A peak industry group has expressed dismay at a Fair Work Australia ruling handed down today, which it says will encourage a 'strike first, commence bargaining later' approach. ...
The University of WA has this month announced new heads for its Law School, its newly established Centre for Social Impact within the Business School and its Urban Design Centre. ...
Perth company Pacific Energy has signed a three-year electricity supply contract with miner Norilsk Nickel, to support the resumption of production at Norilsk's Lake Johnson mine. ...
Poseidon Nickel has raised $20 million through an issue of convertible notes to Phil Falcone's New York-based investment group Harbinger Capital, which has backed several emerging WA mining companies. ...
The state government has suspended lead exports through Geraldton Port as a precautionary measure after monitoring showed one incident of lead levels in excess of the port's environmental licence limit. ...
Premier Colin Barnett announced today that an additional 54,000 square kilometres of land in the Kimberley will be added to the native title estate in Western Australia. ...
The state government plans to introduce retrospective legislation to reverse the effect of a High Court ruling that could have saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in stamp duty. ...
Mining giant Rio Tinto has secured the backing of a majority of Riversdale Mining's directors for a takeover offer that values the Africa-focused coal miner at $3.9 billion. ...
Rialto Energy has announced plans to increase its interest in an oil & gas prospect off the coast of west Africa, following completion of a $55 million capital raising. ...
West Perth-based Indo Mines has raised $5.4 million through a placement to private Chinese company Rockcheck Steel Beijing Co Ltd, to help fund development of its iron project in Indonesia. ...
Mining copany Kagara has announced a management succession, with chairman Kim Robinson moving to a non-executive role and Newcrest Mining executive Geoff Day recruited as the new managing director. ...
Struggling engineering group Neptune Marine Services has announced a deeply-discounted $80.6 million capital raising to reduce its debts, after its major bank agreed to a major restructuring of its loan facilities. ...