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The Federal Court has ordered Optus to pay $6.4 million in penalties for falsely telling customers of rival broadband services their home internet would soon be disconnected.

The state government today announced it will provide $30 million in funding over five years to the The Clontarf Foundation, allowing the sports academy to operate in 30 Western Australian schools as of 2020.

The Australian share market has moved higher, shrugging off a negative lead from overseas at the end of last week.

Gold prices gained on Friday as markets awaited further developments on US-China trade talks after officials in Beijing said they would retaliate against the US for passing a law in support of Hong Kong protesters.

Oil prices fell on Friday, with US crude dropping more than 4.0 per cent, on fresh trade tensions and record high US crude production but they still ended the month higher as OPEC watchers expect an extension next week to a pact to throttle oil output beyond March.

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Collapsed lithium miner Alita Resources has entered a binding $70 million loan agreement with China Hydrogen Energy, three months after the company went into administration.

One day after the federal government’s so-called union-busting laws failed to pass the Senate, the CFMEU has sought to turn the focus on construction boss Gerry Hanssen whose company was fined in the Federal Court today.

Providing medical assistance to astronauts in space isn’t any crazier than flying planes around Australia 90 years ago, Royal Flying Doctor Service WA chief executive Rebecca Tomkinson told a Business News Success and Leadership breakfast this morning.

The Australian share market has pulled back after hitting a new intra-day all-time high earlier in the day, as markets turned cautious on fears a new US law backing Hong Kong protesters could sink a US-China trade deal.

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Uranium explorer Peninsula Energy is planning a $9.1 million capital raising to fund costs associated with its mines in the US, while De Grey Mining is planning to raise $5 million to fund exploration activities at its Mallina gold project, near Port Hedland.

Vysarn has appointed former AFL player and Sea Harvest managing director James Clement to lead the company next year, three weeks after he was added to the Fremantle Dockers board of directors.

As Australia prepares for a UN climate summit in Spain, a new report shows annual greenhouse gas emissions have dipped slightly, mainly due to more renewable energy use and the impact of the drought.

Ruah Community Services has announced it will merge with Mental Health Law Centre, providing WA's disadvantaged population with increased access to legal and community services.

George and Peter Atzemis’ $90 million investment into Accor’s latest Art Series hotel on Hay Street reflects a return in confidence for the once flagging hotel market.

A group of 11 academics and entrepreneurs have joined to found the Commercialisation Studies Centre, a member-run, resource centre and events hub designed to aid relationships between academics and entrepreneurs in Western Australia.

The Australian share market remains in positive territory after having reached a new high for the second day in a row.

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Oil prices have fallen for a second consecutive day overnight after US President Donald Trump signed into law a bill backing protesters in Hong Kong, fuelling tensions with China.

Gold traded in a narrow $US5 range overnight as investors gauged the impact of US backing of Hong Kong protesters on its trade negotiations with China while palladium scaled a record peak on a sustained supply crunch.

A move to use lasers to perfectly load rail cars is worth about $300 million to BHP and is an example of how the area around the town of Newman is world class in applying technology to resources.

Empired shares have risen more than 8 per cent today after the IT services provider forecasted an increase in net profit and earnings per share for the current financial year, on the back of a $200 million pipeline of multi-year contracts to contest.

The Australian share market hit a fresh intraday all-time high in early trading as fears about global growth and trade fade into the background.

West Perth-based Vysarn announced it has entered a two-year drilling and construction agreement with Fortescue Metals Group for works across its mine sites in the Pilbara.

Fresh forecasts have pushed any recovery in Western Australia’s embattled home building sector out another year, while concerns have been raised about the capacity of the state’s building sector to cope with a predicted increase in activity in civil and engineering construction.

About 27,000 casual school workers including cleaners and gardeners will be compensated after being underpaid by Western Australia's Department of Education.

Alkane Resources has received commitments to raise $20 million through a share placement, and up to $34.8 million through a 1-for-8 rights issue, to accelerate exploration and development programs in the Tomingley gold corridor in New South Wales.

NRW Holdings has purchased BGC Contracting for $116.4 million in cash, three weeks after it was named preferred bidder, and plans a capital raising of $130 million to fund the transaction.

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A series of award wins for student-developed web app Collective Care have brought attention to Seton Catholic College's project based learning class.

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