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Graphite-focused Talga Resources has named Orbital Corporation chief executive Terry Stinson as its new chairman, replacing Keith Coughlan who will remain with the business in a consultancy role.

The share market has edged higher as investors digested mixed earnings reports from the likes of miner Rio Tinto, investment manager AMP and AGL Energy.

Former Grant Thornton partner Matthew Donnelly and former Perth Airport executive Fiona Lander have brought to seven the number of external recruits to join Deloitte’s Perth partnership in the past five months, offsetting moves by other partners such as Jenn Morris, who has retired from the firm.

Perth-based Ardea Resources has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, after spinning out from Heron Resources and raising $5.2 million from investors.

Perth-based miner Mount Gibson Iron has started development of its Iron Hill mine in the Mid West after receiving final approvals, and hopes to begin producing by as early as May.

OPINION: Sales activity was up over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 688.

Sydney-based AGL Energy has said it would lose around $15 million in a bid to enter the Western Australian domestic gas market in the 2018 financial year, after it lodged a retailing application with the state's Economic Regulatory Authority. 

Western Australia's financial outlook has worsened considerably in less than two months, with no return to surplus in sight and ballooning debt, pre-election projections show.

Leederville-based bicycle accessories maker Cycliq has recruited Vimy Resources boss Mike Young onto its board as a non-executive director.

Profit continues to fall for Optus despite the telco attracting many new customers, largely due to its exclusive coverage of English Premier League matches.

ANALYSIS: The Labor Party has moved quickly to snuff out any suggestion it will be pushing for a 50 per cent renewable energy target for the South West Interconnected System if it wins next month’s state election.

The company building the national broadband network, NBN Co, says the number of homes and businesses connected to the network is now 1.6 million - double the same time a year ago.

A slip in the major miners is weighing on the Australian stock market as investors digest Rio Tinto's overnight profit result and investors bid up energy and industrial stocks.

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The Australian dollar is little changed against the US dollar which has been pressured by the decline in US bond yields as investors price out a March rate rise by the Federal Reserve.

Oil prices have gained slightly as investors covered short positions after a rise in US crude inventories was not as massive as many had feared, while petrol futures jumped nearly 4 per cent after a surprise decline in inventories of the fuel.

Gold has risen to a three-month peak, as political risks posed by elections in Europe and worries over US President Donald Trump's policies stoked safe haven demand.

Crothers Construction has been awarded a $12.7 million contract to perform additions and sewerage works at the Carnarvon Community College.

Shadow treasurer Ben Wyatt said he had no intention of raising taxes after the state election, while leaving wriggle room to do so, and declined to provide further details about how Labor’s value capture proposal to partially pay for the Metronet rail package might affect residents living in proximity to stations.

The share market has gained ground due to strength among the big four banks, well-received earnings reports from Carsales.com and construction firm CIMIC, and a higher price for iron ore.

Rio Tinto has bounced back to profitability, reporting full-year profit of $US4.6 billion ($A6.1 billion) for 2016 on the back of a jump in iron ore prices.

The state government has urged the WA Football Commission to show common sense after it rejected $100 million in compensation over 10 years to surrender its lease on Subiaco Oval.

At least two Western Australian Bunnings warehouses will close as part of the hardware giant’s purchase of Woolworths’ Masters sites, BWP Trust has disclosed.

OPINION: The startup and innovation sector is well prepared for the challenge ahead.

Researchers are combining traditional methods with new technology to ensure the sustainability of WA’s rock lobster fishery. 

ANALYSIS: The state election battleground has now moved to Perth’s northern suburbs, with three Liberal-held seats previously thought impregnable now in play.

WA Labor says it will assess each One Nation candidate before deciding where to put them on how-to-vote cards, suggesting they won't necessarily be ranked last.

App company SportsHero is set for its ASX debut after raising $3.2 million from investors and completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Nevada Iron.

State Treasurer Mike Nahan has put his neck on the line to stop the Nationals WA's proposed mining tax, saying he will resign from the portfolio if a post-election Liberal government does a deal to lift royalties.

ANALYSIS: Atlas Iron has emerged a leaner, better-financed company just a year after its near-death experience.

Galaxy Resources has set the bar for the largest capital raising undertaken by a WA-based company for 2017, announcing a $61 million capital raising to fund development work at its Sal de Vida lithium project in Argentina.

Construction and contract mining company CIMIC Group has flagged a boost in annual profit of up to 21 per cent in 2017 after delivering a solid rise in profits for the year just ended.