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Huawei deputy chair Ken Hu has argued that moves by western countries to stop the Chinese company participating in rollout of next generation telecommunications technology will reduce competitive tension in the sector and hold back innovation.

BHP Group, the world's biggest miner, has joined rival Rio Tinto in cutting its forecast for iron ore output after a tropical cyclone, although analysts expect high prices to limit any impact on profits.

Shares in DuluxGroup have soared more than 27 per cent to a record high after its board backed a $3.8 billion acquisition proposal by Japanese paint giant Nippon.

Australia's No.2 independent gas producer Santos Ltd has posted record quarterly production, boosted by its acquisition of Quadrant Energy assets, a day after it announced an '"exciting" gas discovery in the North West Shelf.

Anglicare WA’s Kate Chaney boasts an impressively diverse resume, but a recent experience led her to realise a challenge that faces all her peers.

The Australian share market has dipped in early trade, with the mining giants more than offsetting a positive open for the financial and energy sectors.

Santos makes major gas discovery off WA

Gold has dropped one per cent to its lowest level of 2019, as a string of robust economic data boosted demand for riskier assets like equities while bullion was further weighed down by gains in the US dollar.

Oil prices rose one per cent overnight as fighting in Libya and falling Venezuelan and Iranian exports raised concerns over tightening global supply, but uncertainty surrounding an OPEC-led production cut limited gains.

US stocks have ended slightly higher, with the S&P 500 inching closer to its all-time high following a string of mostly positive earnings, while a drop in healthcare shares limited the advance.

Australian shares have closed higher, with the banking and health care sectors offsetting a dour day for energy and telecom stocks.

Shares in the Simon Trevisan-chaired startup, Assetowl, more than doubled today, after it signed a trial agreement with The Agency Group Australia for its property management software.

Shell has sold its interest in the Greater Sunrise offshore fields to Timor Gap, the national oil company of Timor-Leste, for US$300 million ($420 million).

A Perth-based business that merges computer simulation with live battlefields has partnered with some big international platers in the defence space

OPINION: The Western Australian government’s love affair with Western Power is unlikely to be dimmed by local events any time soon, but a new force has been unleashed in the international marketplace as global oil companies morph into global electricity companies.

McGrathNicol has been appointed administrators to MZI Resources, just over a month after it announced it was $32.25 million in the red for the half-year to December, compared to a $11.34 million loss from the prior corresponding period.

Housing finance provider Australian Finance Group says lending for homes in the first three months of 2019 in Western Australia has plunged to the lowest level since it began tracking mortgage values in mid-2012.

Altech Chemicals has raised $18 million via a share placement, with the proceeds to primarily go towards the company’s high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor, Malaysia.

Australian petrol prices have hit a five-month high with school holidays underway and families preparing to head off for the Easter long weekend.

Takeover target Lynas Corporation has reported a 32.5 per cent rise in production of rare earths oxides during the quarter, as it fends off a takeover offer from retails-to-chemicals conglomerate Wesfarmers.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has reported a 14 per cent drop in quarterly iron ore shipments and cut its 2019 shipments estimate on disruption caused by a tropical cyclone which hit its export terminal in Western Australia last month.

The Australian sharemarket has edged lower at the open, dragged lower by energy stocks after a global oil price rally came to a halt.

Oil prices have halted their rally, with both benchmarks down nearly one per cent, after Russia's finance minister said Russia and OPEC may decide to boost production to fight for market share with the United States, where output remains at record highs.

Gold fell to its lowest in more than a week as hopes the United States and China would reach a trade deal lifted appetite for riskier assets even as the dollar retreated.

Eastern Goldfields 2.0 plan

Demolition work has started at Subiaco’s Pavilion Markets, as developer Blackburne gears up for a marketing launch of its $235 million apartments project later this year.

A WA-based engineering company has built one of the first mobile abattoirs for processing premium meat, addressing farmer and animal welfare concerns by eliminating the need to transport animals.

The Australian sharemarket has started the week flat, with volumes light as many traders took the week off as the Easter school holidays commenced nationwide.

A businessman who orchestrated a $20 million insurance scam that involved burning down the former Western Australian headquarters of Bunnings has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Antipa Minerals has announced it completed a $5.1 million capital raising, with the funds set to further its exploration in the Paterson province of the Pilbara.

Wayne Martin’s time as a judge has informed his new career as a mediator and arbitrator, and board member.

A flurry of hostile takeover deals has provided a boost for corporate lawyers, with an expectation there are more on the way.