THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (Business news)
Foster's foam at rumours
Foster's took a swipe as trabs-Tasman rival Lion Nathan yesterday as it booked a healthy profit an tipped a strong year ahead, sending its shares roaring to their biggest rise in a year.
Fogarty wins seizure order on Palassis home
Veteran corporate promoter Peter Fogarty has resumed his legal battle with estranged business associate Stan Palassis, winning a property seizure over the accountant's luxury Dalkeith home that could force its sale within weeks.
Pallinghurst finds another $100m for tilt at ConsMin
Brian Gilberston's Pallinghurst Resources last night threw another $100 million on the table to blow all other contenders for Consolidated Minerals out of the water.
Chinese to fund new FMG hunt
South Africans tighten Clough grip
Gekko is good for return of Wall Street's bad boy
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (General news)
Business rejects Rudd's industrial 'compromise'
Kevin Rudd's long-awaited industrial relations policy, which will create two different set of laws for workers depending on their income, has failed to win business support amid claims the changes would increase the burden of red tape and pave the way for more strikes.
WA is the dearest State to retire in
Perth is the most expensive city in Australia for retirees thanks largely to WA's mining boom, with more seniors struggling to afford basic necessities and being forced to live on the tightest of budgets, new research reveals.
Passenger boom could speed up airport merger
The redevelopment of Perth airport, including amalgamation of the domestic and international terminals, could be fast-tracked by at least five years to meet the explosion in passenger numbers as a result of WA boom.