Swan to act after US rates hit zero; Health premiums poised to soar as losses mount; Rort purge culls skilled migrants; Miners and producers fall hostage to imploding demand for steel; Costly share bungle hits CBA
SWEEPING changes have occurred at WA Newspapers Holdings this month, with a number of arrivals at the state’s biggest media outlet and publisher of The West Australian.
WEEKLY rents in Perth have increased by 60 per cent in the past three years, almost double the average national growth, according to the latest property pulse report from RP Data.
WA led the national job decline in November with the unemployment rate jumping up to 3 per cent seasonally adjusted, while economists tipped the national jobless rate to rise to 5.5 per cent within a
Port Hedland consortium named THE state government has selected a consortium comprising Satterley Property, Leighton Contractors and Ngarda Civil and Mining as the preferred proponent to investigate t
THE state government announced it would inject an extra $400 million over the next four years into the royalties for regions scheme as the policy that tipped Premier Colin Barnett into power is offici
Finsia Residential Property Outlook The strength of Australia’s economy has been highlighted in recent years by its ability to withstand a number of internal and external events, including a major dro
SPEAKING of marketing, the Note is always intrigued by the conventions of naming. Take for instance the building we knew to be Century City is now going to be simply known as 100 St Georges Terrace.
FAMILY owned small business Casa Dairy Products has won the best retail product category at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards, organised by the Food Industry Association of WA.
REGIONAL energy supplier Horizon Power has teamed up with Darwin-based PowerCorp and Perth-based SunPower Australia to build two hybrid solar-diesel power stations in the Pilbara, at a cost of $25 mil
RIO Tinto will cut 14,000 jobs, slash its 2009 capital spending from $9 billion to $4 billion and increase asset sales in order to reduce its $38.9 billion debt by a further $10 billion by the end of
THE number of housing finance commitments in Western Australia rose 5 per cent for the month of October, seasonally adjusted, compared to the previous month, but remains almost 20 per cent down on the
PREMIER Colin Barnett said he was thrilled with a federal government infrastructure package, which included $195 million for the Ord River Irrigation Scheme but had very limited contributions for othe
CHANGE is not in the air, it has hit the ground running, or should I say running rampant. If it hasn’t affected you or your business in some way, you are in the minority. Change is here.
Mount Magnet South non-executive director Fred McMurray has been issued with 4 million convertible notes at a total cost of $200,000, with each note holding a conversion price of five cents each.
The Australian stock market closed slightly higher today but investors ignored a big lead from United States markets, instead taking an axe to some major banks.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia had terminated a share placement agreement with Merrill Lynch following confusion over its $2 billion capital raising launched last night.
US stocks soared on Tuesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve decision to cut its key rate to near zero and its pledge of more steps to revive economic activity.
Banks agree to extend Centro's $5bn debt; CBA seeks $2bn in late dash for cash; Industry revolt on green plan; Telstra hit again; Burrup counts the cost as gas supply comes back on stream
Gas giants win millions in carbon scheme compo; Telstra barred from broadband; Investors on edge as Centro talks drag on; Mine exports slashed by $30bn; Property slump is building
Subiaco-based Arafura Pearls plans to raise over $6 million through a non-renounceable rights issue, with funds to go towards the company's "watershed" harvest next year.
Premier takes on Mid West port push; Barnett says power merger has merit; $1.4bn to soften pain of carbon trading scheme; Arabs in multi-billion plan to buy WA farms; Up in smoke - share funds set for worst year on record
Premier Colin Barnett says he is "thrilled" with a federal government infrastructure package, which includes $195 million for the Ord River Irrigation Scheme but has very limited contributions for other projects in Western Australia.
Shares in Andrew-Forrest-led Poseidon Nickel jumped as much as 30 per cent today on news the company had entered into exclusive talks to acquire a "significant" nickel project in Western Australia.
Grange Resources shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of its merger with private Tasmanian magnetite iron ore pellet producer Australian Bulk Minerals.
