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TAKEOVER target Phosphate Resources Limited has hit back at a letter takeover suitor Asset Backed Holdings sent to PRL shareholders on October 12.

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Proposed code: AXOIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold exploration

Afminex Ltd  became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 23,285,135 ordinary shares (39.12%).

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 13,658,258 ordinary shares (13.616%) to 18,979,258 ordinary shares (18.920%).

Is to enter into a joint venture with German interests for operations in the state of Brandenburg.

Placement Offer for the issue of 60,000,000 shares at 0.7 cents has closed to raise $420,000.

TREVOR O’Connor has been appointed financial controller at QPSX.

Former captain of the Wallabies Nick Farr-Jones AM, founder of the Extreme Group Alistair Gosling, Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland, National Basketball

THE Administrative Appeals Tribunal ("AAT") recently handed down the decision in AAT Case [2004] AATA 710, Re Eldersmede and Ors and FCT that applied the income injectio

Jpmorgan Chase & Co. And Its Affiliates ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Trent Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,839,705  ordinary shares (8.30%) to 5,018,614 ordinary shares (14.67%).

Shay Margaret Drummond decreased its relevant interest from 10,914,673 ordinary shares (13.1%) to 9,904,331 ordinary shares (9.4%).

New contract has been agreed with  Santos to provide tanker offtake services for the new Mutineer-Exeter oil development in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia.

PERTH’S median housing price rose in the past quarter, albeit at a slower rate than the boom times of last year.

WOODSIDE has agreed, in principle, to work with Crystal Energy LLC to develop the proposed Clearwater Port liquefied natural gas import terminal off California.

The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia - WA Division will hold Learn the Six Habits of More Effective Negotiators on Friday November 12 at the Old Swan Brewery Restaura

Proposed code: LRFIssue price: $1Principal activities: Invests in smaller to medium-sized resource companies.

Nipol Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,184,347 ordinary shares (5.12%).

Farooq Khan increased his relevant interest from 13,658,258 ordinary shares (13.616%) to 18,979,258 ordinary shares (18.920%).

Has made a placement of approximately 13.2 million shares to institutional investors at $0.21 cents per share.

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AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Sonic Healthcare Ltd increased its relevant interest from  690,738,084 ordinary shares (71.10%) to 701,039,412  ordinary shares (72.16%).

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 16,492,712 ordinary shares (9.37%) to 14,445,817 ordinary shares (8.21%).

Is to sell M & H Power Systems, Advanced Ednergy Systems Ltd's shareholding in Powersearch and certain other assets of the group.

THE possible sale of WMC Resources to Swiss-based commodities trader Xstrata has drawn a mixed response.

MARK Vellacott has been appointed CEO of Structural Monitoring Systems, replacing Robin Dean who will remain on the company’s board as a non-executive director.

Over Wednesday November 17 and Thursday November 18 the Perth branch of the Australian Institute of Energy and the Office of Energy will host the Sixth Energy in Western Australia