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The Australian share market has closed higher led by strong gains in the energy and mining sectors, with giant BHP Billiton one of the star performers.

Perth-based tech startup Fleetsu has taken home the top prize at the Motorola Solutions public safety hackathon for its safety mobile application.

China-backed developer Zone Q Investments’ plans for a South Perth apartment tower on MIll Point Road have been rejected for a second time by planning authorities, as uncertainty over the suburb’s town planning scheme puts a cloud over future development.

Sydney-based Resources & Energy Group will buy Kidman Resources’ Burbanks gold mine near Coolgardie in a $4.5 million deal announced today, its second Western Australian gold project buy so far this year.

Former Western Australian premier Richard Court has been named Australia’s next ambassador to Japan.

Perth-based companies K2fly, Zelda Therapeutics and Impression Healthcare have wrapped up their first day of trading on the ASX after completing reverse takeovers, with Impression, which counts John Worsfold as a director, the only one to post a gain.

The state government has named the preferred proponent for its $55 million Ellenbrook Bus Rapid Transit project, with work expected to begin by the end of the year.

Governments of all hues have failed to address the yawning gap between the ruling class and the less privileged.

Local developer Australian Development Capital is taking on one of the industry’s biggest challenges – redeveloping a historically significant property in Fremantle’s West End.

Fresh initiatives are emerging in the world of online property advertising, as the sector embraces technology to effectively market residential real estate.

Picton-based Piacentini & Son has won a contract to undertake mining work at Galaxy Resources’ Mt Cattlin lithium project near Ravensthorpe.

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group says it has received $200 million worth of work on the east coast, including two major contracts in the water infrastructure market.

ANALYSIS: Vienna is a long way from Perth, but what might happen there on November 30 could have a profound effect on the Western Australian economy.

The Australian share market has opened sharply higher on the back of surging oil prices and a lift in base metal prices.

Oil prices have surged four per cent to a three-week high, bolstered by growing conviction that major oil producing countries will agree next week to limit output.

The Australian dollar is higher on the back strong oil prices and a pause in the US dollar's rally.

Gold has rebounded from five-and-a-half-month lows as the US dollar shed some of the hefty gains made the previous week on bets that US President-elect Donald Trump's plans for fiscal stimulus would prove inflationary.

Boral’s $3.5b bet on USThe chief executive of building materials giant Boral, Mike Kane, says he is betting on a long-term US economic recovery and not ju

Business News sat down to lunch at Julio’s with the CEO of local uranium developer Vimy Resources.

Not-for-profit aged care provider Bethanie has set a high benchmark for board remuneration in a sector where many of its peers do not pay any fees to board members.

Mining junior Atlas Iron plans to be in production at its planned Corunna Downs project by March 2018, the company announced at its annual general meeting today, while current operations at Wodgina and Abydos will end in late 2017 and early 2018 respectively.

The Australian share market has ended slightly lower after day of choppy trading as investors wonder if US President-elect Donald Trump will implement policies to stimulate the US economy.

Dacian Gold says it will cost $220 million to bring its Mt Morgans gold project near Laverton into production, which it hopes to do by early 2018.

SPECIAL REPORT: The median base pay of newly appointed chief executives at listed Perth companies fell this year to $295,000, a survey by Business News has found.

SPECIAL REPORT: The detailed reporting of remuneration by listed companies means it should be easy to determine the state’s best-paid chief executive, but the reality is more complicated.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil proceedings against Perth-based State One Stockbroking, and in a separate matter has accepted undertakings from two liquidators employed by Melsom Robson.

It seems the advertising dollar is behind a push into the female AFL more so than any interest in furthering women’s sports.

The state government has used its latest cabinet meeting in Midland today to announce four deals worth $67 million to support future medical, university and residential projects in the former railway workshops area.

Aspiring gold miner Gold Road Resources has received the Environmental Protection Authority’s nod of approval for its proposed development of its $507 million Gruyere project near Laverton.

Perth-based OTOC has further expanded its operations with the acquisition of Tasmanian business Lester Franks Survey & Geographic for up to $5 million in cash and shares.

Building materials supplier Boral has agreed to buy US firm Headwaters Incorporated for around $US2.6 billion ($A3.5 billion), which Boral says will more than double its US business and help accelerate development of its light building products platform.

The Australian share market has opened lower, following Wall Street's weak leads and amid uncertainty around President-elect Donald Trump's effect on the US economy.