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A $4 million international grant will help the Ear Science Institute Australia get a new product to market.

Gold-focused Calidus Resources has begun trading on the ASX after raising $7.8 million from investors and completing a reverse takeover of biotech company Pharmanet Group.

A Supreme Court dispute between West Perth firm Quantum Credit and a City Beach developer has shone a light on business practices at the risky end of the property finance market. 

ASX-listed tech firm Dreamscape Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire a Singapore-based hosting and domain services business for about $30 million in cash and scrip.

Perth-based Iluka Resources plans to put its Hamilton mineral separation plant in Victoria on care-and-maintenance status, resulting in a $150 million pre-tax impairment charge in its half-year accounts.

The Australian share market has opened higher, on the tail of its worst session of 2017 in which about $29 billion was wiped from its value. 

Miners face $95m rise in port feesMining companies will pay $95 million more in port and shipping fees in the Pilbara as part of a money raising measure to be unveiled

Property analyst BIS Oxford Economics believes there is limited upside for residential property in Perth and says the market has yet to bottom out, contrary to the widely held view that the worst is over for Perth homeowners.

The Australian dollar has extended losses against its US counterpart, despite the greenback's underperformance, as the price of oil falls another two per cent.

Oil prices have ended down more than two per cent, hitting a 10-month low in volatile trade, as growing US production and reduced Chinese refinery activity fed mounting concern over the stubborn global crude glut.

Gold has rebounded from a five-week low as an oil price slump pushes down stock markets and a weaker US dollar makes bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies.

About $29 billion has been wiped from the share market's value in its worst session of 2017, as lower oil prices and a souring outlook for commodities hit energy and mining stocks, and the negative sentiment infected the big banks.

Aspen Group has announced an agreement to sell its Spearwood Industrial Estate, leaving only a single asset in its portfolio that isn’t a holiday park or an accommodation village.

Monadelphous Group has won a five-year contract to provide its services to a number of Woodside Petroleum’s operations in the North West.

Marine services business Bhagwan Marine is shifting its base of operations from Geraldton to Perth as part of cost-saving initiatives in light of continued tough conditions in the offshore oil and gas market.

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Embattled sandalwood producer Quintis has once again requested its share trade suspension be extended while it continues to negotiate transactions it says are critical to its solvency.

Alliance Airlines has extended its provision of air charter services for Citic Pacific Mining in the Pilbara region, having signed a new five-year contract.  

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has not demonstrated any insight into her wrongdoing or indicated she won't fail to disclose gifts again, the State Administrative Tribunal has heard.

The state government has slashed the number of occupations on the skilled migration list from 178 to just 18 in a bid to promote more local jobs and prevent an oversupply of overseas workers.

Brierty announced today that its $300 million mining contract at Rio Tinto’s Western Turner Syncline project, which was undertaken in partnership with three indigenous contractors, has been suspended.

Atlas Iron has put plans to develop its Corunna Downs iron ore project on ice, but will maintain production for FY18 by increasing output at its Mt Webber operation.

AGL Energy has appointed non-executive director Graeme Hunt to take over as chairman when Jerry Maycock retires.

APA Group will construct a new $180 million gas pipeline and power station to provide energy to Gold Road Resources’ Gruyere gold project near Laverton.

The Australian share market has slipped in early trade, taking the lead from a decline on Wall Street after a sharp drop in energy prices.

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The Australian dollar is sharply down against its US counterpart as the greenback lifts against most currencies, except the yen and the kiwi dollar, in a lively session.

Professional services firm Deloitte has posted a 15 per cent increase in revenue for the 12 months to May, as strong performance in its east coast operations offset challenging conditions in Western Australia.

Oil prices have fallen two per cent per cent, with Brent settling at seven-month lows and US crude at its cheapest level since September, after increased supply from several key producers overshadowed high compliance by OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers with a deal to cut global output.

Gold has inched down to a five-week low as the US dollar lifts following hawkish comments from an influential US Federal Reserve official and dovish remarks from the Bank of England governor.

Perth entrepreneur Craig Mitchell and property funds manager Angelo Del Borrello are facing off over the future of four large roadhouses in northern WA, with the outcome having a big bearing on investors who pumped $22.5 million into four related property trusts.

China-based Tianqi Lithium has agreed to invest up to $317 million to double the output of its Kwinana lithium hydroxide processing plant.