Three major South African engineering and construction companies have entered the Australian market with a bang, and each has adopted a different strategy.
Engineering and construction contractor Clough Ltd has told shareholders the company has dealt with its problem contracts and can look forward to profitable trading in future.
The relationship between the PharmAust Ltd board and its former managing director, Paul D'Sylva, has further soured with the company initiating legal action over his handling of the business.
Between the facade of the heritage-listed Railway Hotel and the relatively new Medina Executive Plaza hotel and apartments on Barrack Street in Perth sits the unassuming alfresco area of the modern bar and restaurant Bar 138 on Barrack.
GB Energy Ltd has entered into a funding and subscription agreement to earn up to a 50 per cent stake in Australian Sustainable Energy Corporation Pty Ltd.
Labor governments in NSW and Victoria announced today plans to lift their moratoria on genetically modified canola production, but their stance has not softened the opposition of Western Australian agriculture minister Kim Chance to GM crops.
Perth-based Aquila Resources Ltd has agreed to subscribe, via its subsidiary Aquila Steel Pty Ltd, for 72 million shares in Cullen Resources Ltd at 10 cents each to raise $7.2 million.
As part of a strategic review of its business, Axiom Properties Ltd has established a Property Funds Management Business and is looking to raise $100 million to invest in development assets.
Western Australia's education system has been allowed to slip into crisis under the Carpenter Government, says shadow education minister Peter Collier.
Fairstar Resources Ltd has announced that acceptances for its off-market takeover bid for Golden West Resources Limited have now increased further to a total of 33.73% of the issued capital of Golden West.
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West Perth-based gold company Alchemy Resources Ltd has made a disappointing debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, closing at 23 cents, 2 cents below its offer price.
Takeover bids for scaffolding company PCH Group Ltd and diamond producer Kimberley Diamond Company NL today went unconditional after their UK-based suitors secured enough shareholder support for their respective offers.
In a move flagged two weeks ago in WA Business News' hard copy edition, Australia's resource industry has some new competition with the official launch of CITIC Pacific Mining, proponents of the $5.2 billion Sino Iron Project planned for Cape Preston.
Opposition Leader Paul Omodei has called on the new federal government to expedite the delivery of election promises to Western Australia, including bringing forward the $100 million promised via the petroleum resource rent tax scheme.
Navitas Ltd has entered into a Recognition and Educational Services Agreement with The University of Manitoba to establish its second college in Canada.
There was further change in the relatively new boutique brewing sector with Empire Beer Group Ltd announcing the resignation of Phillip Gallagher as managing director and a director of the company.
VDM Group Ltd subsidiary, Civmec Construction & Engineering Pty Ltd, has been awarded a $30 million contract to construct a permanent mine camp at Moorvale Queensland.
Outgoing deputy prime minister Mark Vaile has become the latest coalition leader to quit, stepping down as Nationals leader in the wake of last weekend's crushing election defeat.
Rio Tinto Ltd today announced a $2.7 billion expansion of its Pilbara iron ore mining operations, which it will use to support its claim that it has better growth prospects than its competitors, including would-be suitor BHP Billiton Ltd.
Agricultural and forestry fund manager, Great Southern Limited, has recorded lower than expected project sales revenue on the back of legislative uncertainty surrounding non-forestry managed investment schemes, driving its 2007 net profit down 29 per cent
Outgoing defence minister Brendan Nelson has become the third senior Liberal to put up his hand for the party leadership, as Nationals' leader Mark Vaile today joined the former ministers choosing to exit politics.
With Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd set to appoint a fresh cabinet, the Real Estate Institute of Australia has renewed calls for the federal government to appoint a dedicated minister for housing.
Western Australia's peak business lobby is seeking certainty from the Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd that he will maintain the responsible and effective management of the economy to ensure Western Australia's growth and prosperity continue.
West Perth-based Northern Iron Ltd has aims to raise up to $140 million in its initial public offer to fund acquisitions and exploration over its Sydvaranger Iron project in northern Norway.
Swiss mining group Xstrata plc has reduced the minimum acceptance level in its Jubilee Mines takeover offer from 90 per cent to 50 per cent, after struggling to win acceptances from Jubilee shareholders.
