Staff Reporters

Mr Chang Mun Kong has resigned as director at Hailian International Limited.

Australia's seasonally adjusted trade deficit on goods improved by $932 million to $5.48 billion between the March and June quarters, driven by a strong recovery in export credits

Code: BTXOpening price: $0.43Principal activities: Tin mining, exploration and development.

Castle Springs Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,350,000 ordinary shares (7.8%).

Ocean Resource Capital Holdings Plc increased its relevant interest from 36,000,000 ordinary shares (6.01%) to 107,480,647 ordinary shares (18.02%).

Has entered into conditional arrangements with Aquila Resources Ltd and Asarco Exploration Company Inc.

A general meeting will be held at Crusader Holdings NL Mezzanine Level , BGC Centre, 28 The Esplanade, Perth on September 23 at 10am.

This information and form outlines the requirements for winding up an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated superannuation fund.

AUSTAL Limited and fellow Henderson resident Raytheon Australia have joined forces to bid for the Australian Govern-ment tender, worth up to $2 billion, to build two amphibious sh

AUSTAL Ships vice president military projects Kim Gillis has joined the Defence Materiel Organisation as program manager amphibious vessels.

ORBITAL Engine Corporation has announced a $3.4 million after tax profit for 2003-04, a $5.3 million improvement on the previous year.

Proposed code: MDGIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold explorer

Mineral Commodities Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,520,000 ordinary shares (8.88%) to 5,170,000 ordinary shares (10.16%).

Westpac Banking Corporation decreased its relevant interest from 6,354,080 ordinary shares (6.42%) to 5,431,370 ordinary shares (5.4%).

Announced a recommended offer to acquire all the issued capital of International Scientific Pty Ltd, a medical technology development company and owns 100% of the transdermal perm

Announced the completion of a $30 million institutional placement.

THE Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has recently confirmed that a casual employee with less than a year’s service cannot claim unfair dismissal under

GREECE’S ship and ferry market could provide further opportunities for Australian exporters in the future, according to Australian export credit body, Export Finance and Insurance

FTR Holdings Limited has appointed Andrew Spicer as chief executive officer. Mr Spicer replaces Steve Townsend who will remain with the company as executive director.

THE value of investment by Western Australian companies increased by $438 million (23.4 per cent) to $2.3b between the March and June quarters, unwinding most of the 26.3 per cent

THE Australian Tax Office has announced that it will be looking at the operation of school building funds.

Peter G Cook became a substantial shareholder wth a relevant interest of 32,558,000 ordinary shares (16.28%).

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,908,775 ordinary shares (11.86%) to 10,228,829 ordinary shares (13.06%).

Has entered into conditional arrangements with Asarco Exploration Company, Inc and Yamarna Goldfields Ltd under which Aquila has the right to acquire from Asarco an interest of up

Has entered into a binding contract with China Railway Engineering Corporation to build and finance the railway component of the Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project.

A draft ruling issued today by the Tax Office confirms that expense payments made by an employer are superannuation contributions for tax or superannuation purposes.

RECENT University of Western Australia research has concluded that more than half of Western Australia’s 126,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs are increasing the risk of

GREG McNeil has made the move from Look Creative to join DG Global.He remains a shareholder in Look Creative.

FLEETWOOD Corporation has returned an operating profit after tax of $20.2 million, an 81 per cent improvement on the previous year.

Proposed code: ISSIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Industrial software products and related professional services.

Equity Trust (Labuan) Sdn Bhd (Formerley  Insinger Brummby Trust (Labuan) Sdn Bhd  increased its relevant interest from 51,500,000 ordinary shares (15.47%) to 71,153,500

Redsummer Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,329,314 ordinary shares (11.91%) to 8,079,314 ordinary shares (10.31%).