Staff Reporters

A definitive feasibility study into Galaxy Resources' Mt Caittlin lithium-tantalum project has pegged capital costs at $68 million, with construction to start in August this year.

Babcock & Brown Power has signed an agreement to sell the assets of Alinta EATM Pty Ltd to Aurora Energy in a bid to pay down its debt.

Perth has come out top of the pops in radio advertising revenue, experiencing the largest percentage increase to reach some $85 million in 2008 as the medium proves to be the most resilient of the traditional media in tough economic times.

Former Perth-based explorer Goldstar Resources is the latest casualty of the global financial market meltdown, with the appointment today of voluntary administrators.

Australian mining unions are still pushing ahead for substantial pay rises, particularly for Western Australian power workers, at a time when mining giants are planning massive staff cuts.

Vehicle sales in Western Australia have largely remained stable during 2008 despite a 14 per cent drop in purchases in December.

Perth-based stockbroker Euroz says it will pay shareholders an interim dividend as it posts an unaudited first half net profit of $1.6 million, down from $14.6 million from the same period last year.

Automotive Technology Group has broken into China's massive automobile market after it signed an exclusive distribution deal with a Chinese company for its Sprintex Supercharger products.

The staff here at WA Business News would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2009.

The founder of collapsed property group Westpoint, Norm Carey, has been given back his licence to operate as a real estate agent, following a successful appeal in the State Administrative Tribunal.

Phosphate Resources has warned it may incur some losses in some of the remaining months of this financial year, as it reports a profit before tax of over $62 million.

Pressure grows on banks over rates; Hogan stockbroker shuts the door; Pan pharma class action seeks $120m compo; Banks fees yield extra $2bn; Aussie hedge fund freezes payouts

ATO gives Wickenby target $1m; Multiplex poised to build Fiona Stanley; Regulator ready to curb ATO aggression; CCC fails to censor McCusker report; Arrow takes aim at Pure

Western Areas chairman Terrence Streeter has continued to sell down his shares in the nickel miner, today revealing he pocketed nearly $2.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore has confirmed it has suspended operations at its HIsmelt joint venture in Kwinana for three months on the back of falling demand for pig iron.

Shake-up for ASX capital raising rules; ASX 100 face losses of $50bn; Metal meltdown to persist; Super funds seek tax relief; Razor gang to fund rescue

The Australian sharemarket was weaker at noon, dragged down by losses in the materials and energy sectors.

OZ Minerals will shed a further 189 jobs this week as it closes its flagship Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania due to the low price of the metal.

Some financial relief for mining companies with projects in Western Australia with the state government freezing rate rises for environmental bonds.

Exporters taxed to boost borders; Qantas ditches BA merger; Bang goes the west's boom; Jilted shipowners sue FMG; Fahour is pushed aside as Clyne takes reins at NAB

The Australian share market finished marginally in the black with a weaker Commonwealth Bank and energy stocks weighed on the bourse.

Swan to act after US rates hit zero; Health premiums poised to soar as losses mount; Rort purge culls skilled migrants; Miners and producers fall hostage to imploding demand for steel; Costly share bungle hits CBA

Port Hedland consortium named THE state government has selected a consortium comprising Satterley Property, Leighton Contractors and Ngarda Civil and Mining as the preferred proponent to investigate t

THE state government announced it would inject an extra $400 million over the next four years into the royalties for regions scheme as the policy that tipped Premier Colin Barnett into power is offici

Finsia Residential Property Outlook The strength of Australia's economy has been highlighted in recent years by its ability to withstand a number of internal and external events, including a major dro

SPEAKING of marketing, the Note is always intrigued by the conventions of naming. Take for instance the building we knew to be Century City is now going to be simply known as 100 St Georges Terrace.

FAMILY owned small business Casa Dairy Products has won the best retail product category at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards, organised by the Food Industry Association of WA.

UWA Professor Peter Quinn has been appointed the director of a new $20 million radio astronomy research centre, headquartered at UWA.

REGIONAL energy supplier Horizon Power has teamed up with Darwin-based PowerCorp and Perth-based SunPower Australia to build two hybrid solar-diesel power stations in the Pilbara, at a cost of $25 mil

RIO Tinto will cut 14,000 jobs, slash its 2009 capital spending from $9 billion to $4 billion and increase asset sales in order to reduce its $38.9 billion debt by a further $10 billion by the end of

THE number of housing finance commitments in Western Australia rose 5 per cent for the month of October, seasonally adjusted, compared to the previous month, but remains almost 20 per cent down on the

PREMIER Colin Barnett said he was thrilled with a federal government infrastructure package, which included $195 million for the Ord River Irrigation Scheme but had very limited contributions for othe