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Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation says it will continue to lobby and fight for the Aboriginal Heritage Act Amendment Bill, which is currently before parliament, to be re-drafted.

PKF Lawler has shot into the ranks of Western Australia’s top 10 accounting firms after merging with Subiaco-based Barringtons.

Listed companies from Western Australia are on the outer in the most recent quarterly reshuffle of the S&P Dow Jones ASX Indices, with high-profile absentees including Iluka Resources, Mineral Resources and Monadelphous Group.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower after weaker iron ore prices weighed on the resources sector and investors await the release of jobs data in the US.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission disclosed today it had raised concerns about Resolute Mining’s project valuations, prior to the Perth-based miner's decision to impair its Syama gold mine in Mali by $310 million.

Shares in gold miner Regis Resources have fallen 28 per cent after the company said annual production would be at the lower end of its target range.

South Perth apartment tower proposals rivalling CBD heights are coming thick and fast through the approvals process.

Perth-based oil and gas company Tap Oil has launched a strategic review process that includes the possible sale of the business, after one of its substantial shareholders proposed a board shake-up.

The state opposition plans to shake up planning laws to support the development of community hubs across Perth, creating jobs close to where people live.

An employer-employee matchmaking system. Snappy Recruit connects businesses that have vacancies directly with jobseekers experienced in the sector; the process of getting a job vacancy directly to the right people can take less than 30 minutes.

The share market has opened flat as strength in high-yield bank stocks is balanced out by weak energy and mining sectors.

Gold has eased, changing direction and falling below $US1,200 an ounce as short-covering dried up after buoying prices following the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement that it will lift its 2016 inflation forecast.

The Australian dollar has dropped back below 78 US cents following a surge in the greenback and suggestions that the Reserve Bank is willing and able to cut rates again.

The treasurer wants to get the government’s costs under control and repair the budget without hurting voters.

US stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, finishing higher on news of European monetary stimulus and a $21 billion pharmaceutical merger.

The Broome tourism sector is targeting growth beyond its itinerant seasonal appeal, with strategies being developed to attract additional tourists and residents.

Builders and land developers are increasing the roll out of ready-built homes to boost affordability and reduce the time between the purchase of a house and land package and the build’s readiness for occupation.

The state’s agricultural industry will require almost $600 billion of investment by 2050 to improve productivity and rationalise production in a bid to access Asian markets, according to a new report released by KPMG for the state Department of Agriculture and Food.

Shares in uranium miner Bannerman Resources dropped 15.3 per cent on news it initiated a discounted share purchase plan to raise up to $2 million.

The share market has closed flat as consumer related stocks led an afternoon recovery on a rise in retail spending during January.

It is a long time since Western Australia had its own finance industry and while shadow banking, the hottest game in the money world, could be just another fad that fades as quickly as it has grown, there is the potential for home-grown finance to make a return to Perth.

Cheaper petrol has given Australians more cash to splash and economists say the tills could keep ringing as interest rates head lower.

Home ownership levels have fallen by almost 10 per cent in Perth while population growth outshone the rest of the country, according to a report released by the Committee for Perth.

The battle for sponsorship support at Sculpture by the Sea has continued for another year, after iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart chose not to continue her financial backing for the exhibition on Cottesloe Beach, preferring to support two sporting groups.

The Environmental Protection Authority has given conditional approval to Chevron’s fourth train expansion proposal at its Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island.

A major report on Australia's ageing population says growth and prosperity will suffer unless more older people and women are encouraged into the workforce and government spending is brought under control, but Treasurer Joe Hockey insists the best years are ahead of us.

The consumer watchdog has given the green light to Woodside Petroleum’s proposed purchase of oil and gas assets from US energy company Apache, after concluding it would not have a significant effect on the domestic gas market.

The local bourse has opened in the red following losses from market heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is shoring up its balance sheet by refinancing $US2.5 billion ($A3.2 billion) of debt.

US stocks have fallen for a second day after a run that saw new Dow and S&P records and a 15-year high for the Nasdaq.

US oil prices have rallied despite a larger-than expected jump in the country's crude stockpiles last week, which hit a new record high.

The Australian dollar has reached a new record low against the New Zealand dollar ahead of Thursday night's European Central Bank policy meeting.