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Gold and silver prices have sunk to four-and-a-half-year lows, weighed down by a soaring US dollar and expectations of more stimulus from the world's largest economies.

Western Australia's universities will receive just 7.4 per cent out of next year's $354 million national research grants program, the lowest portion the state has been allocated in the past three years.

Improving the diagnosis and management of patients with fatty liver conditions was the motivation for the 2014 WA Innovator of the Year winner, Resonance Health.

Politicians rarely voluntarily seek to lower the tax take or reduce the size of government, so what’s behind Tony Abbott’s call for a ‘mature’ debate over the federation?

Australian shares are slightly lower as investor caution weighs on some of the nation's biggest stocks.

Neon Energy may be leaving its Perth headquarters after entering into a merger implementation agreement with MEO Australia, which would create a combined entity based in Melbourne.

Rio Tinto has reinvested in its partnership with Aboriginal education group Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation, signing a three-year $2.7 million deal.

Takeover target Transfield Services has upgraded its annual earnings guidance as it continues talks with Spanish predator Ferrovial.

BHP Billiton will start exporting oil out of the US, a practice banned since the 1970s oil crisis.

The chief executive of Surf Life Saving Western Australia has been named as the man to take over leadership of Lotterywest.

Expressions of interest to lease Rechabites Hall and the Perth Hostel in Northbridge open today, marking the final stage of the state government’s $6 million revitalisation project for William Street.

Sales at Westfield shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand have increased.

It may be a while before the official employment data will be fully trusted but other indicators show that things are looking a bit better for job seekers.

Business leaders' confidence in the Abbott government has slumped to the lowest level since the coalition won power, with almost two-thirds seeing no benefit in scrapping the carbon tax.

The Australian share market is lower as a large fall in commodity prices overnight weighs on the market.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has delivered a surprisingly strong $2.3 billion quarterly profit, putting paid to suggestions its best days are over.

Wall Street stocks have finished mostly lower following lacklustre US economic data and some disappointing earnings reports.

The Australian dollar is higher following the Reserve Bank's steady-as-she-goes statement after its monthly board meeting.

Oil prices have plunged, with Brent hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashes its export prices for the US market to counter demand for shale fuels.

Listings are the big mover again this week, rising a further 1.5% and pushing through the 12,000 equilibrium.

Gold prices have fallen, as investors believe the European Central Bank will take further measures to boost the region's economy, after the Bank of Japan unveiled a fresh round of stimulus last week.

Performance appraisals may be a ubiquitous feature of HR departments in businesses economy-wide, doubts remain about their use.

A WA computer manufacturing business has been shortlisted in an international energy saving competition.

Perth-based Liontown Resources says it will accept just $465,500 to satisfy an outstanding settlement around the sale of its Liontown base metal deposit in Queensland to collapsed miner Kagara, which was later offloaded to Red River Resources.

There are lots of excuses for failing to achieve success, but very few reasons that actually stand up to scrutiny.

Most voters would support a rise in GST if the money went to health and hospitals, a new poll has found.

The share market has closed slightly higher as poor trade figures and an upward revision to recent unemployment figures muted the response to strong growth in retail spending.

Copper producer Aditya Birla Minerals has flagged impairment charges in the range of $175 million to $225 million in its upcoming half-year financial report, resulting from mining set-backs, potential asset divestments, and devaluation of its heap leach inventory.

Interest rates are unlikely to move any time soon with the Reserve Bank of Australia still concerned about the high Australian dollar.

Pluton Resources says its major shareholder General Nice Resources has appointed KordaMentha as the company’s receivers, after secured creditor Rizhao Port Group Logistics yesterday tried to appoint representatives from FTI Consulting to the same role.

Education provider Navitas says a rising number of foreigners are pretending to be students to get visas.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is having another stab at calculating its jobs figures, and the latest estimates will look a bit worse than the previous attempt.