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A Labor government would aim to cut red tape so more micro-festivals could be held across Western Australia, according to party leader Mark McGowan, but the Liberals say changes to deregulate the liquor industry are already under way.

Gold miner Red 5 has revealed the financial extent of having to temporarily shut down its Siana mine operations, today flagging a $70 million impairment in its half-year accounts.

Spanish-controlled CIMIC Group has stood its ground over its Macmahon Holdings takeover play, telling the market today it would not lift its offer price despite the target entering into a counter-agreement with an Indonesian miner.

Swift Networks has won a contract to provide its services to Shell at the energy giant’s Prelude LNG project in the state’s north-west for an undisclosed sum.

The entire City of Perth council may be sacked over the lord mayor's travel scandal if Labor wins the state election and the Local Government Act allows it, opposition leader Mark McGowan says.

Woodside Petroleum boss Peter Coleman has received $2.9 million worth of shares in the Perth-based energy giant as part of a short-term incentive under his executive employment contract.

ANALYSIS: The row between Premier Colin Barnett and opposition leader Mark McGowan over the cost of their election promises is a clear sign the campaign is getting to the pointy end. But don’t rule out surprises.

The Australian share market has got off to a strong start after five sessions of decline, with investors taking cues from the rallying US and European markets overnight.

Top-tier Australian female managers earn $93,000 less than their male counterparts, according to a report released today analysing graduate positions up to senior level management roles.

The Dow has blasted through the 21,000 mark for the first time after US President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress lifted optimism and investors viewed a looming interest rate hike as a glass half full.

Economic growth back on trackMisplaced recession warnings have been quashed after households last quarter s

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.

CBA scandal ‘not systemic’Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been cleared of ‘‘systemic’’

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.