THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (Business news)
Alcoa's $40m bid to beat gas crisis
Aluminium giant Alcoa has highlighted WA's chronic gas shortage by striking a landmark deal under which it will contribute $40 million towards a major exploration program aimed at finding energy to power its mining operations in the South West.
BHP makes Olympic jump
Expanding the Olympic Dam copper-uranium mine in remote South Australia will be bigger and more costly the anything BHP Billiton has undertaken, prompting chief executive-elect Martin Kloppers to create a new senior management position for the project.
EPA Pardoo probe delays Atlas iron mine start-up
Aspiring iron ore junior Atlas iron has had its first major setback, saying the start of mining would be pushed back at least six months because of delays in gaining environmental clearance for its Pardoo project.
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (General news)
Sunday trade "means price rises"
WA independent grocers have launched a new fight against extended trading hours, citing a fresh reportwhihch shows food prices have risen faster in Sydney, where Woolworth and Coles dominate the market more than in Perth.
Students take easy path to uni
Teachers' fear that new uppper school outcomes-based education courses such as physical education and media studies would lure away students from traditional subjects have been realised, with statistics showing pupils flocking to less demanding courses.
Mining lobby fails Labor on IR policy
The rift over industrial relations in the resources sector will widen further today with the release of the Australian Mines and Metals Association's long-awaited analysis of the policies of the Federal government and Opposition