statements, including claims about use of its spray against coronavirus.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer talks about how Perth's top fund managers have performed over the past 12 months.

FORM has appointed board director Tim Shanahan as chair, replacing Paul Chamberlain who served in the role for eight years.

Former UDIA president Darren Cooper will take over as chair of DevelopmentWA following George McCullagh's resignation at the end of this month.

Marine technology manufacturer VEEM is expecting to post a 34 per cent jump in revenue in the past 12 months, to nearly $60 million.