Diversified resource group Batavia Mining Ltd announced a placement and a proposed early exercise of June 2006 options amounting to an $8.9 million capital raising (prior to costs) to underpin an accelerated exploration, feasibility and pre-development pr
Balcatta-based Orbital Corporation Ltd reported a first half net loss of $1.4 million, compared to a loss of $1.8 million for the same period last year, with its CEO confident the company will make a full year profit.
IMF (Australia) Ltd has today announced that it will fund national law firm Slater and Gordon to assist in an ongoing investigation of the various "mezzanine" schemes promoted by Westpoint Corporation Pty Ltd.
Despite softening in some commodity prices and a surge in farm input costs, 2006 is shaping up as a positive year for Australian agriculture and agribusiness, according to a recently-released industry report.
West Perth-based biotechnology company Rockeby Biomed Ltd has completed further distribution deals in Europe for its Avian bird flu diagnostics as the strain of avian influenza A, H5N1, spreads from Asia to the European Union.
With the current skills shortage, flexible working solutions such as job-sharing will be key to attracting and retaining employees, according to research released today from recruitment and consulting firm Hudson.
Perth iron ore junior Territory Iron has announced approval for the development of its Frances Creek iron ore mine in the Northern Territory following a preliminary feasibility study, which highlighted the strong economic viability of the project.
Energy Minister Francis Logan has welcomed the proposed upgrade of the Dampier-to-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, saying it would be a tremendous boost to employment and the capacity of major industries throughout Western Australia.
Professor Jorg Imberger - founder and Director of the Centre for Water Research at UWA - is the only Australian among nine international engineers elected as Foreign Associates of the US National Academy of Engineering.
The recently established Skills Formation taskforce will hold public forums at Port Hedland and Karratha today to hear from employers and workers on the skills shortage issues and future training needs.
Clough has entered into an agreement with Apache Corporation to supply the specialist subsea construction vessel "Normand Clipper" for an initial term of two years in the Gulf of Mexico.
Perth online home entertainment company Quickflix today announced the successful integration of the subscriber bases of Homescreen and Quickflix onto a single technology platform.
Nedlands tech company, ISS Group, has inked contracts totaling one million dollars with the Worsley Alumina refinery and BHP Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel project.
The Federal Government, through the Australian Industry Group, has launched a $7 million occupational health and safety programme to help small business achieve good OHS performance.