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The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has found a new way to block the growth of cancer cells.

International opportunities for Western Australian startups, microgrid developers and the biotech sector are expected to develop in coming years, according to the state’s trade representatives.

AVZ Minerals has announced the resignation of executive chairman Klaus Eckhof, weeks after he sold off half his stake for $4.4 million, while also signing up Perth-based CPC Engineering to complete a scoping study for its Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Perth lobbying firm GRA Everingham has announced a new name along with a broadening of its services and an update to its ownership.

St John Ambulance WA, which is one of the state's largest not-for-profit businesses with annual revenue of $280.6 million, has been awarded a two-year contract extension by the state government while a broad review of its service is undertaken.

The Australian share market has opened flat, with gains in materials and energy offsetting falls in other sectors.

ATO hunts down multinational companies for $2.7bn

The Australian dollar has fallen below 74 US cents amid a rebound in the US dollar as trade tensions continue and investors focus on hopes of Federal Reserve rate rises.

Crude futures have jumped more than two per cent and US oil topped $US70 for the first time in two months as Washington pushed allies to halt imports of Iranian crude, which would constrain global supplies.

Gold has hit its lowest in more than six months as a selloff in global risk assets eased and the precious metal remained under pressure from the prospect that rising US interest rates will further support the dollar.

Falls across the energy, resource and health care sectors pushed the Australian share market into the red on Tuesday, amid increasing investor fears of a global trade war.

Perth-based Pacifico Minerals has announced it will take a 75 per cent stake in the Sorby Hills lead and silver project north of Kununurra in a cash-and-scrip deal worth up to $4.1 million.

Stavely Minerals, Prodigy Gold, Chalice Gold Mines and St George Mining are among the Western Australian miners that will share in $31 million allocated through the federal government’s Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive announced today.

Margaret River winery Vasse Felix is set to acquire the principal assets of Watershed Premium Wines, under a $20 million deal that allows Watershed’s cellar door and restaurant to continue operating under a two-year lease agreement.

Shares in local contractor NRW Holdings were up 9.2 per cent today after the company said its order book had increased to near record levels of $2.05 billion, while also saying the business was well placed to be involved in Western Australia’s major upcoming iron ore projects.

Accounting firm UHY Haines Norton will have three offices in Western Australia following a merger with national outfit Sothertons, while Moore Stephens Perth - which absorbed the old UHY practice in WA in 2015 - has announced changes to its leadership team.

The battle for Atlas Iron has taken another twist after Fortescue Metals Group submitted an application to the Takeovers Panel questioning the veracity of the $390 million takeover offer by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.

Collins Foods, Australia's biggest KFC franchisee, has lifted full-year profit by 16 per cent, buoyed by the addition of new stores to its network, and despite the Western Australian market being an under-performer.

Roger Federer is sticking with his recent successful formula as he eyes a record-breaking seventh Australian Open title in January, committing to return to the Hopman Cup in Perth.

BHP and joint-venture partner Vale have reached a framework agreement with Brazilian prosecutors to negotiate settlement of a $A55.35 billion claim relating to the fatal 2015 Samarco mine disaster.

Restaurateur Kim Gamble is enjoying the country life in NSW after 30 years of running cafes and bars in Perth.

A private Perth company led by former oil and gas executive Andrew Ross is close to realising its vision of building artificial wave parks across Australia.

The Australian share market is sharply lower, after global equity markets tumbled amid mounting fears of a trade war between the US and other leading economies, especially China and Europe.

Hack probe on land transfers

The Australian dollar has fallen against the US dollar amid a drop in oil prices with a looming lift in crude output and a worsening of the trade war between China and the US.

Oil has fallen as investors prepare for an extra one million barrels per day (bpd) of oil to hit markets after OPEC agreed to raise production and as US equity markets slipped on trade war fears.

Gold is hovering near last week's six-month low as investors flock to US Treasuries rather than bullion, amid concerns over a global trade war ratcheting higher after a report said the United States plans to bar Chinese companies from investing in its technology firms.

Sitting empty for three decades, the old Swanbourne Hospital site has been given a new lease of life, reopening as a high-end aged care residence and function venue.

The federal government has launched an inquiry into cheap imports of ammonium nitrate following an application by three local manufacturers, including Wesfarmers subsidiary CSBP and Orica.

The Australian share market has lost ground on Monday after losses in the finance sector following Commonwealth Bank's announcement it will spin off its wealth management business.

Western Australian electricians are the most expensive in Australia, while the majority of the state’s other tradies are near the national cost average, according to new data out today.

A key government advisory body has recommended the Iconic Scarborough twin-tower project be given the green light when the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority board meets tomorrow.