THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES)
Iron ore boom to roll on
The good times for Australian iron ore miners are set to keep rolling at least until the end of the decade, as Chinese demand shows no sign of slowing.
$8.9m HQ sale gives WA Club a lifeline
The Western Australian club is facing a brighter future after selling its historic premises at 101 St George's Terrace for $8.9 million to local investors Tony and Maria Priolo.
Shelf gas plant bill hits $2.6b
Relentless cost pressures are tipped to have driven the capital cost of the train 5 expansion of the Woodside-managed-North West Shelf gas project to as much as $2.6 billion.
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES)
Multiplex family sell out for $1.2b
Multiplex, the Perth comapny known around the world as The Well Built Australian, effectively fell under foreign control last night for the first time in its 45 years after the three children of late founder John Roberts cashed in their 26 per cent shareholding for almost $1.2 billion in cash.
Stressed hospital staff 'bullied' by managers
Widespread dissatisfaction and a long list of problems including declining patient care and a lack of staff have been detailed in a damning Health Department staff survey, the details of which the department refused to release.
'No record' of report to D'Orazio
Embattled Independent MP John D'Orazio yesterday received support for his claim that he was never given a chance to respond to a draft Corruption and Crime Commission Report. The head of Parliament's mail system said there was no record of a package arriving on the day CCC boss Mike Silverstone says it was sent to Mr D'Orazio at the House by courier.
