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Sempra Energy became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,000,000 ordinary shares (6.09%)

HMC Investors LLC increased its relevant interest from 12,500,000 ordinary shares (15.15%) to13,500,000 ordinary shares (16.36%)

Queensland Investment Corporation Ltd dereased its relevant interest from 11,700,442 ordinary shares (9.33%) to 9,056,442 ordinary shares (7.20%)

Has announced its first commercial partnering agreement with international biotechnology company Opsona Therapeutics to develop a new class of Phylomer® drugs targeting inflammatory diseases

Has secured a projected $140 million of new contracts in the power sector

Rocky Bay Inc has appointed Michael Tait (left) as its new chief executive officer.

THE federal government’s Export Market Development Grants scheme has been extended until July 2011.

Businesses are demanding more flexibility from their workspace and developers, owners and architects are responding.

Craig Herkes has been appointed as head of business development Western Australian for property finance and investment group Ashe Morgan Winthrop.

COLES Myer bid heavily this week 10 years ago in two separate auctions in Perth and Sydney to make a strategic reinvestment in the Arana Hills Properties portfolio, a trust in which Coles holds a 65 p

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Dundee Corporation ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc increased its relevant interest from 13,527,120 ordinary shares (7.56%) to 17,139,620 ordinary shares (9.58%)

Barrick Gold Corporation increased its relevant interest from 16,142,910 ordinary shares (12.19%) to 20,309,576 ordinary shares (14.85%)

Announced a placement of 6,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares which will be arranged by Capital Investment Partners to raise $1.2 million (before capital raising costs).

Has earned a 51% interest in Exploration Licence 23824 held by Softwood Plantations Pty Ltd following $250,000 of exploration expenditure incurred by Territory Iron in 2005 on the tenement.

General Meeting will be held at Ground Floor, 254 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia at 3.00pm on 18 April 2006

Confidence continues to ride high with 87 per cent of WA companies in the latest CCI-BankWest Survey of Business Expectations saying the state economy will be strong or strengthen in the next year.

Unique in WA. Servicing major clients such as Liquorland and government departments. On-site in-situ spray painting of all metal surfaces to colour co-ordinate with themes, logos or company colours.

James Vaile has been appointed as a senior advisor at Lincoln Crowne & Company.

The Australian Journal of Mining is presenting an investment showcase featuring Australian oil and gas explorers who are developing projects in the US, March 30 to 31 at the Sheraton Hotel Perth.

James Wallace Hope became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,866,723 ordinary shares (6.21%)

Eley Griffiths Group increased its relevant interest from 6,843,127 ordinary shares (5.02%) to 8,460,542 ordinary shares (6.21%)

Luala Pty Ltd dereased its relevant interest from 75.17% to ordinary shares 57.44%

Announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with York Navy Systems.

Has announced that it has won a tender with the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore to supply its rapid test for the detection of avian flu

South Australia’s Rann government and Tasmania’s Lennon government were re-elected with solid majority control in parliament.

Mack Hall and Associates are auctioning five rare green title lots on-site at North Fremantle on March 25.

With a special facility liquor licence and situated in a high visibility location in a rapidly growing area in Perth’s western suburbs, this exceptionally well presented restaurant / wine bar represen

Schultz Partners has appointed senior consultant Justin Virgin to service the growing demand from business owners, corporations and investors to acquire or sell businesses.

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This document makes available for comment by 13 April 2006 a draft list of assets and associated effective lives for assets used by sheep farmers. A list of generic assets is also included.