Dan Wilkie

Talga Gold has announced a $2.3 million capital raising plan to continue development at its suite of graphite, iron ore and gold projects.

Energy and Minerals Australia has been granted mining leases for its Mulga Rock project, days after settling litigation that had stymied development.

Matilda Zircon has appointed MSP Engineering as its front end engineering and design (FEED) contractor for its Keysbrook mineral sands project south of Perth.

Construction and property development firm Diploma Group has announced a $44 million contract win with Rio Tinto, to build a 244-person camp at Paraburdoo.

Gold miners Norseman Gold and Apex Minerals have announced fundraising plans collectively worth around $23 million as the companies seek to ramp up production at their Western Australian operations

Tony Sage’s push to add a rugby league team to his portfolio of investments is gathering steam, with the consortium he leads officially given the moniker Western Miners.

Perth-based agency Guns for Hire has been appointed to handle the Australian and New Zealand publicity and marketing account for Italian chocolatiers Baci Perugina.

Global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs is establishing a permanent Perth base, which it expects to open on August 1.

Paladin Energy says it is reviewing three seperate proposals for joint venture or asset sale agreements, after reporting a high level of interest in the company by outside participants in the urani

Perth was the standout capital city performer for land sales over the March quarter, with transactions increasing by 22.9 per cent, but the Housing Industry Association has warned that sales are ti

More than $300 million in residential building projects have been delayed by the introduction of new legislation covering Western Australia’s building industry, a peak industry group says.

Monadelphous Group has established a new base in the Pilbara, taking a large tract of industrial land at Karratha’s Gap Ridge estate.

Western Australia’s building and construction industry has launched a new campaign to push for regulatory changes, saying residential development in the state has been stifled by more than just a “

Weakening commodity prices may have dampened the outlook for the mining industry, but business conditions in Western Australia continue to be the strongest of all states, according to a survey rele

The joint financiers of Raine Square have launched further legal action against Luke Saraceni, alleging misleading conduct over the use of proceeds from the sale of a stake in a residential develop

The Australian Hotels Association says Western Australian hotels continue to offer value for money, despite the fact that a night's lodging in Perth costs more than any other capital city in Austra

The state’ economic watchdog has released its final report on its inquiry into electricity retailer Synergy, saying the utility would have to hike residential bills by 29 per cent on average to ens

AUSTRALIA’S export credit agency is increasing its presence in Western Australia, opening a permanent office to help provide export and mining services companies with alternative sources of finance

Building approvals recorded a significant jump in May, but remain near record-lows, reinforcing Western Australian building industry concerns over blockages in the approvals system that are threate

Rubik Financial has announced an agreement with Macquarie Group to acquire the COIN Software financial planning business for $23.75 million.

Interest rates cuts are having a positive effect on the housing market, new research says, with median home values rising across nearly all capital cities, including a 2 per cent jump in Perth.

Gina Rinehart has thrown down the gauntlet to Fairfax Media in her push for board representation, challenging chairman Roger Corbett to set and meet a share price target of 87 cents by the company'

St Barbara and Allied Gold have unveiled a merger plan aimed at creating an international gold producer and explorer with a market capitalisation of more than $1 billion.

New home sales declined in Western Australia by 4.7 per cent in May, but the Housing Industry Association says conditions are right for the sector to bounce back by the end of the year.

The state government has confirmed DORIC has won a $90 million contract to expand Acacia Prison.

SUBIACO-BASED building and construction outfit Northerly Group has been appointed to create a $15 million office building for Rio Tinto at Perth Airport.

Brookfield Multiplex’s engineering and infrastructure division has won a $190 million contract to build an accommodation village at Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Rialto Energy has appointed global engineering, fabrication and construction specialist Petrofac to perform front end engineering and design for its Gazelle oil and gas field off the coast of Cote

Perth has been tipped to record the highest growth in median house prices over the next three years, as buyers return to the market amid improving conditions, a report says.

Not-for-profit business advisory group, Business Foundations, headed by Phil Kemp, has been appointed to operate the Innovation Centre WA at Bentley’s Technology Park.

The housing industry is reeling after national homebuilding starts dropped below global financial crisis levels, falling 12.6 per cent in the March quarter.

Champagne corks are popping at 96FM, with the station managing to beat long-term market leader Mix 94.5 in the ratings, but only just.