Mark Beyer

The Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation plans to seek private partners to fund an expansion of its irrigated farming operation near Derby after the state government granted an option for freehold tenure over its land.

Perth technology entrepreneur Kashif Saleem has begun a seed capital raising for his award-winning Track’em business ahead of a planned ASX listing by the end of the year.

SPECIAL REPORT: Having faced intense competition for much of the past decade, an innovative manufacturing plant backed by timber industry veteran Denis Cullity is starting to deliver good returns.

Coming up in this podcast: we discuss BHP Billiton, FMG, South32, Dick Smith, Woolworths, Wesfarmers, high-rise in South Perth, and private business.

Three months after announcing an option to purchase Western Australia’s eighth-biggest homebuilder, ASX-listed Simonds Group said today it would not proceed with the acquisition of Gemmill Homes.

Perth-based law firm AdventBalance, which pioneered a new approach to flexible delivery of legal services, has announced plans to merge with London counterpart LOD, formerly Lawyers On Demand.

SPECIAL REPORT: How does a tech startup in Northbridge backed by a mining consultancy in West Perth manage to secure work on the world’s largest privately funded infrastructure project, in Nicaragua? Business News profiles how CSA Global, Lycopodium, OTOC and PwC have chased diversification strategies.

Creditors of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers (Australia), including about 10 local councils in Western Australia, are likely to get a return of about 80 cents in the dollar after reaching a settlement with the owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.

Diversified contractor AusGroup has shocked the market with a $69.8 million quarterly loss, admitting it has been forced to write off long-standing contractual claims in order to boost its cash reserves.