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BHP Billiton chief executive officer Andrew Mackenzie has been awarded an honorary doctorate of science by Curtin University, in recognition of his contribution to the field of geochemistry and for

Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.

The federal government has watered down planned changes to the research and development tax incentive scheme, which industry players say will improve its impact on productivity.

Macmahon Holdings' shares have been smashed in early trading, falling by about 40 per cent after it was disclosed late on Friday that it had lost a major contract at Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek mine.

Everything old seems to be new again in the resources sector, with a number of old projects being rebirthed under new management.

BHP Billiton and CSIRO have announced they will spend $5 million over five years in a partnership to increase the scientific community's understanding of the Ningaloo Reef.

Resources-focused TSG Consulting has embarked on a diversification and expansion plan in response to a growing demand from companies trying to unlock the secrets of big data.

Automotive and aerospace equipment developer Orbital Corporation's majority owned mine site safety product Remsafe has secured a $2 million order from a major Western Australian iron ore mining company.

Rio Tinto's strong profit reported earlier today will please investors in one of state's biggest employers, though the big miner's fresh round of job shedding is a warning shot across the bows of the Western Australian economy, with more warning shots likely to be fired over the next 12 days.

The North West Shelf's six joint venture partners have yet to declare their hand as a deadline for ending their joint gas marketing agreement draws near.

The problems for BHP Billiton's management team didn't start with the South32 proposal, but that plan has brought things to a head.

Walk down many major city streets these days and there seems to be a renewed sense of vibrancy and excitement. This is particularly true of Perth, where once shady, unloved laneways are being brought back to life with fashionable new bars, restaurants and shops springing to life on an almost-weekly basis.

Cost wins out above all other considerations in the search for efficiency, which is why a strengthening US dollar could pose challenges for Caterpillar.

Fortescue Metals Group surprised investors earlier today with a better-than-expected December quarter production report, but that should not stop speculation that it could be a key player in Western Australia's deal of the decade.

A dispute between privately owned Alinta Energy and Horizon Power hangs over state government plans to overhaul the north-west's unregulated electricity network.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has committed $10 million to the development of an interactive water park at Elizabeth Quay.

Costing between $40,000 and $100,000, the drones Paul Deuchar sells and trains people to fly are more than just expensive toys.

Successfully doing business in India involves navigating a labyrinthine world usually impenetrable to outsiders.

BHP Billiton spin-off South32 is set to take up 8,300 square metres at 108 St Georges Terrace, in a conditional lease deal announced by the building's 50 per cent owner Brookfield Properties Austra

There's cautious optimism things could start to head in the right direction next year after a shocker in 2014.

Engine technology developer Orbital Corporation plans to raise $10 million via a convertible note issue to fund its acquisition of electrical product manufacturer REMSAFE.

Small iron ore miners operating in a $70/t environment are struggling, but in a different way so are the majors battling to satisfy investor expectations.

Mining giant BHP has celebrated the export of its billionth tonne of iron ore to China, after a relationship of more than four decades, but the next billion is not far off.

BHP Billiton's plans to renew the lease on its fly-in, fly-out camp on the outskirts of Newman, rather than take up existing empty housing in the town, has prompted a chorus of dissent from Pilbara-focused property groups.

The mining giant says it's about heritage, but the new moniker for its less-loved assets shows the management team has plenty of latitude.

London may seem like an odd place to be picking over the entrails of the world's resources industries, but the title of the Mines and Money conference says it all, really.

The tougher business climate has prompted some WA companies to cut executive salaries, but most have held the line and some have even awarded pay rises.

Fortescue Metals Group has ended a tough week for the iron ore sector by halving its projected capital expenditure for the 2015 financial year to $US650 million, in response to the continued weakening of the iron ore price.

The Woodside Petroleum-led North West Shelf venture has agreed to proceed with its $1.2 billion Persephone gas project off the Western Australian coast.

NRW Holdings chairman Ian Burston has told shareholders the contractor will not be "jerked around by anybody" after revealing it is in a dispute over its largest project at Roy Hill.

The success of Perth technology company Track'em has attracted plenty of interest from investors, but founder Kashif Saleem says he hasn't ruled out taking the business public.

The US is leading the charge to cheaper oil and gas, and its industries are taming the internet to turn a buck in the digital world.

Companies are making a strong push to improve support for fly-in, fly-out employees.

BHP Billiton officially confirmed today it has scrapped the sale of its Nickel West business in Western Australia "at this time" after failing to attract a buyer at an acceptable price.

Engine technology developer Orbital Corporation has moved to acquire half of electrical product manufacturer REMSAFE from co-founder Nick Bertucci for $5 million.

The South West may be the scene of a political and environmental battle over bauxite mining not seen for 30 years.

Psst … looking for a bargain? Here's a way to buy $1 for less than $1 by acquiring a fistful of shares in Mt Gibson Iron.

Tugboat operator Teekay Shipping and the world's fourth largest iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group have condemned the decision of 56 tugboat workers to bring Port Hedland to a halt for four hours next Wednesday .

China's maturing economy, not a conspiracy of collusion, is behind the actions of WA's two biggest iron ore miners.

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