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Australian shares have moved lower amid concerns about a global growth slowdown, with nearly every sector on the local bourse in the red.

Libs give Perth road, rail $100m

Oil prices edged higher overnight, supported by OPEC-led supply cuts and US sanctions against exporters Venezuela and Iran, but gains were capped by falling stock markets and renewed concerns over demand growth.

Gold edged lower overnight, holding near a multi-week low as the US dollar gained against the euro after the European Central Bank postponed an interest rate hike, but the bank's gloomy economic outlook limited the metal's fall.

Wall Street's main indices fell for a fourth consecutive session, after Europe's central bank said it would defer interest rate hikes and offered banks a new round of cheap loans, raising fresh concerns about global economic growth.

Australian shares hit a six-month high despite falls from major miners trading ex-dividend and disappointing retail sales figures.

Austal is on a recruitment drive for an extra 260 Western Australian workers to fill vacancies at its Henderson facility.

Fremantle’s idle synagogue will be transformed into a restaurant and hospitality venue after Fremantle Council’s planning committee approved the proposal last night, the latest of a string of approved plans to repurpose heritage buildings in the area.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended that operators of future major projects in Western Australia pay to offset their carbon emissions, in order to help Australia meet its climate change obligations.

OPINION: Australia may have avoided a recession for more than a quarter of a century, but with a whiff of panic wafting off the Sydney property market and the Reserve Bank tipped to cut interest rates, there is growing concern that something nasty is about to bite.

A Pilbara not for profit is using the Karijini Experience to boost its social enterprise arm, while shunning sponsorship from mining companies.

Virtual reality and ‘digital twins’ are finding a place in the building sector, from design to build to operator maintenance.

Western Australia shouldn’t expect much cash in next month’s federal budget because it has plenty of Commonwealth commitments already including GST top-ups, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated.

The Western Australian Cricket Association has announced a proposal to redevelop the WACA Ground into a multi-purpose venue and is seeking $60 million from the government to fund it.

Australia's trade surplus increased to $4.5 billion in January, the second largest surplus on record, as the value of gold exports exceeded expectations.

Decmil Group has secured a $72 million contract for balance-of-plant works at the 180-megawatt Warradarge wind farm.

NAB shares have opened strongly with investors apparently welcoming the lender's appointment of Philip Chronican as chairman.

Australian shares are trading higher with broad-based gains despite falls from major miners trading ex-dividend and disappointing retail sales figures.

ScoMo reveals why WA will decide who wins the election

Crude oil futures sank overnight after US government data showed an unexpectedly sharp build in crude inventories, but a third weekly draw down in petrol stocks kept losses at bay.

Gold steadied overnight just above a five-week low touched a day earlier as the US dollar retreated slightly and stocks edged lower, with investors awaiting further signals on the health of the global economy.

Wall Street's main indexes fell for a third session, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest one-day decline in a month, as healthcare and energy shares slumped and investors sought reasons to buy after the market's strong rally to start the year.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has put its Hay Street headquarters on the market, appointing CBRE and Knight Frank to sell the 7-storey, 5,240 square metre office building.

BGC Contracting has been awarded a $30 million contract to develop the Ramone Gold Project for Northern Star Resources, a week after BGC confirmed it would still seek to sell the contracting business.

Australian shares have shot up as investors bet that weaker than expected economic figures means that the Royal Bank of Australia will likely cut interest rates this year.

Panoramic Resources will undertake a $19 million capital raising in return for favourable loan repayments to project financier Macquarie Bank, after production issues plagued its Savannah nickel-copper-cobalt project.

Opinion: Abolishing stamp duty and shaking-up energy markets to cut power prices are two policies that could form a powerful campaign platform for a state election in 2021.

Woodside Petroleum and Curtin University took centre stage today at a major IT conference in Melbourne hosted by global technology giant Cisco.

Absolute VR has created a ‘virtual display village’, allowing buyers to book an appointment to view homes from builders in Perth.

Perth’s property sector appears poised for gradual recovery after one of its most challenging downturns in recent history.

Western Australia’s peak residential real estate body is urging the state government to provide a stimulus boost for first-time buyers of established homes to address oversupply of properties across the metropolitan area.

An $800 million expansion of Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes site will go ahead after Talison and Global Advanced Metals resolved a legal dispute over the plans.