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Supermarket giant Coles has apologised and offered refunds to suppliers after admitting it crossed the line with many of them.

Increasingly sophisticated hacking techniques are a threat not only to private data stored on home computers and mobile devices, but business bank accounts as well.

The Australian share market has opened sharply lower following another slide in oil prices.

The Dow has plummeted more than 300 points as US stocks took cues from a rout in European equities following another big drop in oil prices.

The Australian dollar threatened to break its four-and-a-half-year low after oil and gold prices fell at the end of last week.

Gold has locked in a three-day losing streak as some investors chose to sell their holdings ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting.

A critical report on the $10m Social Enterprise Fund is being kept under wraps

Digital media is growing its presence in WA's mass market as familiar names fight to stay relevant.

Less than two years after their US-themed venue opened in Nedlands, the owners of Varsity Bar have branched out beyond the inner western suburbs to set up a standalone burger bar in Northbridge.

Perth's maturing startup community will soon have its first resources sector focused technology incubator, offering participants seed funding of $70,000.

Property developer Mirvac Group is aiming to strengthen relationships with Western Australian charities as it works on a cohesive community investment strategy.

Western Australian Supreme Court judge James Edelman has been appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Another big-four lender has announced a reprieve for drought-hit farmers in NSW and Queensland.

Shares in Range Resources have been suspended from quotation after two directors resigned from its board, pushing it below the level required under corporate law.

Illegal, unsafe, job killing, job creating, monopoly-busting, money saving - Uber may be the taxi industry's worst enemy but it's the adjective's best friend.

More cuts, new spending and a deeper deficit will be spelt out in the federal government's budget update next week.

Diversified development and construction firm Georgiou Group is sharpening its eastern states focus, appointing a dedicated New South Wales general manager to grow its presence in new markets.

Head of content Mark Pownall, news editor Mark Beyer and journalist Dan Wilkie join host James Lush to discuss the week’s top stories, including besieged minister Dean Nalder, BHP Billiton’s new sp

Two farming groups have secured new parcels of irrigated land in the Ord Valley, part of the state government’s Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project.

Western Australian home buyers are warming to the concept of auctions, with new research by the Real Estate Institute of WA showing selling via auction cuts the time a home spends on the market by

Just weeks after Canadian shareholders challenged its current board, shares in Heron Resources were driven up 13 per cent on news that a peace deal had been arranged.

The share market has fallen for a fourth straight day after Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens scotched expectations of interest rate cuts early in 2015.

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Mining giant BHP has celebrated the export of its billionth tonne of iron ore to China, after a relationship of more than four decades, but the next billion is not far off.

BHP Billiton’s plans to renew the lease on its fly-in, fly-out camp on the outskirts of Newman, rather than take up existing empty housing in the town, has prompted a chorus of dissent from Pilbara-focused property groups.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has been caught up in a financial bind after a contractor working on one of its Pilbara projects collapsed owing an estimated $14 million.

Nido Petroleum has launched a $US108 million ($130 million) bid for Otto Energy’s share of the Galoc oil field, coming in ahead of a recent proposal by Risco Energy International.

Amid all the headlines about the opportunities in China, that nation’s North Asian neighbour is retaining its influence in WA.

Westpac expects the economy to improve in 2015, fuelled by further interest rate cuts and a lower Australian dollar.

A single contractor has won a $66 million tender to book $2.1 billion worth of federal government travel over four years.

The world's biggest drilling services company, Boart Longyear, says higher costs and lower prices are weighing on earnings but revenue is expected to pick up.

The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by weakness among the major banks and the resources sector.