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The Australian share market has fallen sharply amid profit taking and a weak overseas lead on the last day of the financial year.

Gold miner Resolute Mining has wrapped up its board renewal plans with the appointment of Marthinus Botha as chairman, succeeding Peter Huston, who announced his retirement late last year.

Aspiring miner Heron Resources has tapped investors for about $240 million and says it is now fully funded to develop its Woodlawn zinc-copper project in NSW.

Business News sat down to lunch at Julio’s with new Bankwest managing director, Rowan Munchenberg

Perth-based Advanced Energy Resources has won an $8 million contract to build and operate a three megawatt wind and solar farm to power GMA Garnet Group’s Port Gregory mine near Kalbarri.

A pair of beer industry entrepreneurs is aiming to raise awareness of the history of WA’s favourite amber fluid.

Proving its ongoing ability to deliver across traditional formats and new media, Business News has again been recognised with multiple awards at the annual Alliance of Area Business Publishers in the US city of Dallas.

OPINION: The government is finding out the argument that ‘it’s the Liberals’ fault’ will only hold for so long.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss BHP expansion, EPA decisions, renewable projects, Rising Stars, and BN Awards.

Plans to redevelop the Hyatt Regency Perth include a public plaza, an art gallery, a theatre and performance space, new food and beverage tenancies, a supermarket and end-of-trip facilities open to the public, according to documents to be assessed by planning authorities next week.

GR Engineering Services has won a $31 million engineering, procurement and construction contract for upgrades to processing facilities at AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise Dam gold mine south of Laverton.

Billed as a world first e-commerce platform for builders, users can enter their address on the website, zoom in to the property and drop a scaled new structure (such as an extension or pool or granny flat) onto the site.

South32 has again suspended operations at its Appin underground coal mine in NSW over concerns of a build-up of methane gas levels.

The Australian share market has opened sharply lower, after an overnight decline on Wall Street and some profit taking on the last day of the financial year.

Treasurer backs WA on GST but not parochialTreasurer Scott Morrison says he has “great sympathy” for WA’s concerns over its share of the GST but has warned any change t

Five years after joining Macquarie Group as its Western Australian chairman, Mark Barnaba is leaving to pursue a career as a non-executive director, with his first new role to be on the board of Australia’s central bank.

The Australian dollar has continued to climber against its US counterpart, which has fallen for a second straight day, thanks to the rebounding iron ore price.

Oil futures have ended slightly higher, extending crude's rally to a sixth straight session after a decline in weekly US crude production temporarily eased concerns about deepening oversupply.

Gold prices have fallen as signs that central banks may scale back their ultra-loose monetary policy pushed bond yields higher on both sides of the Atlantic, though a decline in the US dollar to its lows for the year lent support.

Ri-con Contractors has received a $6.9 million contract to build 18 houses in the Jigalong Community.

Global demand for lithium is expected to increase by three to four times by 2025 and projected supplies will not keep up, Tianqi Lithium Australia general manager Phil Thick told a Mining Club lunch today.

The Australian share market is still performing strongly, fuelled by the big banks and miners, despite losing of its early momentum.

A quarterly review of the comings and goings of ASX-listed exploration companies by accounting and corporate advisory firm BDO has highlighted a broad recovery in the resources sector, with battery related commodities leading the way.

Cedar Woods Properties has found a buyer for a commercial development in Melbourne suburb Williams Landing, which is currently under construction and will become the Australian headquarters for Wesfarmers-owned department store chain Target.

SPECIAL REPORT: The top winner at this year’s Rising Stars awards is a Perth startup making rapid inroads into the wearable technology market. Click here to read about Nuheara and the eight other category winners.

Perth-based Wolf Minerals has received a $16.8 million extension to its existing debt facility with Resource Capital Funds, as problems at its Drakelands tungsten mine in England continue.

Monadelphous Group has hosed down speculation that it is eyeing a $300 million acquisition of a civil engineering company, but the rumours have fuelled investor interest.

The City of Perth will increase its rates by 1.5 per cent and has allocated $60.4 million for capital works projects, according to its FY18 budget.

OPINION: Sales activity expanded over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 657.

Derby business Wattnow Electrical has learned how to overcome major challenges on its way to achieving significant growth over the past three years.

At a time when many of its competitors were slashing staff and cutting costs, Fremantle-based marine services firm TAMS Group maintained solid growth.

PeopleSense started as a three-person operation servicing the local market, but has grown into a large organisational consultancy firm with 100-plus staff and a national presence.