Shanna Crispin

Western Australian employers have downgraded expectations for increasing staff numbers in the first quarter of 2013.

PROMINENT Perth biotech entrepreneur William Ardrey is being pursued over unpaid debts on a Brisbane unit and faces the threat of bankruptcy.

INDIGENOUS business experts say rapid growth in the sector is forcing a significant culture shift but it is still being restrained by traditional biases.

THREE years ago Laz Till was a website developer by day, car enthusiast by night. In some respects not much has changed.

WESTERN Australia’s construction sector is warning of impending labour shortages amid indications of a revival in the home building market.

Woodside Petroleum has struck a $US696 million ($A670 million) agreement confirming its role in a major gas prospect off the coast of Israel.

Apex Minerals executive chairman Eduard Eshuys has stated confidence in the company’s ability to turn its flagship Wiluna project around and raise necessary funding to keep it running.

THE use of migrant workers to bolster the workforce in Western Australia is becoming more commonplace, with a 12 per cent increase in the number of temporary visa holders in the state.

STAFF turnover is costing Western Australian companies billions of dollars and needs to be addressed to combat labour shortages and improve productivity.

WA companies are still facing a challenge to find staff despite reduced mining construction and a rise in unemployment.

The volatile iron ore price may have prompted reduced investment but many miners remain on track.

Rather than being a hindrance, Perth’s isolation has helped forge a collaborative community of mobile app developers ... and the world has started to notice.

Hancock Prospecting executive director Tad Watroba says the company is confident of its ability to secure about $7 billion in debt to fund its Roy Hill iron ore project. 

Meat lovers have another reason to cheer, and say ‘cheers’, with the third Hippo Creek steakhouse in Waterford Plaza coming with a tavern licence.

CONVINCING Australia about the merits of what’s potentially the world’s smallest and smartest kitchen appliance has been no mean feat - but the mother-daughter team that has made Thermomix a househ

Bridging the gap from research and development to commercialisation is the biggest hurdle for Australian innovation.

AUSTRALIA lacks a sophisticated approach to debt funding for key resource projects, delegates at a recent Financial Services Institute of Australia function have been told.

Rio Tinto Australia managing director David Peever has rejected speculation the company is considering pulling back on Pilbara investment, despite it halting expansion of a $44 million fly camp.

Shareholders in gold producer Regis Resources are set to begin reaping rewards from the company’s progress with it announcing intentions to pay a maiden dividend next year.

GROWING demand for the services of not-for-profit organisation the EON Foundation has prompted it to lobby the private sector for investment.

THE Bank of Queensland will use Western Australia as a testing ground for a return to the use of mortgage brokers and a new branch model in an attempt to firm up its bottom line.

ASPIRING rare earths miner Arafura Resources is on a renewed push to progress its Nolans project in the Northern Territory and has set a date for mid-next year to decide whether to continue or walk

TEMPORARY migrants employed to make up for Western Australia’s skills shortage are providing a boost to the federal government’s bank balance.

NEW tax breaks on research and development spending are starting to benefit local companies, with some getting $22 million direct cash payments from the government.

PERTH-BASED AnaeCo is nearing the end of a 12-year journey to commercialise its patented waste management technology, DiCom.

THE slowdown in the mining sector may have prompted many businesses to scale back their operations, but Esperance company Davies Wear Plate systems has all guns blaz­ing as it embarks on an ambitio

RETAINING female fly-in, fly-out workers isn’t as simple as offering flexible rosters, with new research showing positive relationships with managers and opportunities for social interaction are of

A RECENT flurry of layoffs in the resourc­es sector is unlikely to provide any reprieve for employers, with the labour market expected to remain tight in the near to medium term.

Junior mining companies’ desperation for cash is paving the way for a flurry of mergers and acquisitions.

Sirius Resources’ Nova nickel discovery keeps on giving – helping the company raise more than $8 million in the past month alone.

Noble Minerals Resources has labelled an unsolicited offer from Resolute Mining as inferior, uncertain and unequitable and held firm on its preference for Chinese investment.

WESTERN Australia’s first onshore carbon-capture and storage project has proceeded to the next step following positive results from initial investigations.