THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES)
B&B gears up to sell offer
Alinta and its likely new owner will embark on a campaign over coming weeks to explain the complex winning bid for the group selected on Friday as financial advisers tipped many small shareholders would simply bale out for cash rather than grapple with the other options on offer.
Uranium hopefuls must act to maximise prices
The race is on for uranium companies such as Deep Yellow and Marathon Resources to develop their projectrs within the next three years to cash in on the booming uranium market, according to a Far East Captial report to be released today.
Wesfarmers surprised by KKR's Coles access
Wesfarmers is expected to warn Coles it expects equal and fair treatment in the battle for the retail giant after a rival bidding group headed by private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts on Friday was granted two weeks exclusive access to Coles data rooms.
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES)
Gillard kills off all hope for AWAs
Julia Gillard has closed the door on allowing individual statutory agreements under a Rudd Labor government, leaving business little hope they will get their wish for a workable alternative to Australian Workplace Agreements.
EPA boss leaves with a warning
Desalination and recycling will be the only options for WA's drinking water supplies within a decade as the use of precious natural sources reaches capacity, says retired environmental watchdog Wally Cox.
Multi-millionaires fuel price boom at top end
Perth's expanding multi-millionaire club is pushing the cost of riverfront mansions and penthouses to stratospheric heights as the resource-fuelled party keeps on rolling.
