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Car dealership chain AP Eagers has become the latest Australian company forced to apologise for underpaying its employees.

The Australian share market has opened higher after a positive lead from overseas.

‘Ample’ supply raises stakes for WA gas

Oil prices rose slightly overnight on hopes energy demand will benefit from the trade deal between the United States and China announced last week but prices remained below the previous session's three-month highs.

Gold held steady overnight as the US dollar eased and investors sought clarity on the fine print of the "phase one" US-China trade deal, offsetting strong gains in the equities markets.

Canyon Resources has raised $2.5 million to accelerate a pre-feasibility study for its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon, while also kicking off a $1.5 million share purchase plan.

Power Ledger’s energy trading technology has been incorporated into one of Western Australia’s most innovative building projects, the timber-based DeHavilland Apartments in Midland.

The Australian share market has rallied to its second-best day of the year on optimism that a resolution to the US-China trade war and Brexit are finally close at hand.

Nuheara has announced a direct-to-consumer retail partnership with US-based pharmacy chain Walgreens, with its smart hearing products the only of its sort available from the retailer.

Northern Star Resources has gone into a trading halt, with speculation mounting the acquisitive gold miner is raising funds to acquire a half stake in the Super Pit.

Common household expenses have increased markedly in the past year with many low-income earners unable to keep pace, according to new modelling released by the WA Council of Social Service.

A bookkeeper has pleaded not guilty to helping a senior bureaucrat and another man to carry out Western Australia's biggest public sector theft.

Woolworths has been given the go-ahead to restructure its $10 billion hotels, liquor and gaming businesses ahead of a planned demerger and likely spin-off in late 2020.

WestStar subsidiary SIMPEC has been awarded $6 million in contract extensions, bringing the total value of contracts awarded to the company since July to $30 million.

Perth’s historic WACA Ground is set to be redeveloped into a boutique 10,000-seat stadium and community-focused recreational facility after it secured $30 million in funding from the federal government.

Ghana Manganese Company has terminated its equipment hire contract with Perenti Global subsidiary African Mining Services, following a temporary suspension of the contract earlier this month.

Business News’s updated ranking of WA’s largest employers highlights the increased use of casual and contract staff.

CBH Group will continue to cut costs and restructure after recording a loss of $29.7 million in the year to September 2019, the worst single-year financial result in the cooperative's history.

Policy reform and government investment is needed to to boost Western Australia’s lagging economy in 2020, with international trade tension undermining the state’s long-term growth prospects.

Lithium Australia’s move into the energy storage market has been backed by New York-based institutional funds manager The Lind Partners, via a $6.3 million funding agreement.

The state government has pledged $96 million to expand Joondalup Health Campus, with Health Minister Roger Cook repudiating assertions the amount falls short of election commitments.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is confident his government will be able to keep its election promise of surpluses over the next four years, despite marked downgrades to the outlook in his last budget update.

The Australian share market has opened higher after the announcement of a "phase one" US-China trade deal at the end of last week.

China appetite for ore strong, says Fortescue

Oil rose on Friday to its highest in nearly three months as investors cheered progress in resolving the US-China trade dispute and a decisive general election result in Britain.

Gold prices rose on Friday as investors remained cautious about the developments in the United States and China trade negotiations, while political uncertainties in the world's biggest economy further boosted the metal's safe-haven appeal.

The Australian share market has closed higher, with mining stocks rallying on news that the US would roll back tariffs on China as part of an interim trade deal.

A Perth biotech company founded by Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall has secured a promise of $1 million in federal funding for the commercialisation of its acoustic belt for gut monitoring.

A senior bureaucrat accused with two others of Western Australia's biggest public sector theft is facing a lengthy prison term after making admissions in relation to more than 500 charges, his lawyer has told a court.

Aged care and mental health service provider Roshana Group of Companies will be assuming ownership and management of the Whealtbelt's Dryandra Residential Care from late February next year, pending approval from the Department of Health.

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