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Brookfield Property Partners is shifting its focus to new developments in Perth as the final piece of the puzzle is finished at Brookfield Place, with construction complete on the precinct’s second office tower.

The competition watchdog has cleared oil and gas giant Shell's proposed $70 billion takeover of rival BG Group, saying it will not substantially alter the domestic natural gas market.

Northern Iron has entered into voluntary administration after its subsidiary, which operates the Sydvaranger iron project in Norway, filed for bankruptcy.

Programmed Maintenance Services has announced the retirement of one of its founders and the addition of a new director, while also outlining the new structure of the business following its acquisition of Skilled Group earlier this year.

The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street rallied on indications from the Federal Reserve that rates will be raised in December.

WA fires up $3b tech tender

Many small business owners find the time taken to submit their BAS significantly detracts from their ability to perform their principal role – running the business.

The Australian dollar has been weighed down by a slump in global oil prices.

Wall Street stocks have marched higher, greeting Federal Reserve meeting minutes that suggest a likely interest rate increase in December based on greater confidence in the economy.

Gold prices have inched higher after tapping a nearly six-year low as the market reacted to the minutes of a recent US Federal Reserve meeting that gave mixed signals about a possible rate rise in December.

Global oil prices have moved modestly higher as traders weighed a small gain in US inventories and a Federal Reserve report that supported expectations of a December interest rate rise.

The state government has opened expressions of interest to amalgamate the state’s data storage needs in the hope it will drastically reduce capital costs, Finance Minister Bill Marmion will announce today.

Skippers Aviation will continue to operate Perth to Carnarvon/Monkey Mia and northern Goldfields air routes, but it may have to shed 30 jobs after it lost the right to fly from Perth to Albany and

Labor senator Sam Dastyari has accused oil and gas multinational Chevron of being the "biggest tax dodger" in Australia.

The Australian share market has closed higher despite a poor start as investors bought into the major banks.

South 32 chief executive Graham Kerr said the company expected to achieve its targeted operations savings this year, while it announced it would keep South African production at its jointly owned Samancor venture in suspension pending a strategic review.

Arafura Resources has reduced the cost of developing its Nolans rare earths project in the Northern Territory by a further $299 million, with the value of the project now standing at about $1.19 billion.

Wages growth is grinding along at its slowest pace in nearly two decades but a rebound in employment is tipped to help offset this next year.

Perth-based Fastbrick Robotics has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX after completing a $5.75 million capital raising.

With a large Muslim population of its own, Vladimir Putin is hoping to counter the threat posed by Islamic terrorists before unrest begins inside Russia, while also propping up the Syrian regime.

Older Western Australians enjoy better health than their counterparts in the rest of the country and have some of the highest income and wealth in the nation, but the gap between rich and poor WA residents who are elderly is of considerable concern, according to a new report.

Bassendean Oval will be Perth’s latest sporting facility to get a residential revamp, with 11 hectares of land around the oval to be set aside for housing and community facilities.

Four contractors have been shortlisted to build a new $70.7 million marine control tower in Port Hedland for the Pilbara Ports Authority.

Perth tech companies Norwood Systems and rent.com.au have completed capital raisings worth a combined $9.3 million, with Norwood planning to raise a further $1.5 million to fund further marketing of its products.

Energy Made Clean has won the contract to build a solar farm on Rottnest Island as part of a $7.3 million renewable energy project.

Explosives maker Orica has flagged improving earnings for this financial year after posting a $1.27 billion full-year loss due to a huge asset writedown.

Western Australia’s oldest family-owned business has won a contract to provide local inbound freight transport services for German supermarket chain Aldi, which is planning to open its first Perth stores next year.

The Australian share market has opened lower after a bomb threat in Germany prompted a reversal of fortunes on Wall Street and rattled investors.

Chevron claimed Gorgon would pay for tax cuts

Retail giants Walmart and Home Depot jumped on solid earnings but the broader market finished little changed after a choppy session.

The Australian dollar is firmly back above 71 US cents after it got a boost from some stronger US inflation figures.

Gold prices have fallen more than one per cent to the lowest price in nearly six years, pressured by expectations that the United States will raise interest rates in December, and as the US dollar rose and stocks rebounded from losses suffered after Friday's attacks in Paris.