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Home buyers looking to enter the market are being told houses in Perth and Brisbane will offer 'bang for your buck' as the roll back of the first home owners grant boost has had little effect on the lower-end of the market.

Cobham Aviation Services Australia has today secured the country's largest-ever aviation support contract for the resources industry with a $170 million contract to provide flight services for Chevron's operations in the north of the state.

Perth-based Mantra Resources will raise a total $C67.2 million ($A70 million) from North American and European institutional investors for its Mkuju River uranium project in Tanzania.

The Pulpwood Plantations proposal to take over Great Southern timber schemes was withdrawn today before the official vote was to take place, as attention now turns towards rival bidder Gunns.

A report released today has refuted commonly reported perceptions of the Australian housing market, saying homes in the country are not overly expensive with the median price at $371,000.

THE CBD office leasing market is in a far healthier position than it was heading into the last boom, according to the latest market research from Colliers International.

AUTISM West Support Inc has launched a five-year strategic plan to raise awareness of the neurobiological disorder, following the opening of a new Autism West Centre in Nedlands last month.

Like fine wine, it takes a lot of effort to produce a good coffee. Adam Orlando reports.

FEDERAL opposition leader Tony Abbott named his front bench earlier this week, giving the country a taste of who he thinks will play the key roles in his attack on Kevin Rudd's government.

It is becoming increasingly clear that Western Australia will be stretched by a spate of massive gas projects over the next few years.

What's behind the interesting tale of two uranium miners?

The anointing of a rival bidder by research houses means Pulpwood Plantations is an outsider to secure the necessary votes this week to take over Great Southern timber schemes.

What role should the state have in the development of business hubs?

Agriculture has an air of gloom about it, but key players reckon there is plenty to be positive about.

The delay of an ETS is good news for Australia.

WITH more than half a dozen new conference facilities and function venues opening in regional Western Australia during the past year, businesses planning their next corporate getaway are spoilt for choice.

OUTDOOR cinemas, a mainstay of Perth's summer events calendar, are continuing their spread in the state's popular regional tourist centres.

NOTHING says festive season more aptly than the pop of a cork from a bottle of fizz, but in these times of tight belts and Scroogish sentiment, shall we shave the Christmas spend a tad by going for the cheaper option this Noel?

Retailing is replacing production as the place to make money from pearls.

A ROAD extension project considered vital for the development of the Rockingham/Kwinana industrial area has been indefinitely delayed due to health and environmental concerns.

THE release of long-awaited plans for the Northbridge Link may have grabbed the headlines, but the organisation responsible for delivering the project has unfinished business to attend to elsewhere in the city

Golden West Resources says it is investigating the viability of short-term gold production at its Wiluna West project in the Mid West for next year.

West Perth-based Rubianna Resources has made a strong debut on the Australian Securities Exchange today, with its share price closing at a 50 per cent premium to its issue price.

Melbourne-based La Trobe University has named education provider Navitas as the preferred tenderer to manage its existing international college.

Civmec Construction and Engineering has started construction of its $24 million fabrication facility at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, aimed at lifting the state's chances of winning larger contracts.

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals is budgeting a further $US150 million to bring the Ravensthorpe nickel mine into production within 18 months, after it today announced it had bought the operation from BHP Billiton.

Western Australian industrialist Gordon Martin has conceded defeat in his bid to take control of Great Southern's timber schemes.

The Urban Development Institute of Australia has welcomed the federal government's move to provide infrastructure funding based on 30-year strategic plans suggesting it's a critical step required to meet growing demand for land.

Tony Jack's bid to take control of Great Southern's timber schemes has caught the attention of the corporate regulator after projections contained in its proposal were deemed inappropriate.

The head of Western Australia's real estate institute was unsurprised to learn of the massive price paid out for the purchase of iron ore heiress, Angela Bennett's Mosman Park mansion, reportedly a national record at $57.5 million.

Property developer Cedar Woods Properties has bought a 2.55 hectare residential development site in a Melbourne suburb for $22.5 million with plans to build 70 new homes and townhouses.

Shares in Cape Lambert Resources have entered a trading halt as it prepares to release details of the completed $214 million initial public offer for Q Copper.