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NRW Holdings subsidiary, RCR Mining Technologies, has secured a contract to design and construct a fifth relocatable crushing plant for Fortescue Metals Group's Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Galaxy Resources will scale back shipments from its flagship Mt Cattlin mine by up to 48 per cent, as weak global demand for lithium continues to linger.

Qantas has posted record first-quarter revenue but flagged a profit hit of up to $55 million from protests in Hong Kong and the US-China trade tiff.

Billions in the balance as floats flop

Oil rose about 2.5 per cent overnight after government data showed a surprise draw in US crude stocks and as the prospect of deeper output cuts by OPEC and its allies offered support.

Gold gained overnight as some investors sought refuge in the metal after UK MPs pushed the pause button on Brexit while expectations of further monetary easing by central banks lent further support.

The Australian share market has finished flat following a sluggish day amid more uncertainty over Brexit negotiations.

Shares in Bentley-based medical cannabis company Botanix Pharmaceuticals have nearly halved, after it released the results of its clinical trial for acne treatment.

Westpac says its full-year results will be reduced by a further $341 million after the bank increased its annual provision for customer remediation to just short of $1 billion.

The Perth Mint has announced 1,400 new investors have registered for digital accounts in the past two weeks, following the launch of its gold token.

Perth Basin oil producer Triangle Energy has awarded contracts to local businesses for helicopter and vessel services.

ASX-listed TNG is seeking a dual listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, as the Subiaco-based company hunts for investors to get its $824 million Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project off the ground.

West Perth-based Vimy Resources has announced commitments to raise $3.9 million through a share placement and up to $3 million through a share purchase plan to fund the development of its uranium projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Off-the-plan apartment buyers in Western Australia will receive a 75 per cent rebate on stamp duty for the next two years, capped at $50,000, under a stimulus package unveiled by the state government today that has been roundly welcomed by the development industry.

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has announced Victor Rajasooriar will commence as its new managing director and chief executive on November 11.

A successful year for GMO Business Sales masked what was an otherwise quiet year for brokers across the state.

Surveying services business Veris recorded a 27.8 per cent rise in underlying earnings for the September quarter, underpinned by a substantial cost cutting strategy, which has been welcomed by investors.

Thomas Building has secured works at the $17 million Tambrey Shopping Centre - the first major retail development in Karratha in two decades - and been contracted to build the $6 million Kalgoorlie Renal Hostel.

Rio Tinto could close an unprofitable aluminium smelter on New Zealand's South Island after prices dropped more than 30 per cent over 18 months amid oversupply of the metal.

The Australian share market has been dragged lower by weakness in sectors including healthcare and the heavyweight financials.

Major breach by exporter

trade talks with the United States but crude's gains were capped by forecasts of a build up in US stockpiles.

Gold steadied in a tight range overnight as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of a crucial Brexit vote while focus shifted to the US Federal Reserve's stance on interest rate cuts.

The Australian share market has closed higher on positive signs for easing US-China trade tensions and a deal on Brexit.

DoricJaxon Consolidated maintained a modest profit for the 2019 fiscal year, despite sluggish conditions in Western Australia's commercial construction sector.

The new chief executive of one of Western Australia’s most iconic companies says the state government needs to adopt a bold vision to help shake-off the state’s population growth woes and kickstart residential construction, with the establishment of Perth as the world leader in autonomous vehicles the type of initiative that should be embraced.

Tech entrepreneur Olivia Humphrey is moving back to Perth after six years in San Francisco, where she has attracted new investors, top executives and a growing customer base to her video streaming business Kanopy.

Rio Tinto is studying ways to extract lithium from waste rock at a mine it controls in California, making it the latest company trying to produce the battery metal in the US for the fast-growing electric vehicle market.

Rio Tinto’s 22-year relationship with Black Swan State Theatre Company has come to an end, as it was announced at the theatre company's season launch last night that Fortescue Metals Group will step in as its new principal partner.

Gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings has produced a record 96,324 ounces for the September quarter, at a lower cost than it anticipated.

AGL Energy subsidiary Perth Energy has secured a $4.5 million three-year contract with the North Metropolitan Health Service, its biggest natural gas supply agreement with a state government agency this year.

Community Arts Network has announced a partnership with The City of Perth to bring ‘Djinda Djinda Kanangoor’, a Noongar version of the lullaby ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’, to outdoor screens throughout Yagan Square, Perth Cultural Centre and Northbridge Piazza this summer.