China Railway Resources Group Co has today revealed plans to launch a proportional takeover for RMA Energy, offering cash for 80 per cent of shares it does not own in the Perth-based company.
Premier Colin Barnett says political uncertainty in the Northern Territory will not be enough to shift the Ichthys gas project from Darwin back to WA, and if it does move, cost and technical difficulties will be the reasons.
Charities in Western Australia have seen a more than 5 per cent rise in demand for their services as a result of the global economic downturn, a new survey reveals.
The state's property market has received another promising boost with new figures showing the number of land sales jumping more than 18 per cent in the 2008/09 financial year.
Premier Colin Barnett says he expects Alannah MacTiernan to "do the right thing" and stand down from state politics by the end of the year after the Labor MP announced she will enter federal politics.
Talk of the central bank lifting interest rates within the next year is expected to increase Western Australia's demand for fixed rate loans, which dipped slightly in July, a new Mortgage Choice survey shows.
The global financial crisis has cut into executive pay with a new survey revealing that incentives awarded to chief executives in Australia fell for the first time in more than 10 years.
Indago Resources is set to get a new board after its current directors conceded a request from Subiaco-based GoldLink IncomePlus to appoint Miles Kennedy, Karl Simich and Matthew Fitzgerald.
Brockman Resources plans to start production at its Pilbara iron ore project by the end of 2012 after a study estimated capital costs at up to $1.35 billion.
Shell's ambitions for establishing its first ever floating LNG facility in Australia have been boosted by a significant new gas discovery near its Prelude field in the Browse Basin.
A slanging match between two rival unions has erupted in Western Australia, with veteran heavyweight Kevin Reynolds doggedly trying to hang on to his union's mining members.
Shares in RMA Energy have been placed in a trading halt after it was approached by an entity, speculated to be a Chinese business, that could result in an offer for some or all of its shares.
Sentiment in the state's property market is improving as the median house price in Perth increases by $20,000, according to final figures from the Real Estate Institute of WA out today.
The state government has taken a step towards extended trading hours with Commerce Minister Troy Buswell today establishing a support group to advise small operators on commercial tenancy issues.
One month after its failed bid for Terrain Minerals, Iron Mountain Mining plans to launch a takeover for Aluminex Resources, which delisted from the local stock exchange months after its float.
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More than 100 academic and general staff at Murdoch University have voted in favour of possible industrial action after the university did not agree to a 20 per cent pay rise.
Former Wesfarmers finance director Gene Tilbrook has today been appointed as one of five new directors to the board of NBN Co Limited, the company established to deliver the $43 billion national broadband network.
The competition watchdog has rejected port access arrangements proposed by grain handlers CBH Group, ABB and Graincorp, saying there needed to be more clarity and transparency for wheat exporters.
Maddington company Coote Industrial expects to report a small net profit for fiscal 2009 after accounting for delays associated with the Greentrains payment.
Perth-based neurology focused research and development company NeuroDiscovery has entered a specialist services deal with a major international pharmaceutical company, valued at $620,000, the company's largest every contract.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group plans to raise around $2.7 million through an entitlements issue after a proposed convertible notes capital raising was scrapped last month.
The downturn in the property market has hit bedding franchiser Joyce Corporation which has accepted a $1.25 million lower offer for the sale of its Queensland property compared to an offer terminated in April.
