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Ian Middlemas-led explorer Apollo Minerals has entered into an agreement to acquire a major stake in a tungsten-copper-gold project in France, in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $13.5 million.

ANALYSIS: The union movement hasn’t wasted any time reminding Premier-elect Mark McGowan that it wants a share of the spoils, even before he has moved into his new West Perth office.

ANALYSIS: Outgoing Liberal minister Joe Francis, who appears to have lost his seat of Jandakot, says Colin Barnett should have been replaced as premier last year to improve the government’s re-election prospects.

WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls, who was the target of a $2 million mining industry advertising campaign, today conceded he's lost his seat of Pilbara to Labor's Kevin Michel.

The Australian share market is gaining strength, thanks to the heavyweight materials sector on the back of higher commodity prices after a mixed performance on Wall Street.

First-home buyers may get super accessTreasurer Scott Morrison has fuelled speculation the government may allow first-home buyers to access their super

The Australian dollar is slightly higher against its US counterpart as the greenback remains steady ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.

Oil prices are steady to soft after touching three-month low, testing a slide that began last week when the market became less optimistic that OPEC's efforts to restrict output would reduce a global oil glut amid swelling US. supplies.

Gold prices are little changed as the prospect of an imminent interest rate rise keeps them near the five-week lows touched last week, while elections in Europe create uncertainty and fuels investor buying.

US stocks ended little changed in light volume on Monday, with traders eyeing a Federal Reserve meeting expected to result in an interest rate increase later this week.

Shares in Carnegie Clean Energy jumped 23 per cent today, with the company likely to receive financial support for an Albany wave project from the newly elected state government, while environmental activists are already putting pressure on uranium miners.

Heavy equipment supplier Emeco Holdings has turned its focus to completing its merger with east coast companies Orionstone and Andy’s Earthmoving after noteholders backed a complex balance sheet restructuring today.

ANALYSIS: The dust has hardly settled but the blame game is already under way over the Liberal Party’s disastrous performance in Western Australia’s state election.

The Australian share market has closed lower after suffering widespread losses across the financials, healthcare and retail sectors and a sharp sell-off in energy companies.

SPECIAL REPORT: The upgrade of the Busselton-Margaret River Regional Airport promises to be a game-changer for the South West.

Accessibility and funding are two issues that have compromised the ability of WA’s Aboriginal tourism sector to satisfy unmet visitor demand.

West Africa-focused gold miner Perseus Mining has locked in $US60 million of debt finance with Macquarie Bank to fund ongoing work at its Sissingue and Edikan mines.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA’s tourism growth strategy is moving from finding supply to driving demand.

One of Western Australia’s 10 biggest homebuilders has denied any wrongdoing, after the corporate regulator claimed it created and manipulated review websites to spread favourable information about the company.

OPINION: The history of the 40under40 charts the changing dynamic in business in WA.

Trans-shipment has been floated as a solution to capacity constraints at bulk export ports in the state’s north.

The move to an electronic conveyancing platform for house and land transactions in WA is being rushed, according to a peak lobby group.

The incoming Labor government is already warning Western Australians the state's record debt pile could take decades to overcome.

Perth-based junior explorer Amex Resources is set to be wholly acquired by one of its shareholders after a lucrative takeover proposal was made, valuing the iron ore hopeful at $54 million.

Premier-elect Mark McGowan says his ministry will be a mix of experience and youth, and has again indicated he'll have the final say in its makeup.

Western Australia's Liberal MPs are considering a new leader to replace Colin Barnett after the weekend's crushing election defeat.

The Australian share market is off to a weak start, despite gains on Wall Street on Friday, as investors turn nervous ahead of key global macro-economic and political events later this week.

ANALYSIS: One state Liberal Party MP believes that hostility towards the outgoing premier, Colin Barnett, was responsible for up to 10 per cent of the unprecedented swing that swept the Liberal-National governing alliance from power in Saturday’s election.

Coalition split over Hanson dealsMalcolm Turnbull has put himself on a collision course with elements of his party by refusing to rule out preference d

The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart which weakened following a US jobs report that failed to meet elevated expectations.

Oil have again skidded again, pushing prices to three-month lows as investors continue to flee bullish positions on worries that OPEC-led production cuts have not yet reduced a global glut of crude.

Gold has recovered from an early drop to five-week lows after a US non-farm payrolls report for February failed to meet elevated expectations, prompting a drop in the US dollar and Treasury yields.