The mining sector, the small business sector and the regions all claim from time to time to be the powerhouse of Western Australia's economy, and they will all find evidence to back up their claims in a new research report prepared by the Chamber of Comme
The skills shortage and changes to the makeup of the nation's workforce are adding further pressure on companies to provide more comprehensive employment packages for their employees.
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.
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.
Moly Mines has announced a major expansion of its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper resource with an increase of more than 100 per cent in its resource tonnage results.
Peet Ltd has today announced its Peet Alkimos wholesale syndicate has settled on the purchase of a 243-hectare residential zoned property with 1.7km of ocean frontage within the Alkimos Eglinton project.
Vital Metals Ltd has today announced the finalisation of an Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Western Yalanji people over proposed mining at its Watershed Tungsten project in North Queensland.
Leederville-based specialist media company Aspermont has today announced a deal to acquire UK based Mining Communications Ltd for $18.8 million, as part of its global expansion strategy.
ASX-listed exploration company Westgold Resources has today announced a fully underwritten 1-for-4 pro-rata non-renounceable rights issue, at a price of 18 cents per share, to fund its Rover exploration program in the Northern Territory.
Internet service provider iiNet says the Rudd government's national broadband network will result in customers paying more, with fewer internet providers, if the current regulatory regime is not reformed.
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The collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime has ensnared shareholders in at least seven WA resources companies, including high profile mining identity Nathan MacMahon and the biggest stakeholder in Gindalbie Metals Ltd.
Boutique brewing company Oz Brewing Ltd has finalised plans to acquire a manufacturer of sheds and portable accomodation, while also disclosing that its plans for a second retail outlet in Dunsborough have been blocked.
