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State government gaming agency Lotterywest has beaten its revenue budget and grabbed its biggest share of spending per capita for three years, but it continues to watch the threat of online gambling and other web-based gaming products from outside Western Australia.

Recently revitalised Eastern Goldfields plans to begin producing gold at its Davyhurst operation by March next year, with the company awarding a $12.5 million contract to GR Engineering Services to bring the nearby processing facility out of care and maintenance.

Wholesale Exchange is an online marketplace for the WA wholesale vehicle industry.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, taking cues from steady gains on Wall Street a day after the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates.

US stocks have climbed, with big tech names leading broad gains, building on strength from a day earlier that was fuelled by the Federal Reserve's decision to stand pat on interest rates.

Gold prices rose to a two-week high after the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates on hold sent the dollar to its lowest level since the start of last week.

The Australian dollar has fallen against the greenback, but is set to test the 77 US cent level on the back of the US interest rate hold.

Lowe: RBA can only do so muchReserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has thrown responsibility for the nation’s biggest economic challenges – including low wage gro

Born in Egypt and raised in Scotland, Sherif Andrawes brings a world of experience to his role as WA chair of global accounting firm BDO, as Business News discovered over lunch at Julio’s in West Perth.

The parent company of Perth-based mining services company JSW Australia has entered voluntary administration, with representatives of McGrathNicol appointed yesterday.

The state’s budget position for the 2016 financial year has come in nearly $700 million better than was initially forecast when it was released in May last year, but still in the red to the tune of $2 billion, with revenue $915 million down on the previous year.

The share market has posted a third straight day of gains as major central banks leave their interest settings unchanged to help stimulate economic growth.

Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 554 this week.

Buyers’ agency and developer Momentum Wealth has braved Perth’s patchy apartments market with a new syndicate, raising $6.5 million from investors for a 40-dwelling project in Highgate.

Top WA land survey firm MNG is branching out to explore opportunities in the greenfields land development market on the east coast.

Guildford-based BYAC Contracting has been placed into liquidation after losing a long-running contract at the Murrin Murrin nickel project and failing to establish itself as a training provider.

Bill Marmion will pick up the transport portfolio in a minor cabinet reshuffle that also includes the introduction of two new ministers; Paul Miles and Mark Lewis.

The competition regulator has initiated Federal Court proceedings against Perth-based franchise chain Pastacup and its co-founder Stuart Bernstein for alleged breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct.

The competition watchdog says it won't oppose Vocus Communications’ proposed acquisition of Nextgen Networks, plus two development projects, for up to $861 million.

Brickworks managing director Lindsay Partridge says Western Australia remains an attractive market despite setbacks during the year, when it undertook a major restructure of its Austral Bricks WA and Auswest Timber businesses.

PODCAST: Business News chief executive Charlie Gunningham discusses the local tech startup scene with the director and co-founder of local venture capital firm Yuuwa Capital Matt Macfarlane and the founder of the Spacecubed and Flux coworking spaces Brodie McCulloch.

BHP Billiton’s top Australian executive has stepped up the company’s criticism of the WA Nationals' planned iron ore tax hike, two days after an opinion poll found high support for the proposal.

BC Iron chief executive Alwyn Vorster has joined the board of the iron ore company, and will continue to serve in his current role as well as managing director.

New Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has defended the central bank's monetary policy framework, telling a parliamentary committee "we are not 'inflation nutters'".

Indian business couple Pankaj and Radhika Oswal are "very satisfied" with a commercial settlement with the ANZ Banking Group believed to be worth hundreds of millions following their high profile legal dispute.

The stock market has opened 46.3pts higher to 5,385.9.

US stocks have rallied and the US dollar index eased further after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, keeping its low-rate environment intact for now.

The Australian dollar has bounced after the US dollar fell as the Federal Reserve downgraded its rate projections.

NBN fees to force telcos out of businessExcessive fees charged by NBN Co are forcing small and medium telecommunication companies to raise their prices or

A world-first mental health check-in that combines wearable technology with an online survey was launched in Perth today.

Gold producer Resolute Mining looks likely to recommence open-pit mining at its Ravenswood underground operation after a feasibility study released today suggested it would extend mine life to 2029.

The share market has closed higher, along with other Asian markets, after the Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1 per cent.