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State Treasurer Mike Nahan has blasted the eastern states for their inability to come to what he considers a fair agreement on the distribution of the GST, and defended the state government’s record on economic reform, touting independent public schools and the usage of public private partnerships as two key examples.

Buyer demand for industrial land in the northern suburbs is ramping up, with Raine & Horne Commercial recording more than $4 million in land sales in the past seven days, with negotiations for

Woodside Petroleum has closed its $US854 million ($A1.1 billion) purchase of Apache Corporation’s interests in the Kitimat LNG project in Canada, a week after finalising the WA component of the sale.

Home loan approvals for construction of new homes in Western Australia show the heat has come out of the market considerably, with the number of loans issued down 14 per cent on the same time last

The share market has closed higher as weaker than expected figures on home lending renewed expectations of an interest rate cut.

Office landlords and leasing agents are upping the ante to secure key tenants, with competition to get the signatures of CBH Group and Telstra expected to be fierce over coming months.

A new supply deal struck this week by Western Australia’s largest buyer of domestic gas, Alcoa of Australia, has confirmed the availability of gas for customers prepared to pay the going price.

Is it a hobby, a passion or a side business? A Perth-based world expert on cruising says he’s happy to keep his specialty for the weekends.

After the big jump in reported activity at the end of March, sales dipped 47% last week due to the Easter break.

UPDATE: Perth Glory denies it has breached the salary cap and is considering its legal options, after it was banned from this year's A-League finals series over allegations it overpaid its players for the past three years.

Oil and gas company Zeta Petroleum has launched a proposal to acquire full ownership of Sydney-based Pan Pacific Petroleum by buying all the shares it doesn’t already own in the company, in a deal worth $29.4 million.

Window blinds manufacturer and retailer Kresta Holdings has backed out of its proposed $10 million acquisition of Queensland-based Franklyn Blinds Awnings Security.

eKarma is a social enterprise e-commerce platform enabling buyers not only to secure deals and discounts, but also donate to their favourite charity. eKarma gives away 50 per cent of its commissions to the charity selected by the shopper. eKarma’s mission is to raise funds for charities through ‘conscious consumerism’.

Pioneer Credit has taken a 14.1 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie-based financial institution Goldfields Money for $2.3 million as the two companies make plans for a joint working relationship.

Coles has been ordered to pay a $2.5 million penalty for falsely advertising "freshly baked" bread when it had been par-baked off-site - sometimes months earlier.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight.

Tributes are flowing in for former test captain and Australia's most revered cricket commentator, Richie Benaud, who passed away overnight in a Sydney hospice.

Gold retreated for a third straight session on Thursday on a stronger dollar after comments from US Federal Reserve officials kept alive expectations for an interest rate rise some time this year d

Andrew Forrest's iron ore miner Fortescue Metals says it has nothing to hide when it comes to paying tax.

With their leaders unpopular, and trailing in the polls, the governments in Perth and Canberra are banking on getting it right in their May budgets.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower after the US dollar rallied on the back of strong US jobs data.

Oil prices have edged higher from the prior day's nose-dive in a volatile market with some analysts citing signs of a potential demand pick-up.

Big gains in petroleum stocks have lifted the US equity market as investors bet on more large energy mergers following Royal Dutch Shell's takeover of BG Group.

WA researchers are looking at ways to help breast cancer sufferers get back on track.

BC Iron has vowed to make deeper cost cuts as it scrambles to stay abreast of falling iron ore prices.

Perth will play host to chief executives from seven of the world’s biggest energy and engineering companies during the LNG18 conference, to be held in April next year.

Perth Airport was given an overall ‘satisfactory’ quality of service rating by the competition watchdog, while passengers rated the airport's service quality as ‘good’.

The share market has finished weaker for the first time since April Fool's Day as the big miners took a hit.

Only four out of Western Australia's top 20 companies currently meet a gender target set by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which wants women to fill 30 per cent of board positions on S&P/ASX 200 companies within three years.

“I don't know anybody that doesn’t minimise their tax”. With those words from 24 years ago, the current Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance is exposed for the nonsense it is.

Perth-based gold miner Minera Gold has raised $US1.55 million ($A2 million) from existing shareholders and a new investor, while also announcing a number of board changes that includes the retirement of both its chairman and chief executive.

Federal Treasuer Joe Hockey has said Western Australia's budget has been hit by a perfect storm, but state treasurers from across the federation are opposing action to stop the slide in Western Australia's GST revenue.