Staff Reporters

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.

LORD Mayor Peter Nattrass has launched the City of Perth Façade Lighting Awards, with $10,000 in prize money available for winners in both contemporary and heritage building categ

NIKKI Leib has joined Shearmans PR as a senior publicist.Ms Leib will be heading the consultancy’s publicity division.

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 ordinary

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

Has agreed to acquire the existing 10% net profit interest life of mine royalty, which relates to the key mining leases including the Radio Hill mine.

A general meeting will be held at The City West Function Centre, 45 Plaistowe Mews, City West Centre, West Perth Western Australia onSeptember 27 at 10am.

Construction of seven seniors units at Innaloo BGC Construction            $927,135

OCEANA Gold, the mining spinoff from WA engineering firm GRD, has bought back 100 per cent of its gold hedging contracts.

THE long-running battle between South Australian mining supply company SDS Corporation and the parent of its takeover target International Drill Quip is expected to return to the

National Australia Bank Ltd Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,088,749 ordinary shares (7.86%).

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,491,471 ordinary shares (5.36%) to 11,541,979 ordinary shares (6.51%).

MINTER Ellison lawyer Ben Wyatt has been appointed to the board of Indigenous Business Australia.

PBL offer extended to September 2.

Lodged response to ASX query.

The Commissioner today launched the 2004-05 Compliance Program at an address to the Chatswood Chamber of Commerce in Sydney.

Californian Air Resources Board, chairman, Dr Alan Lloyd; Toyota Motor Corporation, general manager - Fuel Cell Commercialisation Conference of Japan, Hideaki Akamatsu; Chinese Ac

Proposed code: MALIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Exploration and development of mineral sands.

Arredo Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia increased its relevant interest from 3,585,863 ordinary shares (6.04%) to 4,419,047 ordinary shares (7.45%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 13,347,534 ordinary shares (8.52%) to 11,635,822 ordinary shares (7.42%).

Geoff Balfe has been appointed an executive director at Midas Resources Limited.

1,600,000 ordinary shares will be released from escrow on August 28.

Melewar Steel Ventures Ltd have been issued with 27 million shares in Gindalbie at 12.5 cents per share, raising $3.375 million.

A RESULT earlier this year in the High Court of Australia over an appeal concerning the duties owed by liquor suppliers to their bar customers (Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby Leag