Staff Reporters

The Tax Office has warned people about a fraudulent email being circulated that claims to offer a refund from the Tax Office http://www.ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/content/00095866.htm Pub

Oxiana Group increased its relevant interest from 118,985,989 ordinary shares (55.25%) to 137,949,629 ordinary shares (64.05%).

Elixir Petroleum Ltd & Gawler Resources Ltd have announced an agree proposal to merge their businesses.

General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Monday 30th April 2007 at 10:00am.

EUROZ head of industrial research Tim Andrew has quit the Perth stockbroking group less than 18 months after taking on the job following a 16-year career with Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and the USA.

Data management and recovery specialist SpectrumData has appointed Graham Farebrother as data centre manager. Mr Farebrother recently moved back to Australia after eight years overseas.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) is holding a business forum consisting of over 40 session and 35 speakers, covering a wide range of business topics and issues, May 9 and 10

Chris Connolly; Fremantle Football Club; Five years as coach

St.Barbara Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Ariadne Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,672,402 ordinary shares (6.90%) to 15,672,402 ordinary shares (11.18%).

Has entered into an Agreement with Fairfax Digital, the online subsidiary of Fairfax Media Limited [ASX:FXJ] and Singapore based ANYTIME Pte Limited to act as the exclusive ISP promotional and billing

PERTH-BASED burns treatment developer Clinical Cell Culture Ltd, or C3, last week announced it would close its American offices and sell its CellSpray technology after completing a strategic review of

CAVE-DWELLING fauna could threaten a Pilbara iron ore mine and processing plant proposed by Rio Tinto after the Environmental Protection Authority recommended against the development.

Explains the transitional non-concessional super contributions cap and how to release excess non-concessional contributions made between May 10 2006 and December 6 2006.

Trade union membership in Western Australia plunged more than 10 per cent last year, dropping to just 16 per cent of the total boom state workforce of 886,700.

Having stayed largely below the radar during the three-month seige of Alinta Ltd, Babcock & Brown Ltd has gone on the communications offensive - aiming to quell any investor disquiet regarding its $7.4 billion deal.

Shares in Perth-based biodiesel producer Mission Biofuels Ltd jumped more than 12 per cent on news of a $50 million capital raising to fund its Indian and Malaysia expansion plans, proving there is energy yet in the listed biofuels sector.

Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 14,000,000 ordinary shares (28.0%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 9,962,960 ordinary shares (4.72%) to 12,379,694 ordinary shares (5.85%).

Osprale Management LLC decreased its relevant interest from 41,150,944 ordinary shares (10.36%) to 37,225,035 ordinary shares (9.33%).

Annual General Meeting will be held at The New Esplanade Hotel, Level 9, 18 The Esplanade, Perth, at 3.00pm on Friday, 20 April 2007.

Department for Planning and Infrastructure director general Greg Martin has been appointed executive director of Western Australia’s Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC).

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PORTER Novelli WA is part of the international Porter Novelli network, which incorporates six offices in Australia and over 50 internationally.

Bennelong Asia Pacific Multi Strategy Equity Master Fund ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

ING Australia Holdings Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,181,818 ordinary shares (5.08%).

North Sound Legacy Institutional Funf LLC changed its relevant interest from 78,618,501 ordinary shares (10.14%) to 87,572,611 ordinary shares (11.57%).

Advises award of a contract for mining, crushing, rail-loading and ancilliary site services to BGC Contracting Pty Ltd, commencing 1 July 2007 for a period of five years.

CBH Group has appointed two new group directors in the Kwinana and Albany zones, following grower elections.

Kobi Devenish and Toby Hicks have been appointed associates of Steinepreis Paganin. Andrew Moullin and Liesl Ellies have also joined the firm as solicitors.

ANGLO-SWISS mining giant Xstrata plc has launched a friendly $5 billion cash offer for Canada-based nickel miner LionOre Mining International, which has substantial operations in Western Australia.

Australian Executor Trustees Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,314,321 ordinary shares (6.32%).