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SPECIAL REPORT: A focus on creating and sustaining a liveable, connected and internationally appealing city is driving arts and culture development and construction projects across Perth.

Satterley Property Group has bolstered its Queensland portfolio with a 63-hectare acquisition in Ripley Valley, around 33 kilometres south-west of Brisbane.

Biotech company Sirtex Medical is facing two class actions over allegations it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to missed sales forecasts for 2016-17, which sparked a share price plunge.

Origin Energy has lifted full-year oil and gas production by 40 per cent to 323 petajoules, helped by the ramp-up of operations at its Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas project and better-than-expected output from its conventional oil and gas business.

West Perth-based miner Sandfire Resources has further lifted its interest in the Black Butte copper project in the US, taking its total share of project vehicle Tintina Resources to 78.1 per cent.

Two Western Australian businesses have been recognised for their achievements in the subsea engineering sector at the 2017 Subsea Energy Australia awards.

The Australian share market has bounced back from its previous session's losses, starting the week comfortably higher on the back of strength in the mining and energy sectors.

Malcolm Turnbull is promising to more than double the amount of funding for indigenous students in Western Australia over the next decade as he drums up support in the west.

Gorgon hits capacity as gas projects pick up steam

The Australian dollar is steady against the greenback which has slipped on uninspiring US growth and continued political uncertainty.

Gold prices have risen to a six-week high after weaker-than-expected US inflation dampened expectations that the US Federal Reserve will aggressively raise interest rates and North Korea fired a ballistic missile, triggering safe-haven buying.

Oil has ended its strongest week this year with a surge built on receding fears of oversupply, as US crude came within striking distance of $US50 a barrel for the first time since the end of May.

Commissioning has been completed today at a 150-megawatt gas power station in South Hedland built by Canadian energy company TransAlta, to power Horizon Power customers and Fortescue Metals Group’s operations.

Perth-based Decmil Group has cut its full-year revenue forecast for the second time in six months and foreshadowed a trading loss in the second-half of the 2017 financial year, along with further impairments.

The Australian share market has closed sharply lower amid a broad sell-off, including heavy losses from the big four banks.

Gumala Aboriginal Corporation is taking legal action against its former chief executive, Steve Mav, for allegedly breaching his duties while he was at the helm of the indigenous group.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has slapped a five-year ban on a Queensland-based former employee of stockbroking firm Patersons Securities, after he made unauthorised trades on a client account and created false records on two further accounts.

Solutions to some of the world’s most complex medical problems could be sitting on our very doorstep, thanks to a collaborative lab bridging research and commercialisation.

Despite staring down a looming vacancy in one of its largest assets, Dexus says there is a lot to like about the fundamentals of Perth’s office market.

Quality Builders has won a $2.9 million contract for the construction of 25 transportable units for the Department of Education.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the $A, Richard Goyder, egg producers, a Perth venture capital pioneer passes away, and arts and culture.

West Coast veteran Matt Priddis insists it was his decision to retire, saying he wasn't pushed by the AFL club.

OPINION: With federal governments seemingly in campaign mode 24-7, calls for fixed four-year terms for the House of Representatives make sense.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has named private company Byrnecut as its preferred contractor for a contract, valued at $440 million, for underground mining services at its Carosue Dam gold operation north of Kalgoorlie.

Brickworks has sold its Austral Bricks factory in Malaga for $19.2 million, a facility it formally put up for sale in April after it was shut down last year due to declining demand for residential building products in Western Australia.

A new share-farming initiative is being established in the state’s South West, giving the public the opportunity to stake a patch in the exclusive and expensive truffles market.

Jugglr allows mothers to provide services to other mothers so they can help each other and keep their job skills fresh – from playdates to sharing house chores, kids tutoring to time out, personal training or career coaching and small business support. Where fee-for-service is involved, Jugglr takes a fee.

The Australian share market has slid in early trade, with investors turning cautious after a mixed lead from Wall Street and ahead of the start of the corporate earnings reporting season.

Trump circus hits AustraliaAustralian households and businesses are directly suffering the consequences of growing economic policymaking dysfunction in Donald Trump’s W

The Australian dollar is sharply lower against its US counterpart which has rebounded following solid US durable goods figures.

Oil prices have risen to an eight-week high, as a rally in US petrol futures spurred further gains this week that came after key OPEC members pledged to reduce exports and the US government reported a sharp decline in crude inventories.

Gold has fallen from a six-week high, pressured by the US dollar's bounce on solid US economic data and as traders digested the Federal Reserve's Wednesday statement that showed it was closer to paring its balance sheet.