Staff Reporters

NIKKI Leib has joined Shearmans PR as a senior publicist.Ms Leib will be heading the consultancy's publicity division.

FLEETWOOD Corporation has returned an operating profit after tax of $20.2 million, an 81 per cent improvement on the previous year.

Proposed code: ISSIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Industrial software products and related professional services.

THE long-running battle between South Australian mining supply company SDS Corporation and the parent of its takeover target International Drill Quip is expected to return to the

National Australia Bank Ltd Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,088,749 ordinary shares (7.86%).

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,491,471 ordinary shares (5.36%) to 11,541,979 ordinary shares (6.51%).

MINTER Ellison lawyer Ben Wyatt has been appointed to the board of Indigenous Business Australia.

PBL offer extended to September 2.

Lodged response to ASX query.

The Commissioner today launched the 2004-05 Compliance Program at an address to the Chatswood Chamber of Commerce in Sydney.

OCEANA Gold, the mining spinoff from WA engineering firm GRD, has bought back 100 per cent of its gold hedging contracts.

Proposed code: MALIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Exploration and development of mineral sands.

Arredo Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia increased its relevant interest from 3,585,863 ordinary shares (6.04%) to 4,419,047 ordinary shares (7.45%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 13,347,534 ordinary shares (8.52%) to 11,635,822 ordinary shares (7.42%).

Geoff Balfe has been appointed an executive director at Midas Resources Limited.

1,600,000 ordinary shares will be released from escrow on August 28.

Melewar Steel Ventures Ltd have been issued with 27 million shares in Gindalbie at 12.5 cents per share, raising $3.375 million.

A RESULT earlier this year in the High Court of Australia over an appeal concerning the duties owed by liquor suppliers to their bar customers (Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby Leag

Californian Air Resources Board, chairman, Dr Alan Lloyd; Toyota Motor Corporation, general manager - Fuel Cell Commercialisation Conference of Japan, Hideaki Akamatsu; Chinese Ac

AUSTAL has posted a $20.1 million profit for the financial year ended June 30, a marked improvement on the $18.7 million loss the company posted over the same period last year whe

Zapac Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,135,590 ordinary shares (18.06%).

Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,027,990 ordinary shares (5.78%) to 5,121,039 ordinary shares (7.29%).

BERT Beevers has been appointed acting managing director of Central West TAFE.

Tribune Resources NL has appointed Dr John Andrews and Gordon Sklenka as directors.

Has contracted to purchase an 800 hectare land parcel in the semi rural suburb of Brigadoon, 30km east of Perth, for approximately $5.2 million.

Explains the characteristics of a harm prevention charity, provides examples and outlines the concessions relevant to harm prevention charities.

STRAITS Resources has announced a $6.5 million after tax profit for the first half of 2004.

JESPER Sentow has been appointed to the chief financial officer's role at Skywest.

Proposed code: AXOIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold exploration

Entrust Private Wealth Management Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,094,500 ordinary shares (10.57%).

Viking Investments Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,610,557 ordinary shares (16.03%) to 8,453,201 ordinary shares (14.1%).