Mark Beyer

Africa-focused copper producer Anvil Mining, which was established in Perth, has announced a friendly takeover offer from Chinese group Minmetals Resources, valuing the company at $1.3 billion

The global economy is officially in a “dangerous phase” yet Western Australia’s unique circumstances provide cause for cautious optimism.

Cameron Shephard brings a family history in land development to his new role as state president of the UDIA.

THIS week’s good news on the resources front – the formal go-ahead of the $29 billion Wheatstone gas project – has quickly turned into a political stoush over the issue of local content.

Chevron expects that 50 per cent of the spending on development of its Wheatstone gas project, which has a capital cost of $29 billion, will go to Australian industry.

Cockburn Cement, which is at the centre of a long-running political controversy over its environmental management, has been charged with causing pollution by allegedly failing to contain lime

The growing relationship between WA and China warrants a mature approach from both sides.

IN the lead-up to Easter this year, the state government issued a special advisory note to retailers.

WORK on the expansion of the Ord River irrigation area is set to resume after the project belatedly gained federal environmental approval last week.

The Northern Territory has stolen a march on Western Australia by progressing plans for a supply base in Darwin for the oil and gas sector.

UK-BASED law firm Holman Fenwick Willan has officially opened its Perth office, three months after local recruit Julian Sher joined the firm.

The Northern Territory government has named a private sector consortium as the preferred bidder to build, own and operate a supply base for the oil & gas sector that will compete with similar f

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has joined fellow Perth-based contractor NRW Holdings in signing a framework agreement with Rio Tinto that makes it a preferred contractor for the iron ore min

Aquila Resources has reported an increased loss for the year to June 2011, with higher profits from its Queensland coal mining operation outweighed by extra spending on the development of its

A single national regulator will be established for offshore oil and gas industry , after a legislative package was passed in the Senate last night. However WA's Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore remains critical, saying he has doubts about the ability of the federal government to do the job.

A new survey poses questions for the business sector about corporate sustainability and balancing the competing goals of different stakeholders.

Anne Bontempo is a frustrated business owner, and she has resolved to do something about it by standing for election as lord mayor of Perth.

IT services company ASG Group believes the completion of its data centre in Bentley, coupled with recent acquisitions, provide a strong basis to compete with large international firms such as Fujit

The payday lending industry, including Perth company Cash Converters, says more consultation with government is likely after leaders met with Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten to thrash out ref

Aquila Resources has announced an increased resource for its half-owned West Pilbara iron ore project, and pushed back again the completion date for its definitive feasibility study as it evaluates

China's demand for steel is expected to dive by at least 40 per cent by 2050, according to a Chinese government climate adviser who believes the industry will shrink as a result of moves to ma

Two Australian companies, banking group Westpac and property company Stockland, along with international coal miner Xstrata, have been ranked as the world's most sustainable companies in their

Perth company Auswest Timbers is seeking to negotiate a secure long-term log supply in the South West with the state government so that it can proceed with the purchase of Gunns’ mothballed timber

Australia's richest person, billionaire iron ore heiress Gina Rinehart, is being sued by one of her twin daughters in a Sydney court.

Employer groups are mounting an increasingly compelling case for industrial relations reform.

For a man who has technically passed the retirement age, Peter Fitzpatrick certainly keeps himself busy.

WESTERN Australian grain growers are gearing up for a record harvest this year, with the state set to produce up to 12 million tonnes of wheat.

THE new chair of the state’s Waste Authority is looking to shake up the sector, starting with a new waste strategy with measurable goals and vowing to challenge the government over how it uses the

Farmers are the most pessimistic in over two years because of government policies and global economic uncertainty, according to a private survey.

The boardroom battles at Mt Gibson Iron took a strange twist this week, with the ASX’s web site apparently showing that the three directors who opposed the recent election of new chairman Geoff Hil

Scooter manufacturer Vmoto has reported an increased annual loss, after being hit by restructuring and one-off costs and major delays with a key sales contract in Vietnam.

The contractual dispute between project developer Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers and the the new owner of Griffin Coal has deepened, with Perdaman accusing Griffin of unlawful behavior and re