Western Australia has received little in the federal government's $4.7 billion nation building package designed to help combat the affects of the global financial crisis, receiving a total of $318 million.
Rio Tinto appears to have lost its rights to the northern half of a valuable mining concession in Guinea that is intergral to its iron ore production plans.
Sinosteel losses shut Rio mine; Investors hail Rio's cost cuts, asset sales; Christmas tax break for small businesses; No relief in sight as China dips; Shire planner reject Smiths Beach project
Woodside boss Don Voelte and Rio Tinto Iron Ore CEO Sam Walsh are surprise additions to the board of West Australian Newspapers Holdings, while Channel Seven's Chris Wharton has been appointed as WAN's chief executive.
WA set for slowest growth in a decade; Battle on electricity pricing; New hope of economic recovery; Company tax may be cut in Henry review; More cash for ABC Learning
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WHILE there are plenty of people sighing with relief that the BHP Billiton takeover of Rio Tinto fell in a heap, the Note was amused to hear one unexpected reason.
BUSINESS confidence in Western Australia has hit record lows as the global economic uncertainty starts to impact owners, two separate surveys have found.
THE National Australia Bank’s Business Planning Survey has revealed an alarming level of complacency amongst the state’s small business owners when it comes to planning for the future, with 87 per cen
Eddie Smith boosted his interest in Impress Energy for a scant 3 cents, buying 200,000 shares at a cost of $6,000, to bring his total securities to $67,046,937.
ACCESS Economics co-founder Geoff Carmody’s assessment of the impact of the global economic crisis on the state’s tourism industry made for some pretty sobering reading.
A two-day course examining technical and commercial aspects of the petroleum business is on offer to non-technical executives and newcomers to the industry.
GLOBAL engineering and environmental services firm Golder Associates has opened a new laboratory in Osborne Park to extend its testing service capabilities.
The board of West Australian Newspapers has undergone a major shakeup today with four directors, including chairman Peter Mansell and managing director Ken Steinke, tendering their resignation.
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IN these days of fickle employees and transient job-hoppers, the Note is always pleased to hear of someone who’s managed to stay with same business for their whole career.
CIVIL engineer Chris Fitzhardinge has taken up presidency of the Western Australian division of Australia’s peak engineering body, Engineers Australia.
AGRICULTURE and Food Minister Terry Redman met Malaysia’s Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Dato Mustapa Mohamed, in Perth last week to discuss expanding the livestock trade.
ENVIRONMENTAL engineer and director of UWA’s centre for water research, Professor Jorg Imberger, has been named WA Scientist of the year in the Premier’s science awards.
Rio Tinto plans to 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 next year.
Premier Colin Barnett says he cannot guarantee reliable power supply for Western Australia for the next three years, as he delivers his "school report" into his first 79 days in office.
Perth-based energy group Aviva Corp has terminated its $22 million merger with Canadian coal producer Northern Energy and Mining Inc due to a lower than expected interest in a project.
