Dan Wilkie

Troubled developer Port Bouvard has appointed Azure Capital to assess its strategic options in the wake of a loss of $103.5 million for the 12 months ended June 30.

The state government has unveiled the proposed route for its light rail system, with nearly $12 million of state funds committed to fine-tune the plan.

The state’s peak business body has tipped the state's two-speed economy to become more pronounced, with conditions outside of the resources sector to get more challenging as business investmen

Regional airline Skywest says it is confident of further growth despite notching a fall in net profit for the year ended June 30.

Neptune Marine has lodged a net loss of $39.9 million for the year ended June 30, after taking a goodwill impairment to the tune of $35 million following a review of the performance of its individu

Iron ore miner Grange Resources has become the latest miner to report it will be unaffected by the federal government’s mineral resource rent tax, after reporting a solid net profit for the half ye

West African Resources has completed a $4.4 million share placement to fund exploratory drilling at its Sartenga gold deposit in Burkina Faso.

Uranium miner Paladin Energy says it is looking forward to a year free of construction and commissioning activities after lodging a net loss of $US172.8 million for the 12 months to June 30.

Construction and contracting group VDM says it expects to build on positive momentum built in the second half of the 2012 financial year, after lodging an annual loss of $54.8 million.

Australia’s largest property developer, Stockland, has confirmed it has sold 45 St Georges Terrace for less than what it paid for the building in 2006.

Fabrication and construction company AusGroup says added to a string of contractors reporting strong profit growth on the back of resource sector construction projects.

iiNet managing director Michael Malone has taken home $13.2 million after selling 4 million shares in the internet service provider he founded.

MacPhersons Resources has raised an additional $4 million for exploration at its Nimbus silver project near Kalgoorlie, following on from securing an $8.6 million investment from USA-based RK Mine

Environmental groups have welcomed new rules for hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', introduced today by the state government, but have stopped short of throwing their full support behind the new

PMI Gold Corporation says it is set to make a final investment decision at its Obotan gold project in West Africa in the fourth quarter of 2012, after releasing a feasibility study today which put

Shares in Terranova Minerals shot up on the ASX today, after the Perth-based exploration company announced the acquisition of the 3 million ounce Manica gold project in Mozambique in a cash and scr

Perth-based gold play Strickland Resources is repositioning itself as a Brazil-focused exploration company, after announcing the acquisition of Orinoco Resources and launching a $2.7 million capita

Shipbuilder Austal has reported an $11 million net profit for the year ended June 30, after the company’s revenue reached a record $653 million.

Panoramic Resources has lodged an $18.2 million loss for the 12 months to June 30, as the falling nickel price and tough market conditions combined with a fall in the value of the company’s investm

Apartments developer Finbar Group has delivered a sixth consecutive year of earnings growth, lodging a $28.3 million net profit for the year ended June 30.

PERTH-BASED engineering and construction contractors have released a spate of record earnings reports, while bulging order books suggest there’s plenty of life in the resources boom.

Mining services group Ausdrill has reported a record net profit of $112.2 million for the 12 months to June 30, a 53 per cent jump the company said was the result of its expanded service offering.

Western Australia recorded the largest dip in new home sales in Australia in July, but the housing industry says the sector remains healthy thanks to significant gains made earlier this year.

Ramelius Resources has lodged a $2.3 million profit, after revenue from gold sales slipped from $147.6 million in financial year 2011 to $84.1 million in FY2012.

Resolute Mining has announced a full year net profit of $105 million, up 76 per cent on the previous year.

Perseus Mining has announced its maiden profit, six months after beginning commercial production of gold from its Edikan operation in Ghana.

Industrial hardware and parts supplier Coventry Group has announced a net profit of $19 million for the year ended June 30, lodging a 6 per cent increase in revenue to push it back into the black.

Information technology company ASG Group has announced a dip in full-year profits, reflecting a transformational year for the company which invested heavily in the cloud computing sector over finan

Takeover target IFS Construction Services has appointed administrators to subsidiaries Hire Access and Specialised Scaffolding Services.

Swick Mining Services is targeting the Australia-Pacific region and North America for further growth, after lodging a significant jump in net profit for the 2012 financial year.

Investa Office Fund says it is looking to increase its footprint in Western Australia’s commercial office market, after acquiring the building at 66 St Georges Terrace for $82.4 million.

Engineering group LogiCamms has delivered a 133 per cent jump in full-year profits, on the back of a 26 per cent spike in revenue.