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Mineral exploration company Platinum Australia Ltd and earthmoving player NRW Holdings Ltd have been added to the S&P/ASX 200 list.

Welshpool-based NRW Holdings Ltd is pleased to advise that the agreement between NRW and Simfer S.A, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has been extended through to December 31 2009

West Perth-based Lion Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lion International Investments Ltd, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 20.7 million ordinary shares in Papua Petroleum Ltd.

BHP confident about EU showdown over Rio bid; Gas crisis: now industry is hit by electricity cuts; Midwest shares slump as more take Sinosteel cash; Fast money: how Opes director blew $40 million; Regulator fines Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto Ltd has paid a $100,000 fine to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission after it alleged the major had failed to adhere to disclosure provisions in its $US38.1 billion acquisition of Alcan Inc

As concern grows about the impact of Tuesday's explosion at the Varanus Island gas plant the spectre of the 1998 Longford gas explosion in Victoria looms, notably in terms of economic cost.

One of Western Australia's longest serving resources sector representatives, David Parker, has quit his role as a director of leading industry lobby group the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy.

Osborne Park-based Fairstar Resources Ltd can now concentrate on its takeover of neighbour Golden West Resources Ltd, after the sale of shares held by ANZ Bank in the wake of the Opes Prime disaster.

Funds management group, Viburnum Funds Pty Ltd has opened the Viburnum Private Equity Fund 2, a new fund targeting private equity investments in small to medium-sized enterprises in Western Australia.

Belmont-based mineral exploration company Richmond Mining Ltd expects to list on the stock market next week after its initial public offer closed oversubscribed.

Perth-based engineering services company Neptune Marine Services Ltd has delivered its new million construction support vessel and signed a $4.5 million letter of intent for its charter.

US-based company Apache Energy Ltd said it will have a clearer picture over the coming days of the extent of the damage and the impact on gas supplies caused by an explosion at its Varanus Island gas plant.

The state government plans to deliver more affordable housing for Western Australians in the community housing sector as part of its $210 million state community housing investment program.

Global steel company ArcelorMittal will increase its stake in Perth-based coal producer Coal of Africa Ltd beyond 15 per cent following approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board.

The takeover saga surrounding Midwest Corporation Ltd has taken another turn today as Chinese bidder Sinosteel seeks orders from the Takeovers Panel to prevent Murchison Metals Ltd and US company Harbinger capital from acquiring any more shares.

Subiaco-based Brockman Resources Ltd is targeting first ore production in late 2009 as it embarks on a hefty capital raising to accelerate development of its flagship Marillana iron ore project.

Midwest investor swing to Sinosteel; Rudd to drive Asian union; Opes director recanted fraud claim; Burrup eyes early shutdown as gas dwindles; Upgrade by Ausdrill fails to impress

Succession planning is an ongoing issue for family businesses; it challenges most in the sector, even when they have put a lot of time and effort into devising a strategy they think will work.

A 50 per cent increase in perishable exports from Western Australia during the past 12 months has contributed to a decision by Air Mauritius to provide a third weekly freight flight from July.

Visiting WA: Dr Martin Selligman, the founder of the ‘positive psychology phenomenon' is to present a half-day program on creating personal and professional wellbeing through positive work cultures o

A spate of changes among Western Australia's financial institutions has redefined the sector over the past couple of years.

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Picking over the carcasses of failed companies and seeking to bring them back to life is something of a specialty in the Western Australian corporate scene, where the appetite for risk and a ready supply of listed shells have spawned a unique industry.

Three months after it last revised its Capital Square project, developer Saville Australia is in discussions with four ASX-listed property investors with a view to selling the site.

Perth-based Amcom Telecommunications Ltd is among the most successful company recapitalisations in the local market, and one that spawned an industry.

Queensgate has been part of the fabric of Fremantle for nearly two decades, but its future as a cinema looks uncertain, with main tenant Hoyts seeking to renegotiate its lease and site owner, the City of Fremantle, investigating other uses for the buildin

Finding a corporate team-building activity that resonates with everyone is no mean feat, with the number of workshops on offer seemingly as eclectic as the various personalities in the office.

After a year of strong growth, Perth's unit market has started to plateau, according to figures from national property agency RP Data.

A West Perth-based company will be banking on the strong fundamentals of the latest hot commodity, phosphate, as it launches its $10 million initial public offering.

Faced with rising energy prices, Australia's politicians, like most politicians on the planet, are scrambling around looking for places to hide, or behaving like stunned rabbits in the lights of an oncoming vehicle (which unfortunately is not electric).

Gage Roads Brewing Company co-founder Peter Nolin has embarked on a radical career change to take over from John Longley as CEO of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.

Western Australia's largest companies have delivered diverse results in a survey of corporate governance standards.