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Gold prices have fallen, as concerns of a sooner-than-expected rise in US interest rates turned the tide of haven asset buying sparked by US airstrikes in Iraq.

Wall Street contended with rising tensions over Ukraine and Iraq, yet US stocks still finished in the black for the week with a big rally.

Early movers in the fast-growing crowdfunding sector want to ensure the legitimacy of their business model is maintained.

The Civil Contractors Federation Western Australia has backed a Productivity Commission report recommending large infrastructure projects be unbundled into smaller packages to encourage competition among contractors.

A southern region MP has lashed out at state government bureaucracy due to the scrapping of the Department of Housing’s 3,000-hectare Keralup land development.

Exploration and development company Cape Lambert has announced it will return almost $25 million to shareholders, just a week after a successful settlement with the Australian Tax Office.

Rio Tinto's latest results, Matilda Bay Brewery land sale, gold royalties, Lush Digital Media, a feature on innovation and Water Corp are among the stories discussed by James Lush from Lush Digital

About eight years ago I was fortunate enough to catch a ride on a small aircraft from Kununurra, flying over Lake Argyle, the Argyle diamond mine and the Bungle Bungle range.

Ratings services Standard & Poor's said today it had revised its outlook on the 'BBB-' issuer credit ratings on DBNGP Trust, the owner of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, and relate

Engineering and project services company Clough today announced the acquisition of CH-IV International, a small, privately owned liquefied natural gas engineering and consulting services provider based in the United States.

The Australian share market has closed lower, falling more than 1 per cent as Russia announces trade sanctions and the US considers airstrikes on Iraq.

The Australian share market has closed lower, falling more than one per cent as Russia announces trade sanctions and the US considers airstrikes on Iraq.

Russia must stop bullying Ukraine or face increased sanctions from Australia and its Western allies, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned, a day after Russia announced a 12-month trade ban on agricultural goods from Australia, the European Union, US and several other Western nations.

Brookfield Infrastructure has joined Azure Capital as a major shareholder in emergent Perth water utility Water West.

In a crushing blow to job seekers, the central bank has warned that it does not expect a sustained fall in the unemployment rate for another two years.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has assured a business conference that tax reform has not ended with the repeal of the carbon tax.

Two of Perth’s hospitality suppliers, Hisco and NFE, have announced a merger today in a move they hope will make them an industry leader.

The state government’s Mining Rehabilitation Fund initiative has met with almost unanimous industry uptake, Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion said today.

Interest rates aren't likely to be moving for the foreseeable future as the Reserve Bank waits to see how the Australian economy copes with its current challenges.

News Corporation's Australian titles have suffered an 18 per cent fall in revenue, but chief executive Robert Thomson believes conditions in the advertising market will improve.

Small businesses will lose more than $2 billion over three years because of welfare changes that will force people to apply for 40 jobs a month, Labor says.

South African engineering firm DRA has partnered with Perth mine planning consultancy Orelogy, one week after buying collapsed Forge Group’s North American asset, Taggart Global.

The consumer watchdog has put 250 energy companies on notice to estimate to their customers how much the removal of the carbon tax will affect prices.

The Australian stock market has opened lower as tensions increase over Ukraine and the Middle East conflicts.

The Australian dollar has recovered some of the losses made after the shock rise in the unemployment rate.

US stocks have finished lower as advances by jihadists in Iraq trumped encouraging labour-market data and spurred talk of possible military action by the US.

Broadcaster James Lush has relaunched his business with a new studio, a new brand and a new CEO in the form of Paul Plowman, a former state government communications director and recent Australian CEO of Hill & Knowlton.

US oil prices have rallied from a six-month low following reports that the Obama administration is considering air strikes in Iraq.

Education Minister Peter Collier has embarked on a bold strategy aimed at reallocating his $4.6 billion budget among the state’s 700 secondary and primary schools. It is a move fraught with political risk.

Rio Tinto has more than doubled its half-year net profit to $4.76 billion ($US4.4 billion), but the world's second largest miner was below consensus analyst expectations.

New warnings have emerged electricity prices could rise if Western Australia adopts an east-coast style energy market, according to a report commissioned by a private operator.

The Australian stock market has closed virtually flat, shrugging off a 12-year high in the unemployment rate.