INDUSTRY groups have welcomed increased federal government support for training, as one of Australia's largest training providers was forced for the first time ever to stand down probationary apprentices.
THE state government's plans for a gas processing hub on the Kimberley coast have received a boost from the region's traditional owners, which have said they are ready to negotiate a deal for a large-scale liquefied natural gas development on Aboriginal l
WHILE Western Australia's geothermal energy industry progresses at a snail's pace, former Perth-based BHP Billiton executive Bret Mattes is enjoying rapid progress in Indonesia.
RESEARCH has shown that Australian businesses involved in importing and exporting in the current economic climate are becoming dissatisfied with the trade loans provided by their financiers.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resources.
CHANGING market conditions have fuelled a trend towards strata property in the commercial sector, as owners respond by offering floors for sale as strata-titled stock to entice a growing number of financially constrained potential buyers.
THERE must have been high-fives all through the halls of power in Beijing last week as government Mandarins celebrated victory over Western mining interests.
Drilling contractor Ausdrill has delivered a record net profit after tax of $25 million for the first half of fiscal 2009, up 52 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
At least 10,000 jobs are forecast to go in Western Australia over the next 18 months as an economic forecaster projects a 50 per cent fall in mining investments over the next two years.
Woodside Petroleum says it will issue $US1 billion in corporate bonds in the United States in a bid to repay short term debt and for capital expenditure.
Nomad Building Solutions has revised down its full year net profit forecast for the third time after reporting a 62 per cent slump in its interim earnings.
Aspen Group has reported an interim net loss of $42.8 million, taking a big hit from investment property revaluations and fair value adjustments for the reporting period.
Chevron Corporation says it is a step closer to commercialising its Wheatstone project after exploration of two natural gas fields showed there were enough resources to support a two-train development.
