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The latest job vacancy figures released by the National Skills Commission have highlighted the tight labour market in Western Australia, with demand for labourers now at an eight-year high.

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Northern Minerals has completed an oversubscribed share placement, with the funds going towards exploration at the company's rare earths projects in WA and the Northern Territory.

Shares in BARD1 Life Sciences have more than doubled, after the diagnostics business revealed its SubB2M technology can be used to detect all stages of breast cancer.

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Perth-based 88 Energy has announced the resignation of its managing director while completing an oversubscribed share placement of $12 million.

National construction company Georgiou Group has secured the non-process infrastructure contract for the second phase of Rio Tinto's Western Turner Syncline mine expansion.

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ASX-listed GR Engineering Services has secured work on Pantoro's gold project in Western Australia under a $57.2 million contract.

Listed contractor Civmec has almost doubled its first-half net profit and earnings while declaring its first interim dividend.

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Subiaco-based Cyprium Metals is set to acquire copper assets in WA from Metals X while announcing a $90 million capital raising to help fund the purchase.

Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings have reported strong growth in production and earnings, just days ahead of their merger taking effect.

Energy services group Valmec has secured $30 million of work with the likes of CBH Group, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, and Arrow Energy.

There were 16 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies over the past four weeks.

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The telecommunications arm of ASX-listed Veris has secured its second contract from Fortescue Metals Group in recent months, for work at the Pilbara miner's Kangi accommodation village.

Emeco Holdings has reported a dramatic drop in first-half profit to just $3.3 million on account of weakened coal conditions in the eastern states, despite growing its revenue.

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Telecommunications company Vocus has confirmed it received a $3.42 billion takeover offer from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Holdings.

Perth-based Argosy Minerals has raised $30 million from investors to begin construction of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina.

Mining tech company Imdex has lifted its first-half earnings to $33.1 million following an increase in demand for the business's remote working solutions in response to COVID-19.

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Government research organisation ANSTO, Qantas and Perth Children's Hospital have synced their operations to bring a dose of Iodine 123 from Japan to the hospital today.

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Subiaco-based SRG Global has secured new engineering and mining work including on Red 5's Darlot gold operations in Western Australia.

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Perth-based investment group BPH Energy has raised $9 million from a share placement to increase its stake in explorer Advent Energy and fund a drilling program in NSW.

ASX-listed contractor GR Engineering has lifted its full-year revenue guidance by $60 million, noting a strong pipeline of ongoing and near-term projects.