BHP takes more time to get Europe's bid blessing; Business warned no end in sight to lending squeeze; Unis 'must train boom workers'; Chimaera, ANZ face legal stoush; Rudd wavers on emissions starting date
Herald Resources Ltd chairman and managing director Terrence Allen has pocketed over $42 million after accepting the takeover offer from Antam-Zhongjin.
Pivot Group chairman Peter Laurance has continued his acquisition of Axiom Properties Ltd's shares with the latest raid boosting his interest to 30.5 per cent.
Resources slump leads market carnage; Palmer planning $5b float; Eastwood set to call time after 45 years; US regulators clear BHP Rio bid, now for Europe; CBH looks to double share of exports
Former technology company Wavenet International Ltd has joined the rush by local investors seeking to exploit booming coal prices, agreeing to purchase a stake in four coal tenements in Queensland.
World oil prices hit a new record high above $US145 per barrel today, as the market was energised by Middle East tensions, falling US crude reserves and the weak dollar, traders said.
Carbon scheme 'may kill' exporters; Receivers go into Elderslie; Spending hit exposes Lew's target; St George Westpac merger uncertain; RCR chief resigns as woes take toll
WEST Perth-based minerals company, Murchison United NL, is set to be repositioned as a global uranium company after unveiling a strategic alliance with industrial and nuclear energy giant Areva NC.
PLANNING and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has named Macmahon Contractors Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent for the extension of Reid Highway.
THE stage one restoration of St Georges Cathedral has won Western Australia’s top architecture prize, the George Temple Poole Award, from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects WA Chapter.
APPLE Computer Inc co-founder Steve Wozniak was this week named the international keynote speaker for Brilliant West Week, launched this week by Premier Alan Carpenter and to be held later in the year
MALAGA-BASED Automotive Technology Group Ltd has teamed up with ARE Engines Ltd to evaluate the fuel saving and lower emission capabilities of a patented engine technology.
THE City of Fremantle has received a grant of just more than $450,000 from the state government towards the restoration of the Fremantle History Museum and Arts Centre.
PEOPLE resist change for a variety of reasons. Fear of the unknown and a desire to stay in their comfort zone are a couple of the reasons that people resist change.
THE state government has almost doubled funding to City West-based interactive science museum, Scitech, in a bid to overcome the dearth of scientists, technology experts and engineers in Australia.
SUBIACO-BASED mineral explorer, Haddington Resources Ltd, will press ahead with its expansion strategy into drilling services via acquisitions, this time eyeing Brisbane-based company Phoenix Drillin
THE Kemerton power station near Bunbury has received an upgrade that will allow it to increase output by more than 40 megawatts in summer while reducing its carbon footprint.
Sanderson takes on agent general role OUTGOING Fremantle Ports chief executive Kerry Sanderson (pictured) has been appointed as the new Western Australian representative in Europe.
Visiting WA John Howard Tribute Dinner The Liberal Party of Western Australia is to hold a tribute dinner for John Howard on July 8 at the Hyatt Grand Ballroom.
BHP poised to match Rio's massive iron ore price leap; Boom sends city rents soaring to Paris levels; China warns Labor on curbs; Iluka gets lift from BHP success; Market debutant fuels frenzy over phosphate
Pundits tip rough ride on way back to 6000; Mittal enters battle for control of Rio Tinto; Banks let Babcock off hook; Kiernan plans Territory sell-down in Monarch rescue plan; Windimurra seeks in-the-money options nod to reward directors
ArcelorMittal's major shareholder, Lakshmi Mittal, is reportedly considering entering the takeover battle for Rio Tinto Ltd to secure larger supplies of iron ore.
Business wins $5bn in tax cuts; Kiernan in last-ditch push to save empire; 20-year vision for rail network; Tate left holding 1pc of rejigged wine group; PBL Media value slashed to zero
Despite the turmoil hitting Futuris Corporation Ltd, its part-owned Elders Rural Bank expects its net profit after tax for fiscal 2008 to increase by at least 10 per cent.
