The mining states of WA and Queensland are driving population growth in Australia according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
A report looking at WA's prison industry tabled in State parliament has recommended a radical overhaul of the sector that includes significantly expanding partnerships with the private sector.
The cost of building Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara has been disclosed as $7.2 billion, as the project has been given the green light to build a railway from mine to port.
BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and the industry's peak body have all agreed to suspend their advertising campaigns against the super profits tax after new Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she'd "open the door" to miners.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won a contract with BHP Billiton subsidiary Nickel West to provide electrical and instrumentation at the Talc Redesign Project.
The non-executive chairman of Alcyone Resources, Charles Morgan is set to purchase $1 million of company shares as part of the company's $3.7 million capital raising.
Specialist drilling company CoreTrack has announced that tests on its patented mobile energy drill designed by its subsidiary Globe Drill have surpassed expectations and it could have the capacity to drill to 4,500 metres.
Batavia Mining has completed its $4.8 million capital raising to Jiangyin Huaxi Steel allowing the company to focus on an exploration program at the Roper River Iron Ore Project in the Northern Territory.
New Global Mining is seeking to raise $8 million in an initial public offer (IPO) to fund exploration at its prospective suite of six gold and base metals projects in Western Australia.
The ASX Appeal Tribunal has overturned the Exchange's earlier decision to ban the relisting of shares in two Tony Sage companies, International Petroleum and Global Iron.
The state government has announced construction work has started on a new state-of-the-art pathology centre and expansion of the State's Comprehensive Cancer Centre at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre.
Perth-based Bathurst Resources has completed a $16.2 million capital raising which it will use to pursue development of a coal mining project in New Zealand.
The latest Curtin Business School-CCI Survey of Consumer Confidence has found consumer confidence has dropped to levels previously seen during the height of the global economic crisis.
Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh and Oakajee Port and Rail chief executive John Langoulant are among several West Australians to be honoured into today's Queen's Birthday Honours list.
The federal government has announced it will invest more than 100 million dollars from the Education Investment Fund in four Western Australian projects.
