FORMER Woodside Petroleum executive Dave Agostini (pictured) has been appointed executive of the state government-Commonwealth inquiry into the Varanus Island gas explosion, along with Kym Bills of th
HISTORY shows us that the disillusioned, the disenfranchised, the oppressed, the impoverished, the downtrodden will eventually turn on the society that spawned and then abandoned them.
THE mortgage broking industry is preparing for a major transformation as the credit crisis and slowdown in the real estate market continues to dampen demand.
Western Australia's leading consulting engineers have expressed concern over the state government's capital works program, after a number of advanced projects were put on hold.
VENDORS and lessors of commercial buildings could be required by law to disclose the energy efficiency of their buildings under a proposed federal government scheme.
Kenneth Ambrecht bought 3,070 shares in Fortescue Metals Group at $2.281 per share at share market price, bringing the total value of his shares to $14,362369.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group has expanded its presence in China with the signing of another deal with one of the country's largest car manufacturers.
Resource explorer Centamin Egypt has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters to raise $73 million through a share placement, with funds to be applied to the development of the Sukari gold mine.
The closure of BHP Billiton's Ravensthorpe nickel operations will strip the state government of up to $20 million in mining royalties a year and is expected to cut the region's population by half.
A new survey of Australia's chief executives in the manufacturing, construction and services industries has painted a grim picture for 2009, with sales for all sectors expected to weaken as the country starts to experience a significant slowdown.
A higher gold price has boosted Dominion Mining's quarterly revenue by 27 per cent despite a dip in production and higher cash costs at its Challenger mine in South Australia.
Perseus Mining plans to raise over $8 million through a share placement to fast track the completion of the feasibility study at its Ayanfuri gold project in Ghana and for working capital.
BHP Billiton has reported a rise in iron ore production for the first half of the 2009 financial year but said it had received requests from some iron ore customers for deferrals to shipments amid the weak economic environment.
BHP Billiton has today announced plans to cut 2100 jobs in Western Australia as it suspends operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel mine indefinitely and scales back production at its Mt Keith nickel mine on the back of a falling metal price.
Wall Street plunged yesterday adding to losses from the markets' worst week since November 2008, as fears about the banking sector offset optimism surrounding the inauguration of US President Barack Obama.
Bentley-based mining services company TeamTech has been acquired by Vancouver-headquartered Gemcom Software International, which will complement the latter's mine performance division.
West Perth-based explorer Advance Energy has received a return on investment of over 100 per cent as it finalises the $3 million sale of its Lone Camp gas project in Texas.
Shares in nickel miner Albidon have slumped over 41 per cent as it posts "disappointing" production figures and suspends some development work at its Zambian mine.
Nickel miner Western Areas says it has probably recorded the lowest cash costs in Australia as production at its Flying Fox mine in Western Australia exceeded its yearly target.
The US sharemarkets were closed overnight for the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday, and no major local data was due for release on today, although the Australian dollar was expected to stay under $US0.6775.
The Forest Product Commission has estimated the damage from a fire, which swept through more than 2,500 hectares of pines near Yanchep, at around $100 million to industry and $10 million in stumpage value to the state government.
Hundreds of unionised Alcoa workers in Western Australia have today voted in favour of job security over pay increases in a bid to work with the company in the current economic uncertainty.
A prominent Western Australian economist and Treasurer Troy Buswell have both said the state is unlikely to dip into recession in 2011, as projected by economic forecaster Access Economics.
West Perth-based Carnegie Corporation has entered into a preliminary agreement with the Department of Defence to investigate the feasibility of a wave energy facility at Garden Island off Western Australia.
Shares in BHP Billiton have climbed higher despite a report the miner could close its Ravensthorpe nickel mine and some 700 employees may lose their jobs.
Western Areas Exploration Pty Ltd has been ordered by the Full Court of the Court of Appeal to pay for the appeal costs for Terry Streeter, chairman of unrelated company Western Areas, and his colleague.
West Perth-based oil and gas explorer GB Energy says it has the option to spend over $2 million to acquire a major interest in Protean Power which was developed a concept for a wave energy converter.
