THE state government has announced the first release of acreage for geothermal exploration. The acreage stretches from south of Kalbarri down to Dunsborough and goes inland about 250km.
Annual Conference: A decade of building partnerships The Australian Technology Network of Universities is holding an annual conference from January 29 to 31 at Curtin University.
AS companies scramble to pre-commit to newly constructed office space coming online in the next few years, the reality of the commercial office market is forcing many to take a somewhat piecemeal appr
GLOBAL software business Smartsoftware has taken on the challenge of operating from the world's most isolated capital city and developed a unique business model for its other offices worldwide.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Troy Buswell, who has rewritten the rulebook on how to become leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party in Western Australia.
BELMONT-BASED industrial services provider Paladio Ltd's subsidiaries, Decmil Australia Pty Ltd and Eastman Fort, received $8 million in orders last week, bringing the company's order tally to more th
THE federal government's announcement this week that it would proceed with the establishment of a special body to study and plan Australia's infrastructure needs was a welcome recognition of the impor
Market's $110bn wipeout; No end in sight to carnage after 7% fall; Bumi swoops on Herald stock; Financing fears could delay Vale's move to buy Xstrata; ASIC affirms grip on Westpoint
Western Australia's biggest stocks were among the hardest hit by today's market jolt, with Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and Paladin Energy Ltd all suffering big falls as Perth-based companies lost a collective $13.72 billion.
Moguls' sons reshape media; Market falls wipes off another $40b; Sinosteel cleared for first Chinese tilt at WA miner; 'Patient' BHP hails its steel exposure; Research group denies grain levy is a rip off
BHP set to start work on twin rail network; Bears on prowl as losses pile up; Rudd plan to tackle inflation risks; Orbital warns loss may hit $500,000; BHP plays down rumours on higher Rio bid
Broker hit hard over "bad" trade; Rio chief takes aim at iron ore hopefuls; Freo mayor pleads with Federal MP's to block lead shipments; Treasury assures Swan on growth; Directors on a roll trading own stock
$40bn lost in sub-prime wipeout; Booming China will buck US slowdown: Rio chief; Confidence slides as turmoil hits home; First cut: Rudd razor gang given $3bn head start; Victory to Blackham in lapsed lease pegging row
TOURISM WA subsidiary, Australia's North West Tourism, has called on the state government to release land for a five-star resort in Broome, potentially on the Education Department's camp school site.
WESTERN Australia's biggest independent assay group, Kalgoorlie-based Kalassay Group, was sold this week to a company controlled by UK company Inspicio Group for $26.5 million.
SCOTLAND and Norway are popular tourist destinations and perhaps more renowned for tartanclad bagpipe players and stunning fjords than perhaps base metals.
PROPERTY group Stockland has sold its 25 per cent stake in the Karrinyup shopping centre for $152.5 million, more than doubling the value of its original investment.
FUNDS associated with New York commodities hedge fund Ospraie Management LLC have revealed substantial stakes in two major Western Australia companies, both outside the group's previous purely mining
THE state government has allocated $700,000 to widen a 43-kilometre stretch of road on South Coast Highway between BHP Billiton's Ravensthorpe Nickel mine and Munglinup Bridge.
Rob Goffee, professor of organisational behaviour at London Business School, to speak at an Australian Institute of Management workshop titled ‘Why should anyone be led by you?', February 12 at the Bu
GOLD and nickel producer Focus Minerals Ltd has appointed Chris Hendricks (pictured) as an independent non-executive director, following the resignation of Geoff Rasmussen from the board due to his in
SYDNEY-BASED property giant Mirvac Ltd is to take on development of the Binningup townsite north of Bunbury, entering a deal with Binningup Nominees Pty Ltd, the longrunning proponent of Lakewood Shor
Centro Property debts may blow out; Steely determination: Rio vows to export iron ore from India; Labor warns energy exporters to put Australia first; Coles retains hopes of pharmacies in stores; Qantas buffeted as downgrade, $62m fine bite
