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The family that holds a majority interest in Diploma Group has formally launched a takeover offer for all shares it doesn’t own in the business, at a bargain basement price of 1.5 cents per share.

The value of Western Australia's resources industry has plunged almost 20 per cent in the past year as iron ore and oil prices slumped.

Business must scale down the investment cliff, not jump and hope for the best.

Gold miner Doray Minerals has painted a positive outlook for its expanding operations after reporting a small increase in underlying profit for the year to June 2015.

Subiaco-based iiNet is a major sponsor of the Hawthorn Football Club with its HQ almost next door to where the Hawks meet West Coast Eagles tonight, yet we haven’t seen the same kind of enthusiasm

An inquiry into Western Australia’s development assessment panels has recommended a more transparent process to deal with complaints regarding decisions, but has ruled out allowing third-party appeals.

Woolworths is expected to develop a supermarket on a site in Singleton, south of Golden Bay, where rival Coles was planning to build one of its stores.

Perth's small bar scene is developing a distinct Johnny-come-lately feel, with a host of new American-style venues opening across the city in quick succession.

Woodside Petroleum’s ambitious play for Oil Search is a rare example of a Perth-based company being the bidder in a big takeover. Click through to see Business News’ listing and analysis of $1 billion-plus M&A deals in WA over the past 20 years.

Star West Coast Eagles midfielder Matt Priddis appears likely to miss tonight's qualifying final against Hawthorn at Domain Stadium.

Yurn.it is a fashion aggregator website that allows users to browse 25 of the world’s top fashion retailers.

Steven Goh’s social networking company migme has raised $10 million from an oversubscribed placement to shareholders.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares have gone into a trading halt as the lender completes a retail bookbuild for the remainder of its capital raising.

The Australian share market has opened lower as investors shaken by recent volatility sit on the sidelines ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision.

The Australian dollar has briefly hit 71 US cents, as the currency gets continued support from strong local jobs figures.

Apple and some other technology stocks have led US markets higher ahead of next week's hotly anticipated Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.

Despite the Liberals’ big margin in Canning, the government is taking nothing for granted as the by-election nears.

World oil prices have risen as investors focused on a decline in US crude production instead of a bigger-than-expected jump in inventories.

Gold has risen from four-week lows as European stocks snapped a three-day run of gains, but traders remain cautious as they await fresh clues on the timing of a US rate rise.

Fierce bidding for a retail investment property in Bayswater that went to auction has provided a snapshot of Perth’s commercial market, illustrating the demand for well-leased developments.

The Australian share market has closed more than 2 per cent lower as investors fret over US rate hikes and Chinese volatility.

A bill to officially recognise Aboriginal people in the Western Australian constitution has passed through state parliament.

7-Eleven founder and chairman Russ Withers says allegations of staff underpayment by franchisees have challenged all levels of the company, and substantial changes will be made to its business model.

Crown Perth and Scope Training are among this year’s winners in the 21st annual WA Training Awards.

If Woodside Petroleum’s one-for-four share swap bid for rival LNG producer Oil Search was plan A, then plan B, when it comes, had better be a beauty, because so far no-one apart from Woodside management can say anything positive about the proposed takeover.

The Australian Institute of Geoscientists has appealed to the federal government for the inclusion of the geoscientist profession on the list of jobs to which labour market testing applies under the 457 visa program.

Perth-based rare earths explorer Greenland Minerals and Energy will undertake a $6.1 million non-renounceable rights issue to fund ongoing work at its Kvanefield project.

Cash Converters International has announced a number of board changes, including the retirement of its chairman, and has commenced a review of the business as it responds to challenging market conditions.

Employment in Western Australia lifted in August to 1.36 million, adding around 7,000 jobs in seasonally adjusted terms on July, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A small recovery in iron ore prices has helped boost margins and prices for struggling miner Atlas Iron.

The Australian share market has opened sharply lower.

This week REIWA members reported the total number of sales have declined to 615, a decrease of 9 per cent on the previous week.