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For all the clout that multinationals Chevron and Shell might normally expect to wield, it is clearly Woodside boss Don Voelte who wears the pants when it comes to the Browse LNG venture in the Kimberley.

Cazaly Resources has had to terminate a $4 million capital raising after it received indications that it was unlikely to get the funds.

Woodside chief Don Voelte today welcomed the federal government's strict deadline for moving forward with development of the giant Browse gasfield as "brilliant" and "a shot in the arm" for the people of the Kimberley.

West Perth-based Avalon Minerals plans to raise $6.6 million to fund exploration and feasibility studies at its Viscaria copper project in Sweden.

Three Western Australian boutique hotels have been named among Australia's and New Zealand's top 33 properties in an international travel guide from boutique and luxury hotel specialists, Mr & Mrs Smith.

Progress towards a final investment decision for the $20 billion Wheatstone project is gathering pace with operator Chevron today awarding the offshore component of a key contract to Technip Oceania and WorleyParsons subsidiary, Intecsea.

The partners in the Woodside-led Browse Basin gas project must spend $1.25 billion within the next three years under the terms of a lease renewal offer made by the federal and state governments.

THE state government will defer a mandatory introduction of six-star green-star energy efficiency requirements to new residential building projects for 12 months, following a five-year campaign against the proposed amendments by the Master Builders Associ

THE Diabetes Research Foundation of WA has embarked on a $1.2 million fundraising initiative to finance research designed to tackle the escalating health and financial toll of diabetes in Western Australia.

Despite a certain ambivalence towards the industry, a local restaurateur has staked his claim in Scarborough and Hillarys. Russell Quinn reports.

Premier Colin Barnett was in a good mood at a Chevron function earlier this week, remarking how politics is cyclical.

A WA senator believes local climate evidence contradicts the case for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

The change in Liberal Party thinking on an emissions trading scheme constitutes a remarkable about face.

Dick Lester's changing strategy amid fallout from the GFC.

The corporate watchdog seems under-represented in this state.

AN alternative fuel that could help tackle waste oil problems faced at mine sites is being tested and developed in Western Australia.

Liberal Party research points to a declining support base.

The state needs friends for the tough task of making the Pilbara liveable.

The pay packets of top executives at Western Australian companies have been largely unaffected by the global meltdown.

SHARE options are a common part of high-level remuneration packages intended to be powerful incentives for company executives- but they can quickly go 'underwater' when markets tumble.

IF you measure the value of a chief executive by the salary he or she takes and compare it to what heads of similar size companies receive, Andrew Forrest would come out on top in Western Australia year in, year out.

PLANNING Minister John Day has released a new industrial lands strategy with a focus on general and light industry needs for the next 20 years.

BELMONT-BASED construction firm Pindan has responded to a spike in demand for transportable housing by creating a new transportable housing company, Formas Australia.

Local forestry veteran Tony Jack has accused receiver McGrathNicol of using his bid for the collapsed Great Southern timber schemes to find a better deal for the bank creditors at the expense of out-of-pocket investors.

Northbridge-based Impact Minerals plans to raise $5 million through a placement managed by Hartleys, to ramp-up exploration at its Bostwana uranium project.

Brainytoys has called in Bryan Hughes of Pitcher Partners as administrator to the company, ending more than a year of uncertainty surrounding the Perth toy company.

Property developer Aspen Group has secured a new $20.5 million banking facility which will allow it to pay back its short-term debt and create more headroom under an existing senior facility.

The state government has instructed Main Roads to change its contracting policy so that smaller companies have more opportunity to bid for roadworks contracts.

The Senate has rejected the government's emissions trading scheme a second time, giving Labor a trigger for a double dissolutio

Woodside Petroleum says it will not reverse a decision to change new accommodation arrangements at its $12 billion Pluto gas project despite workers today going on an illegal 48-hour strike.

Burswood-based Kangaroo Resources has raised $30 million for the purchase and development of a number of coal assets in Indonesia.

West Perth-based oil and gas explorer Red Sky Energy has raised $4.5 million, with strong interest from institutional investors.