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CBD hotel owners are mobilising plans to ensure their properties remain competitive with the flood of new builds coming to market, with nearly $50 million in redevelopment applications across three

Western Australia’s housing indemnity insurance scheme has been exposed by the collapse of two Perth-based builders, with the state government facing a $12 million cost and a rise in building insurance premiums expected as a result.

Developer Golden Group and the Town of Victoria Park are making significant progress at Belmont Park, taking steps towards marketing the first apartments at the racecourse by late this year or early next year.

Developing markets in Mozambique, Russia and Papua New Guinea are the new targets for local marine services player Bhagwan Marine.

Global Construction Services has won an extension to its contract to provide all of the onshore and offshore scaffolding works for Woodside Petroleum’s North West Shelf project.

Dinner Twist is a local and clean alternative that delivers a box of fresh ingredients and recipes weekly.

Sirius Resources, which is in the middle of a takeover by Independence Group, has formally awarded GR Engineering Services a $114 million engineering, procurement and construction contract at its Nova nickel mine in the Fraser Range.

National Australia Bank will conduct another offer of new shares after failing to raise its intended $5.5 billion.

Bargain hunters and a rise in the iron ore price have helped lift the Australian share market following four days of heavy losses.

Gold prices are lower following some robust US economic data and shrugging off earlier weakness in the greenback.

The Australian dollar is lower as the fallout continues from the release of disappointing local retail spending and international trade figures.

Wall Street stocks have tumbled due to unease over Greece, volatility in the bond market and worries about growth after the IMF cut its US economic forecast.

John Howard says the Senate’s decision in 1998 to water down aspects of the GST was economic ‘vandalism’.

Perth house prices were steady in the three months to the end of May but rents were down, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of WA.

Oil prices have fallen sharply for a second day ahead of OPEC's summit to review its production levels amid an oversupplied market.

Developers are expected to compete strongly for a prime slice of riverfront land in East Fremantle, with the federal government putting the Leeuwin Barracks up for sale.

A Western Australian business more than a century old and a local player exporting internationally have cited innovation and perseverance as their secrets to success upon their induction to the Family Business Australia hall of fame today.

Global miner Glencore has taken a swipe at Australia's mining giants, saying their mass iron ore and coal expansions had "cannibalised" revenue and hurt the economy.

Roy Hill’s lead, contractor Samsung C&T, has been awarded a $2.7 billion design and construction contract for a major motorway in Sydney, cementing its position as a player in major Australian infrastructure projects only two years after entering the market.

The Australian share market has fallen to a fresh four-month low as international investors sell risk assets amid uncertainty.

shares have plummeted to their lowest level in 14 years after the grocery wholesaler shocked investors by suspending its dividend payments after making $640 million worth of writedowns.

Treasurer Mike Nahan has defended legislation he introduced to end the long-running $1.7 billion Bell Group legal story after it was criticised by the Australian and Western Australian bar associations.

Australia has notched up its highest monthly trade deficit on record, driven largely by a slump in coal and iron ore exports.

If you think you’re working harder to earn less then you’re right, because that’s one of the less pleasing aspects of Australia’s latest economic health check.

Shares in logistics and infrastructure company Qube have hit a seven-month low as it warned tough trading conditions are unlikely to improve in the next 12 months.

Shares in Subiaco-based coal miner Pan Asia Corporation skyrocketed on news it had sold its flagship TCM project to a Singapore firm for about $28.8 million.

Gold Road Resources has raised $39.3 million in an oversubscribed placement and is now fully funded to complete a feasibility study on its Gruyere project east of Laverton.

Australian retail spending has hit a wall after 10 straight months of gains, with big falls in sales of liquor, footwear, food and recreational goods.

West Perth-based Anatolia Energy has announced a friendly merger with a Nasdaq-listed uranium miner, with the two companies planning to focus on developing Anatolia’s Temrezli uranium project in Turkey.

The Australian share market has opened higher after US stocks gained on the back of some encouraging economic data.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower after its rally on the back of strong economic data lost steam.

Dwelling sales took a tumble last week across Perth due to the WA Day long weekend with reported activity very similar to the week of the ANZAC long weekend.