THE state government has launched two initiatives to boost apprenticeships and training, but the opposition says the government's plans are short-sighted and inadequate.
THE computer games industry is burgeoning, with recent figures from market analysts in the US quoting double-digit year-on-year growth, while a similar trend in Europe has continued developments that have been ongoing for several years.
ONLY 55 per cent of directors agree that their chief executive officer's remuneration package is appropriate, according to an Insync Surveys and Board Benchmarking study on remuneration.
Chamber of Minerals and Energy president Kim Horne has supported the concept of a national amalgamation of mining industry bodies but has not accepted the detail of current proposals.
Bunnings Warehouse has outlined its growth plans for the state, with two new stores set to open this year and development approval being sought for another store in Forrestdale.
Engineering and construction company Paladio Group has forecast full-year net profit to reach up to $12 million before any write down associated with the collapse of Windimurra Vanadium.
The state Governor has today approved the appointment of former Northern Territory bureaucrat Richard Sellers to the role of Director General at the Department of Mines and Petroleum.
North Perth-based Australian Renewable Fuels says it has received a termination notice from Fortescue Metals Group regarding the supply of biodiesel to the Cloudbreak mine site in the Pilbara.
Shares in Port Bouvard have jumped as much as 20 per cent today as the property developer cleared a major hurdle for the its proposed Point Grey development near Mandurah.
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Minerals testing company Essa Australia has dramatically revised down its second half revenue and profit outlook, and anticipates that its full-year result will be around breakeven.
The national petroleum safety regulator has issued a prohibition notice to Woodside Energy following a fire at its processing facility last week in the Vincent oil field.
The development timeline for Gindalbie Metals' $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has been pushed back after delays in gaining foreign investment and environmental approvals.
Only two companies were allocated funds in the first round of the federal government's $50 million Geothermal Drilling Program with West Perth-based Torrens Energy one of the companies to miss out.
West Perth-based Gunson Resources will consider building its zircon processing plant in Western Australia instead of China following recommendations that it will save money.
Osborne Park-based Cell Aquaculture has entered a joint venture deal to establish a $20 million land-based seafood production facility in South Africa.
Rio chairman on cue for Chinalco deal; Anticipated bids spark 33% surge in Asciano; $95m to settle Re-HIH matter; Labor risk to youth jobs – OECD; Health insurance rebate ‘a waste'
Rio Tinto shareholders have shown their displeasure with the miner, casting a strong protest vote against the re-election of director Rod Eddington and the company's remuneration report.
Over 40 per cent of small businesses say they will employ fewer staff after the introduction of the Rudd government's Fair Work Bill on July 1, a Drake International survey has found.
GRD's engineering subsidiary GRD Minproc has been awarded a design contract for Felix Resources' $400 million Moorlarben coal project in New South Wales.
Perth-based oil and gas explorer Buru Energy has unveiled a $41 million takeover bid by a company linked to its chairman, which has proposed to fund the offer out of Buru's cash reserves.
Engineering firm RCR Tomlinson has forecast a full-year fiscal 2009 net profit of up to $13 million as profit expectations are hit by delayed or cancelled projects.
