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The Australian dollar has hit a seven-week high, as traders largely ignore weak local data and focus on the steady interest rate outlook.

Gold has bounced from near six-year lows in line with a sharp rebound in the euro, rising one per cent after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the minimum cut in its deposit rate that investors had been expecting.

The mid-December budget review will set the tone for state government spending cuts before the 2017 election.

Five finalists have been announced for the 2015 OzApp awards program run by Curtin University, including Perth company Simply Wall St, with the winner to be unveiled next week.

As part of a backdoor listing with Falcon Minerals, prominent technology investor Anthony Grist has paid $US1.5 million to become a major shareholder in a US-based company that has experienced rapid growth selling 3D printers.

Andrew Forrest wants Australia's looming free trade agreement with India to include a commitment to tackling modern slavery within the world's seventh largest economy.

Recently-listed IT company Cirrus Networks has bought Amcom L7 Solutions for a knock-down price of $500,000, four years after current Cirrus directors Andrew Milner and Matthew Sullivan sold the business for $15 million.

Former Atlas Iron managing director Ken Brinsden has joined a budding lithium producer that will pay less than half his old salary, even though the company has a market cap five times that of his old employer.

At first glance there does not seem to be much connecting Gina Rinehart with Clive Palmer, but a closer look reveals a common thread … made of steel.

Analyst firm EnergyQuest has predicted lower liquefied natural gas prices will not lead to Australian operations switching off or cutting back production, in its latest quarterly review of the industry.

Talisman Mining, Evolution Mining and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines are among a number of miners to win state government exploration grants, with gold, nickel and copper the most popular commodities targeted.

Commodity price weakness has pushed the Australian share market lower as the big miners suffered sizeable falls.

Apartment developer Finbar Group will launch sales early next year for a $162 million, 247-dwelling project at 63 Adelaide Terrace, after receiving planning approval for the project yesterday.

Long-time Liberal frontbencher Ian Macfarlane has moved to the Nationals, just weeks after he lost his role as minister for industry and science in Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle.

Perth venture capital firms have welcomed government measures today that will allow small businesses to raise money by crowd-sourcing, but criticised them for not going far enough.

The first shipment of iron ore from Gina Rinehart's $10 billion Roy Hill project has been delayed because of commissioning and safety issues.

A fall in mining export volumes has blown out the trade deficit to $3.3 billion in October.

Australia could face a sharp decline in home construction that may lead to an easing in prices, a HIA report says.

Passengers have fled from a burning bus during morning peak hour traffic in Alexander Heights, with the vehicle completely destroyed in the blaze.

The head of the architecture firm responsible for reshaping Perth is preparing for some big changes in the industry.

The Turnbull government is set to impose tougher tax-avoidance rules on business after securing a deal with the Greens.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as investors await figures on the performance of the Australian economy.

NBN faces new network blowout

Gold fell to its lowest in nearly six years, extending losses as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she was "looking forward" to an interest rate hike that will mark the US economy's recovery from recession.

The Australian dollar is flat after heightened speculation about a US interest rate hike caused the currency to lose all the gains made on the back of local economic growth data.

Western Australia has experienced a complete recovery in confidence following a year of damper sentiment, given strong optimism on household spending and long term economic conditions (up 32.2 per cent and 15.7 per cent respectively).

Consulting firm Deloitte has picked ten trends which it says will dominate the mining industry in 2016, including further pressure for producers to reduce costs and adoption of innovations from other industries.

Shares in cleaning, catering and maintenance provider Spotless have plunged by 40 per cent after it stunned investors with a profit warning.

Southern Gold has cancelled plans to conduct a capital raising to offshore investors, while Norwest Energy amended the terms of its own raising just hours after it was announced to the market.

Perth-based explorer Goldphyre Resources has entered into an agreement to purchase a large area of potash-prospective land near Kalgoorlie, which is owned by prominent prospector Mark Creasy.

BHP Billiton plans to almost halve its costs at Olympic Dam over the next two years but says it will double capacity over the long term.

Colin Barnett’s premiership will be judged on the capacity to pay down the debt accumulated on his watch.