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Gaming giant Crown Resorts is being targeted for a takeover after US investment fund Blackstone made an unsolicited offer.

Current profit surge now spreading to older homes in outer suburbs

The state's mining department has released a new five-year plan to transform the storage of geoscience data.

Australia's share market closed lower for a third consecutive day and the week, while US financial leaders will next week have another chance to persuade investors jittery about the prospect of inflation.

Western Australia's share of GST payments will be cut by $1 billion as a result of rising iron ore royalties, but this will largely be offset by extra payments from Canberra.

A Kazakhstan-focused oil junior which had a 70-fold share price spike last April has been warned by its auditor it may struggle to meet financial obligations.

Subiaco-based Vital Metals will use $43 million raised from a share placement to complete the construction of its rare earths project in Canada.

In their weekly podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the election outcome, new ministry, GST debate, FMG's green moves, IR reform, and Asian trade.

Philippines-focused Medusa Mining has named recently appointed director Jeff McGlinn as its new chairman, replacing Andrew Teo who will become the company's managing director.

Slow to respond to the economic side of COVID-19, some countries are still pumping out cash.

Anthony Albanese has lashed the Morrison government for its "petulant" handling of industrial relations reforms.

Woodside Petroleum has joined other major resources companies in putting its climate report to a non-binding advisory vote of shareholders next year.

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

Australian officials have welcomed the European medical regulator giving the AstraZeneca vaccine the green light.

The Australian Electoral Commission has proposed the abolition of a Liberal-held electorate in Perth's northern suburbs, which encompasses the suburbs of Scarborough, Dianella and Mirrabooka.

Snap lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic in Perth and Melbourne drove a fall in retail turnover in February.

If China's stance on trade forces Australia to seek other markets, there are plenty of opportunities elsewhere in Asia.

Business owners say Premier's plan will hurt traders

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been urged to press on with its investigation into Holden's conduct in the lead-up to the closure of the car brand in Australia.

All sports projects which merited funding but missed out under the so-called "sports rorts" program should be funded, an inquiry has recommended.

Crown Perth has posted a $42.5 million increase in underlying earnings after continuing to receive JobKeeper until the end of September, despite reopening in June after restrictions lifted.

ANALYSIS: The dumping of Peter Tinley from the ministry was one topic premier Mark McGowan struggled to explain adequately today.

A Queensland-based aluminium distributor may have found itself in hot water after allegedly supplying a WA boat manufacturer with the wrong aluminium.

Apollo Consolidated is selling its entire royalty over a goldmine in Cote d'Ivoire to fund further exploration at the company's Lake Rebecca project in WA.

Unemployed Australians will receive about $44 a day in welfare support from April.

Shares on the ASX have closed lower, but the Aussie dollar rose as investors tipped it to benefit following forecasts of strong economic growth in the US.

Western Australia's population grew by 3,569 people in the September quarter, while Australia had its first population drop in a century.

Shares in Decmil have lifted 6 per cent after the Perth company announced its second contract win for the year, for works on a major highway in Queensland.

Sun Brilliance is the latest proponent of an ambitious renewables development, planning a $9 billion green hydrogen project in the Mid West.

The former Midway Taxi site in Mount Hawthorn has sold for $9.1 million, the latest in a series of property sales and developments along the city fringe.

All states except Victoria recorded substantial recovery in state final demand in the September quarter, as social distancing restrictions were eased.

Property sale settlements across Western Australia recorded 50 per cent year-on-year growth in February, according to digital settlement platform PEXA.