Nickel miner Sally Malay Ltd and West Perth-based Thundelarra Exploration Ltd have signed co-existence agreements with the traditional land owners of its East Kimberley projects.
Prime Minister John Howard and his Liberal Party hold a commanding lead over Kevin Rudd and the Labor Party in a poll that has successfully predicted the outcome of the Federal Election since 1996 - Miss Maud's Coffee Bean Poll.
Subiaco-based Emmerson Resources Ltd has opened its initial public offer, aiming to raise $15 million to fund exploration of its iron oxide copper-gold assets in the Northern Territory, the company has announced.
West Perth-based Carpentaria Exploration Ltd, a spin-off of Giralia Resources NL, closed up 24 per cent in its debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, after raising $7.5 million in its initial public offer.
West Perth-based electrical engineering and control systems group LogiCamms Ltd aims to raise $10 million in its initial public offer, the company has announced.
Perth-based exploration company United Minerals Corporation Ltd has signed a joint venture deal with Norsk Hydro subsidiary Hydro Aluminium AS to establish a bauxite reserve capable of supporting an alumina refinery.
Some charitable organisations in Western Australia could be forced to pay rates to Local Governments after the Supreme Court overturned a rates exemption decision by the State Administrative Tribunal.
Moly Mines Ltd has become the latest Western Australian mining company to gain backing from US investment group Harbinger Capital, which has also invested in Fortescue Metals Group, Poseidon Nickel and Po Valley Energy.
State-owned electricity generator Verve Energy has been selected to supply electricity to Gindalbie Metals' Karara iron ore poject, making it the winner of Western Australia's biggest contested electricity contract in more than a year.
South Perth-based energy company Aviva Corporation Ltd has appointed Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd to advise on ongoing development of, and acquisitions for, its integrated energy projects, the company has announced.
Perth-based uranium explorers Atom Energy Ltd and NuPower Resources Ltd have entered into a joint venture deal to advance exploration of Atom's Natve Gap project, 120 km north of Alice Springs.
Perth-based CityView Corporation Ltd will raise $3.4 million through the issue of 11 million shares to Global Investments Strategy (UK) Ltd, the company has announced.
Takeover target Consolidated Minerals Ltd has backed an improved $1.08 billion offer from Palmary Enterprises Ltd, while also advising shareholders that its high stock price is ripe for short term profit-taking.
Western Australia is the only state in Australia where financial incentives overshadow flexible work options with almost 75% of employers highlighting financial rewards as the key staff engagement tool, according to the latest Hudson Report released today
Burke faces threat of charges; Stand-off over merger bid; 'Deeper, darker scarier' warning unnerves investors; Steven Goh back with Bell tilt at online trades; PM banks on budget revenue surge.
Skills shortages may have beset the corporate sector in Western Australia for several years, but not-for-profit organisations, some argue, have had to cope with added pressures.
What started out as a small gardening service for elderly Bayswater residents has become a 25-year commitment to aged and disability care from Bayswater Extended Community Help Organisation.
There are several ways to define the organisations whose primary objectives do not include making a profit – ‘third' sector, non-government, community profit, and public benefit are among these descriptions.
State Scene remains apprehensive about the fact that Queensland's multi-millionaire Rudd family is headed for Australia's two most prestigious addresses – Kirribilli House overlooking Sydney Harbour and The Lodge in the heart of Canberra.
Western Australia's first large-scale commercial trial of genetically modified canola has hit a major stumbling block, with the seed companies unwilling to relinquish seed for the independent trial near Esperance.
IGA Supermarkets could potentially overtake Coles Supermarkets as Western Australia's second biggest supermarket chain within 12 months as it continues to expand its operations throughout the state.
There may not appear to be much upside for tourists from the surging demand for air services by resources companies, unless of course they've always wanted to take a break to the Pilbara, kick around the red dirt, and get a glimpse of some heavy machinery
Warren Mead has sold North Fremantle's The Oyster Bar on The Beach to publicans Craig Hutchison and Patrick Prendiville, and his former general manager Anthony Posniak.
As the titans of Pilbara iron ore flirt with each other, Andrew Forrest makes his dreams a reality, and the minnows of sector fight over control of the Mid West's resources, it's little wonder that almost $7 billion of new investment plans have gone almos
For almost 20 years Cable Beach Club Resort has been the only luxury resort to offer its guests the famous Cable Beach strip at their doorstep, but that is set to change.
In the same week as the Commonwealth Bank consolidated its position as Australia's biggest online stockbroker by acquiring IWL Limited, industry pioneer Steven Goh has emerged with a new low-cost service.
Australia's planning profession has given the Western Australian planning system, and those of most other states and the ACT, a ‘C' rating in the Planning Institute of Australia's annual report released last week.
