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World crude prices have extended their losses, pressured by persistent concerns about the global supply glut as OPEC lowered its demand growth forecast for next year.

Newly elected Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister designate Malcolm Turnbull has said he will lead a "thoroughly liberal government", committed to individual freedom and the market, and vowed to carefully explain and consult heavily on policy.

Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy co-director Steven Tingay has been seconded to the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics to serve as the founding director of its new radio astronomy observ

THOSE driving the development of a new $428 million museum in Western Australia are hoping to engage with more than 1 million annual visitors to the new facility within its first few years.

WA’s arts sector is fighting uncertainty over changes to federal funding with a united approach.

Australia is a step closer to its first Aboriginal-owned and operated iron ore mine, after a deal sealed today between Fortescue Metals Group and Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation.

The Australian share market has ended higher ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

Perth entrepreneur Andrew Hopkins has struck a lucrative deal in the most unlikely of sectors, agreeing to sell his Gemini panel beating business to listed company AMA Group for $100 million.

The corporate watchdog has stopped Perth-based Macro Realty Developments from promoting a Pilbara property investment that ran afoul of Australian company regulations.

Media sales firm Multi Channel Network has appointed Paul Townsend as sales director and head of its newly opened Perth office.

The commodity price crash is drawing in some big-name, high-cost producers.

Poseidon Nickel says it is considering a potential restart of operations at its mothballed Silver Swan mine, after plans to sell the asset to Tony Sage’s Caeneus Minerals for $2.7 million fell through.

Pindan will build TRG Properties’ Marina Edge project in Port Coogee, after the previous contractor, Diploma Group, pulled out of the development.

Economic growth in the southern suburbs, including a $300 million expansion of Cockburn Gateway Shopping City, hinges on a $290 million road project being put forward by the cities of Armadale and

Former Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia needed a leader who respected the people's intelligence and would advocate for economic change, as he announced a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Aspen Group has taken the last step in its transformation into a specialist accommodation parks manager, announcing a merger proposal with its Aspen Parks Property Fund, which was previously a separate entity.

Plans have been lodged for the first major project under the City of Melville’s newly adopted guidelines for the Canning Bridge area, with Stirling Capital submitting an application to build a two-tower, 232-apartment development facing Ogilvie and Kishorn roads.

The state government has named a global team to undertake foreshore improvements at Scarborough Beach, while at the same time putting out the call for an architect to provide a design for the redevelopment of the surf club into a beach hub.

Christian Simone’s small business often has people queuing for service, but despite the month-old cafe’s popularity, he hasn’t let a single patron inside.

WA is leading the charge in the growth of small business owners, and fresh research shows more women than men are out in front.

This innovative fast-food outlet is testament to how passion can drive business growth.

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Ten Network Holdings has rejected the concerns that has led the competition watchdog to hold up Foxtel's bid for a 15 per cent stake in the broadcaster.

Oil Search has rejected an $11.6 billion takeover bid from energy giant Woodside Petroleum, branding the offer as "highly opportunistic".

The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher, buoyed by gains among the big banks and a positive finish to the week on Wall Street.

The long-running saga of a $70 million DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Karratha appears to have come to a close, with LandCorp terminating an exclusive working period with the developer behind the pr

Apart from size, small businesses currently have one thing in common – optimism.

The Australian dollar is higher, maintaining the positive tone set last week on the back of surprisingly good local employment figures.

Gold has fallen to a one-month low, heading for a third successive weekly loss, as uncertainty over the timing of the US Federal Reserve's first interest rate increase in nearly a decade weighed on appetite for the metal.

Six years on from the collapse of the big managed investment scheme promoters, stable new ownership and a low currency are boosting the state’s woodchip industry, despite the number of plantation hectares remaining almost unchanged.

The Australian share market has closed lower as investors fret over whether the US Federal Reserve will lift its benchmark interest rate.

Perth security company Threat Protect Australia marked its listing on the ASX today with news it has completed due diligence on one of two planned acquisitions.