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West Kimberley pastoralists have been promised $15.5 million in state funding to help the region become a major beef supplier to China and south-east Asia.

Education provider Navitas's full year profit has fallen 31 per cent after writedowns to its university division overshadowed stronger revenues.

The Australian share market has opened lower after US markets fell on disappointing company earnings reports.

Gold prices have rebounded as investors step in to scoop up the metal amid conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The Australian dollar has drifted back below 94 US cents as the greenback strengthens on dwindling risk appetite.

Mixed corporate earnings produced varied results on Wall Street this week, resulting in gains for the Nasdaq, losses for the Dow and a nearly flat S&P 500.

Mermaid Marine Australia's Dampier Supply Base workers are planning strike action, amid ongoing negotiations regarding pay rates and job security.

The former Clarkson Retravision store, which has been earmarked to become a First Choice Liquor outlet, has sold at auction for $5.4 million.

Retail veteran Solomon Lew has accepted a $210 million offer for his stake in Country Road, ending his long standoff with the new owner of David Jones.

An application has been lodged with the City of Perth to amend the design of the office component of the much-awaited Capital Square development, the latest sign of progress at the old Emu Brewery site.

Great Western Exploration has announced the appointment of Terry Grammer to its board as a non-executive director.

The Australian share market has closed flat, with some investors booking profits, after a seven-day run of gains.

There aren’t many places in Western Australia that live up to the superlatives in tourism brochures, but touring the Gibb River Road is one experience that comes close.

In this week's edition of Business News Background, head of content Mark Pownall and journalist Dan W

Shares in Amcom Telecommunications have risen 4 per cent following the announcement of the company’s largest-ever unified communications contract.

Sundance Resources has taken a step toward production at its Nabeba iron ore project after signing an agreement with the government of the Republic of Congo and Congo Iron.

There's plenty of industry confidence in the growth in apartment living, despite some concerns about the short-term outlook.

Despite fresh conflict in the Middle East, Woodside Petroleum would love to have been involved in the Leviathan project off Israel.

Australian goldminer Kingsgate Consolidated has notched up a record annual production result as it adapts to volatile operating conditions.

The final piece of the Beaufort Street bus priority plan has been put in place with the opening of a $1 million peak-period bus-only lane between Walcott and Bulwer streets.

Fremantle-based Carnegie Wave Energy has partnered with the University of Adelaide on a $1.8 million project to research and develop control strategies for wave energy converters.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat following a mixed session on Wall Street.

Pressure is mounting for WA Liberals to lead the way on GST reform.

Former Newmont Mining Australian exploration director Lynda Daley has been appointed managing director of gold, base metals and nickel explorer Sipa Resources.

Wall Street stocks have finished little changed with the S&P 500 inching to a new record following mixed US economic data and a flood of corporate earnings.

Gold futures have fallen to a five-week low after data showed Chinese demand for physical gold fell during the first half of 2014.

The Australian dollar has drifted lower following positive US unemployment data.

The Packer family and Crown Resorts have committed $1 million to secure a key act for the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival.

More than 850 small businesses across Western Australia have been surveyed to gauge the current state of small businesses, with positive statistics showing that 55 per cent have plans to grow and improve in the future.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has settled class actions brought by investors in managed investment schemes operated by plantation group Great Southern, two days out from a court decision on the matter.

The iron ore and gold mining industries have served Western Australia well during the past decade, but that does not mean they will do the same job over the next decade, especially if the switch to other minerals evident on world markets gathers pace.

The share market has closed higher for the seventh session in a row, boosted by Chinese manufacturing data and US company earnings.