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Scentre Group is gearing up to unveil its next-generation dining and entertainment precinct at Westfield Whitford City, one of several planned upgrades to its shopping centres across Perth.

Weaker commodity prices and nervousness surrounding the major banks have pushed the Australian share market into negative territory.

Business watchdog to probe Bankwest loansThe small business ombudsman has launched her own inquiry into the way thousands of Bankwest customers were allegedly treated i

The Australian dollar is outperforming its major peers and has continued to rise against the US dollar.

Oil prices have fallen nearly one per cent on concerns that the cutting of ties with Qatar by top crude exporter Saudi Arabia and other Arab states could hamper a global deal to reduce oil production.

Gold prices have steadied after rising to a fresh six-week high as disappointing jobs data dims the prospects for aggressive US interest rate increases, even though it is unlikely to deter a rate rise at June's Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Cannings Purple, which is ranked as Western Australia’s second largest public and investor relations firm, has bolstered its team by recruiting experienced business journalist Peter Klinger.

Newly established Perth company OncoRes Medical has secured up to $6 million of funding to commercialise a surgical tool developed by researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and the University of Western Australia.

A distinctive recipe, creative product name and a viral crowdfunding campaign have been the key ingredients of success for a local hot sauce business.

Australian shares have ended the week on a high note, posting their best day since March as strong overseas markets added a tailwind and traders bought back into banks and miners.

Aquatic Leisure Technologies’ long-serving managing director Lew Beale has handed the reins to his daughter Lynley Papineau, following the unexpected death of his son, Ben Beale, in April.

Plans to widen a section of Guildford Road have been scrapped by the state government, following a recommendation by the Western Australian Planning Commission.

OPINION: While good relations between government and the private sector are important, Mark McGowan will be keen to avoid being seen as too close to business.

Downer has again extended its offer for takeover target Spotless Group, with the hostile bid now stretched to June 29.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss builder collapses, Wesfarmers leadership, CEO salaries, distilleries and breweries.

Junior explorer Dragon Mining’s plan to delist from the ASX and join the Hong Kong Stock Exchange appears set to be delayed by several months, along with its proposed $17.5 million capital raising.

Ian Trahar has taken a larger stake in his listed agribusiness Seafarms Group while the Perth business taps investors for $10 million.

Business News sat down to lunch at Julio’s with Michael Chaney to discuss his career at Wesfarmers and beyond.

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The Australian share market has opened strongly, with positive economic data in the US helping bolster optimism among local investors.

The Australian dollar is sharply lower against its US counterpart, dropping below 74 US cents after local and Chinese economic data disappointed.

Oil prices are lower despite finishing mixed on Thursday.

Ore slump drives $350m blowoutThe State Government is facing a $350 million blow to its already stretched Budget as the price of iron ore plummets, forcing Treasurer Ben Wyatt to

Gold prices have eased as the US dollar has rallied after a report showed that the US economy created more private-sector jobs than expected in May, further strengthening expectations for a June interest rate.

An upgrade to a meat processing plant at Katanning, a chicken feed mill in Muchea, a new piggery at Moora and a live lobster holding facility in Welshpool are the latest in a string of investments that will boost the agribusiness sector in Western Australia.

Mining work at the Kundana gold operation will be done in-house from next month, after majority owner Northern Star Resources ended a $275 million contract with Barminco two years early.

Five Exmouth councillors have quit, leaving commissioner Ian Fletcher to continue to oversee the troubled Western Australia local government until the election in October.

The Australian share market has closed higher after a choppy day of trade on the back of upbeat local data and negative Chinese factory figures.

ASX-listed property valuation firm LMW has merged with competitor MVS National, with the combined entity to operate under the LMW brand.

Local playwright and ‘theatre maker’ Chris Isaacs wants his performances to provoke questions. 

Wangara-based building company McGrath Modular is being shut down after it was ensnared in problems associated with its Queensland owner and hit by weak market conditions in regional Western Australia.

OPINION: Sales activity was up over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 592.