Western Australia's resources boom may be the powerhouse of the national economy, but that is not reflected in the participants in the federal government's Australia 2020 Summit.
The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) has passed a significant milestone, with the total amount of private sector support for the arts it has generated and facilitated passing $20 million.
The starter's gun has been fired for reinvestment in university education as our leaner and hungrier tertiary institutions prepare for the new federal landscape.
In a world of increasing specialisation it's perhaps no surprise that there's a high-end market niche developing for one of our society's most ubiquitous products – milk.
Popular Leederville Indian restaurant, Latasha's Place, is moving on from its current concept of dining in/ take away eatery to start a cooking studio-cum-deli-cum-take away venue, to be called Latasha's Kitchen.
Como-based mining company, Aquila Resources Ltd, could be the target of takeover activity by its joint venture partner, private equity group AMCI, following recent share acquisitions in Aquila and three related iron ore explorers.
African mahogany plantation manager Kimberley Timber Corporation Ltd is gearing up for an initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange with a pre-IPO raising of between $1 million and $3 million.
WEST Perth-based ComputerCORP Ltd has reached an agreement to buy Queensland IT firm Coretech for up to $4.2 million in staged cash and share payments over two years.
Two weeks on from his retirement, the state's top industry policy adviser says the project approvals system and the development of the Pilbara are among the most pressing issues facing the Carpenter government.
In the 1970s, one of the quietest jets landing at Perth Airport was the popular Boeing 727.
These days only a couple still come to Perth, operating as freightliners.
FASTER processing of applications and preferential treatment for ‘low risk' employers are two strategies that would vastly improve the 457 visa system, according to some industry groups and businesses
Rarely do you hear a Margaret River winemaker pine for what the Swan Valley has.
Despite the valley's long history of viticulture, almost as long as European settlement in Western Australia, and Margaret River's comparative youth in that respect, the So
Western Australia is best known for its mining and agricultural exports, but in the past month a handful of local companies and institutions have announced deals that will widen the state's export profile.
Western Australia remains the driving force behind the nation's economy and is predicted to sustain strong growth rates despite higher interest rates, a weak stockmarket and the United States' economic downturn.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I
PERTH-BASED mining publisher, Aspermont Ltd, has agreed to buy English company Mining Communications Ltd in a cash and scrip deal valued at $18.8 million.
Perth-based resource company Windimurra Vanadium Ltd's recent $25 million share placement has led a charge by small to mid-cap resources companies that have managed to raise capital despite the sharp stock market downturn.
The conversion of North Fremantle's light industrial area to residential development appears set to continue, with plans for a 12-storey apartment complex on the former OneSteel site soon to be released, and a rezoning of the Matilda Bay Brewing Company s
Media magnate Kerry Stokes stepped up his attack on WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd today, telling nearly 1,200 Western Australian business people that the publisher had lost focus to its customers.
The management of Perth Airport has committed to releasing its redevelopment plans by the end of the month after Premier Alan Carpenter criticised the private owners for failing to respond to congestion problems.
Perth companies Finbar Group Ltd and Image Resources Ltd today joined a long list of companies caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroker Opes Prime.
Gindalbie Metals Ltd's biggest shareholder has taken legal action to block the sale of 32 million shares, or more than six per cent of its issued capital, that is caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroking firm Opes Prime.
Clough Limited has been awarded a $30 million contract for Iluka Resources Limited's Murray Basin Stage 2 Development, which is due for completion in early 2009.
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Strike Resources Ltd said today it is continuing negotiations over the sale of its Peruvian iron ore assets sale, in a deal that could be worth up to US$450 million.
Xstrata Australia non-executive chairman and Santos Ltd director Peter Coates has joined the board of Perth-based nickel producer Minara Resources Ltd.
