THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (Businesss news)
AWB price lift falls short
Monopoly wheat exporter AWB is expected to lift its price for growers for the coming wheat harvest by up to $30 a tonne but its price would remain $50 a tonne or more behind other offers in the market.
Takeovers tipped as profit fall hits shares
Speculation is growing that the deteriorating season could trigger a fresh outbreak of takeover action in the agribusiness sector as the prospect of falling profits hits the share prices of many of the major players.
Cazaly caught up in lapsed tenement stoush in Kimberley
Cazaly Resources' epic battle for control of the Shovelanna iron ore deposit in the Pilbara looks poised to be relived, as a small Perth explorer backed by nickel king Kerry Harmanis fights to regain a potentially rich gold lease in the Kimberley.
Northern Rock on brink as investors rush funds
Desperate bid to oust PharmAust directors
New boss backs Credit Union values
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (General news)
Backflip on rare spider saves $12b mine plan
Rio Tinto has been given the go ahead to mine more than $12 billion worth of iron ore in the Pilbara after WA's environmental watchdog reversed a decision to reject the plans to protect a rare, microscopic spider-like creature.
Oil roubles turn to ore as Russian billionaires eye WA
Russian oligarchs have turned to WA, pouring billions upon billions of rubles into the state's resources sector in a bid to add to the oil, mineral and utility empires they built up after the fall of communism in the Soviet Union.
Liberals rule out new push against PM
While campaigning in his seat of Bennelong yesterday, Prime Minister John Howard said rumours that he could stand down as early as tomorrow were news to him.
AWAs best for mining industry: new report
Australian Workplace Agreement have helped some mine sites double productivity, halve absenteeism, remove overtime and stop strikes, the powerful mining lobby says in a report to be released today.
