Outsourcing of state services through public-private partnerships may be a politically touchy subject but the Western Australian government has made significant progress in this field this year, ac
Those investors who have suffered through the uranium sector's miserable 2011 probably don't have any optimism left, but the ones who can summon up a last skerrick of hope may just find reasons to
If there was one decision that highlighted the weakness of the stock market for most of 2011, it was the deferral of mining contractor Barminco's initial public offering.
In a year when big deals were few and far between, the $4 billion acquisition by the Kerry Stokes-controlled WA Newspapers Holdings to buy most of his other media assets was something of a standout
International subsea engineering company Wood Group Kenny has won an $8 million front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the subsea development of Hess Exploration's Equus offshore deep
Legacy Iron Ore will acquire a 60 per cent share in Hawthorn Resources for $5 million in a deal which will terminate the Mt Bevan iron ore project joint venture between the two companies.
Tax professionals have questioned the logic behind the federal government's plan to remove the living away from home allowance for temporary residents, a group of employees used heavily by the mini
Australia is expected to remain a hot spot of merger and acquisition activity because of its cashed-up companies, in defiance of a worldwide slump in corporate deals, new research finds.
Australian stocks ended slightly weaker after a day of choppy trade as positive minutes from the central bank's meeting helped investors shrug off the ongoing economic gloom.
Environment minister Bill Marmion has backed the Environmental Protection Authority's decision to reject a Central West Coal proposal to develop a coal mine south of Eneabba.
Shares in Gloucester Coal are in a trading halt following reports it was in talks about an $8 billion merger that would create Australia's largest independent coal producer.
Perth-based Indo Mines has entered into an agreement with Indonesian investment company the Rajawali group which includes a $13.2 million share placement.
Following a successful $3 million initial public offering, WA minerals explorer Goldphyre Resources today listed on the ASX, with shares dropping from an initial price of 20 cents to close at 16 ce
More than one million tonnes of recycled construction and demolition (C&D) waste could be diverted from landfill and used to build roads under a landmark agreement between Main Roads WA and the
Perth-based Intierra Resources Intelligence has acquired Sweden-based Raw Materials Group (RMG) to create one of the industry's largest global database groups.
The federal government is going after directors of failed companies who, having avoided liability for workers' entitlements and other debts, restart the business under a similar name.
