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PM cool on home buyers using superMalcolm Turnbull has all but ruled out allowing the use of superannuation to buy a house ahead of a crucial pre-budge

The Australian dollar has gained after comments from US President Donald Trump overnight weakened the US dollar against major currencies.

Perth’s largest apartment developer, Finbar Group, has applied to build a $350 million, triple-tower development at Canning Bridge, with the three-stage project to comprise up to 452 apartments.

Contractor Indigenous Construction Resource Group has suffered two setbacks, with its half-owned joint venture ICRG North expected to go into liquidation owing creditors about $4 million.

The share market has eked out a tiny gain despite a sharp drop in Telstra shares.

Gresham Investment House-owned mining contractor Barminco has secured a $100 million credit facility and closed a $US350 million bond issue to refinance its bond debt.

The Takeovers Panel is at the centre of two disputes, with Indiana Resources having a partial win today while a Melbourne company with Perth-based shareholders fights a board spill of its own.

The Hellenic Initiative Australia has launched a campaign inviting people travelling to Greece to volunteer while they holiday.

The Ear Science Institute of Australia is proffering several initiatives to tackle a condition that costs Australia billions.

OPINION: Many angry words have been spoken and written about Western Australia’s shrinking GST allocation, but very little has been said or written about the cause of the shrinkage – iron royalties.

Western Areas has reignited plans to upgrade its Cosmic Boy concentrator in the light of interest in nickel in the electric vehicle battery market, with GR Engineering Services to carry out the work.

Singer-songwriter Ofa Fotu grew up in Fremantle surrounded by melodies, but hadn’t planned for music to become her career. 

Peak Resources has progressed its majority owned Ngualla rare earth project in Tanzania with the release of a bankable feasibility study today, which revealed a development capex of $US356 million ($A475 million).

Telstra shares fell today after internet provider TPG Telecom said it would build Australia's fourth mobile network for about $1.9 billion, after securing much-needed mobile spectrum in a government auction.

The share market is steady in early trade as investors take their lead from Wall Street, where indices were marginally lower.

US stocks ended down but well off the day's lows with worries over geopolitical risks dragging down sentiment as investors readied for the start of US earnings.

Gas majors resist PM’s crisis callGas producers will argue the energy market regulator has it wrong on the risk of looming shortages on the east coast when they are hau

The Australian share market looks set to open slightly higher amid subdued trade in global markets ahead of the Easter holiday and brushing off concerns about military developments in Syria and North Korea.

Western Australian workers would have the most to lose of any state from a major downturn in China and the least to gain from a major growth in services exports, according to new modelling from Deloitte, but an increased openness to investment opportunities might bring an upside in both scenarios.

The share market remains at a two-year high after a third straight day of gains, thanks to strong demand for financial and energy companies.

Oil and gas explorer Transerv Energy is back looking for opportunities overseas after failing to achieve commercial success in Australia, announcing today a $4.9 million farm-in agreement over a producing operation in Canada.

The potential to create iconic developments at Elizabeth Quay may be proving a lure too attractive to resist for Malaysian developer Victor Goh.

Developers have a new avenue to sell vacant land in Western Australia, via a recent entrant into the increasingly crowded and competitive online property market.

Lithium Australia’s $23.8 million takeover offer for lithium-focused rival Lepidico looks set to fall short, with the bidder lifting its stake to only 18.28 per cent a week out from the offer's closing date.

Steven Goh is looking at selling his digital media business migme and/or migrating it to a foreign stock exchange as part of an ongoing struggle to pay its creditors.

OPINION: Despite a spike in iron ore prices, it will be the bigger, low-cost producers that rule the roost in the near to medium term.

Retail giant Woolworths could face a $100 million shareholder class action for allegedly failing to properly inform investors it would not meet its profit growth forecasts in the 2014-15 financial year.

The Australian Rugby Union has offered the Melbourne Rebels and the Western Force more time to state their case for Super Rugby survival beyond 2017.

Logistics and car retailer Automotive Holdings Group has acquired two dealerships in Victoria for $8.5 million plus stock and assets, in the same precinct where it is building a new Jaguar and Land Rover dealership.

After locking in a $US20 million ($A26 million) debt facility agreement last week, aspiring coal miner Paringa Resources has tapped investors for $53 million to fund development of its Poplar Grove mine in Kentucky.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has rejected a proposal by hedge fund Elliott Advisors to restructure its business by shedding its dual Australia-UK listing and spinning-off its petroleum business.

The Australian share market is flat as energy companies benefit from a rise in oil prices while a fall in iron ore weighs on the mining sector.