The state government will get a US$22 million stamp duty windfall after Canadian company Cameco completed the purchase of the Yeelirrie uranium project for US$430 million.
Nexus Energy has exercised a put option to sell 2 per cent of its 17 per cent stake in the Crux gas field off the northwest coast to Royal Dutch Shell for $75 million.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering is looking to capitalise on unprecedented demand for its services from the liquefied natural gas sector by launching a joint venture with international electri
The former head of Western Australia's anti-corruption commission believes Julia Gillard may have breached state law by providing legal advice for the incorporation of an association used
Apartments developer Finbar is preparing expanded plans for the Springs Rivervale redevelopment area, after acquiring three vacant sites for $9.35 million.
The state government has awarded the $200 million managing construction contract for the Elizabeth Quay inlet to a joint venture between Leighton Contractors and Broad Construction Services.
Shares in struggling surfwear retailer Billabong have dived almost 15 per cent after it downgraded its earnings guidance and said it was considering a fresh $527 million takeover bid.
The upheavals in the iron ore sector dominated news in 2012 but our readers were also keen to hear about mining magnates, real estate, new hotels and one particular barrister.
The Australian market has opened higher amid signs US politicians are willing to compromise to avoid the world's largest economy falling off the fiscal cliff.
THE federal government has released a paper on draft governance standards and financial reporting regulations for charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission.
BHP Billiton has agreed to continue its partnership with Mission Australia, committing $4.5 million over the next five years to the ‘Connected: From Classroom to Career' program.
THE residents of the remote Nepalese village of Ghilling are a step closer to creating a sustainable local economy, with the help of a Perth-based not-for-profit group.
IT seems society is loosening up; the internet, music, movies, book titles, TV, and texting have created an ‘openness revolution' not matched since the 1960s.
FORMER US president Hany S Truman is famously quoted as having said “The buck stops here”, and I've seen this quote (and others similar) framed and up on many a CEO's office wall.
Iron ore producer BC Iron says its $190 million deal with Fortescue Metals to boost output to six million tonnes will not be affected by any sale of Fortescue's infrastructure assets.
PLANS for the overhaul of Karratha's central business district are progressing with development applications lodged and more state funds allocated to revitalisation projects.
CONSTRUCTION of nearly 100,000 square metres of office space is under way in Perth's near-city suburbs, with the start of work on a 15,000sqm complex in Herdsman Business Park.
A YOUNG Perth entrepreneur has teamed up with a leader among Malaysian start-up businesses in a bid to boost the success of local technology entrepreneurs.
Environment minister Bill Marmion has announced the Big Day Out will be forced to finish an hour earlier than scheduled, following noise complaints from residents.
