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The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart after news that Australia's economy expanded 1.1 per cent in in the last quarter of 2016, among the strongest quarterly performances in the past five years

Oil prices have pared gains and turned negative after data showing that crude inventories in the United States had risen to a record high.

Gold has given back most of its losses as the US dollar has pared gains and bullion shrugs off earlier pressure from US Federal Reserve officials' comments that raised expectations of an interest rate rise in March.

A bigger-than-expected rebound in economic growth has not stopped profit-takers from pulling the share market lower for a fifth straight session.

BC Iron is branching out of its iron ore focus by spending up to $10.5 million as part of a joint venture with freshly listed sulphate of potash explorer Kalium Lakes.

GR Engineering Services has been contracted for work on Eni Australia’s Blacktip Gasfield operations in the Timor Sea, with the value of the work undisclosed.

The investment vehicle of Pakistani meat producer Tariq Butt has sold its remaining 9.5 per cent stake in Wellard to private company Heytesbury, at a premium to the listed agribusiness’s recent trading price.

Perth home prices are now 10 per cent below the market peak of 2014, after the sector lost gains made in January to fall 2.4 per cent last month.

OPINION: Words matter, and what you say can make or break your chances of making the sale.

Co-founder/CEO of Navitas, Rod Jones, joined Business News at Julio’s for a wide-ranging discussion on his personal journey and the future of education in Australia.

Could the state government solve the political headache created by the freight congestion at Fremantle, set up the state’s future as significant trading hub, and make a big profit on privatisation all at the same time? One local infrastructure expert certainly thinks so.

ANALYSIS: The major parties are ramping up expectations of what they will deliver if they win the March 11 state poll, but financial realities have a way of stifling the best of intentions.

Premier Colin Barnett has demanded Labor submit its election promises to Treasury for costing, saying that should be the modern standard for oppositions.

GDP has bounced back from a poor showing in the September quarter with December quarter seasonally adjusted growth of 1.1 per cent, while Western Australia snapped a five quarter streak of shrinking state demand to grow 0.4 per cent.

Marine services company MMA Offshore will sell its Dampier and Broome supply bases to Toll Group for about $53 million to pay off debt, as the company revealed a $323.7 million half-year loss on the back of a large impairment charge.

A lack of employer awareness and experience in terms of hiring people with a disability has led to misperceptions about what they can offer. 

CIMIC Group's takeover bid for mining services provider Macmahon Holdings has become more complicated after Macmahon signed a heads of agreement that could give Indonesian miner Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara a 44 per cent stake in the company.

Woodside Petroleum's boss received lower pay in 2016 despite the energy giant posting a surge in profitability, after the company restructured executive pay following a shareholder vote.

The Australian share market continues to lose ground as investors steer clear of risk ahead of US president Donald Trump's long awaited first speech to Congress.

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The Australian dollar is slightly lower against its US counterpart with markets in wait-and-see mode ahead of US president Donald Trump's keenly awaited address to Congress and local economic growth data.

Oil prices have slipped but have continued to trade in a tight range, as concerns about rising US crude inventories ahead of data overshadowed OPEC production cuts.

The price of gold has turned downward as the US dollar comes off its lows and financial markets await US President Donald Trump's speech to Congress regarding his policies on tax reforms and government spending.

Crown Resorts has reportedly cut more than 200 jobs at its Crown Perth entertainment complex in the wake of a 38 per cent fall in high-roller revenue.

Kidman Resources has bought two lithium tenements from nickel miner Western Areas in a $6 million all-scrip deal, while Lithium Australia has signed a memorandum for a joint venture in Germany.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering expects to bounce back from a net loss in the first half of the 2017 financial year after announcing the “transformational” acquisition of a Sydney-based electrical contractor.

Western Australia’s peak association for lawyers has called on the state’s political parties to commit at least an additional $8 million to legal assistance services ahead of the March 11 election.

Shares in WorleyParsons have soared after the engineering group confirmed it had rejected a takeover bid from a Dubai-based professional services group, which has since emerged as a large shareholder.

Specialist medical centres are emerging as the asset type of choice for offshore buyers in Perth, according to local boutique management and consulting firm Griffin Group.

Restoration work is set to get under way on one of the Swan Valley’s oldest buildings, with plans lodged to create a grower’s market, art gallery and artist studios, grape processing facility and w

A late plunge on the share market has sent it to a fourth straight day of falls.

Shares in mining and civil contractor Brierty have tumbled 23 per cent today despite the company announcing a $3.8 million net profit for the six months to December, which the company said was above guidance.