The important role of leadership in boosting the arts was strongly voiced at the boardroom forum, with some participants calling for the premier to take on the portfolio.
Shares in Subiaco-based Sam's Seafood Holdings Ltd will start trading on the local stock market later this week after a three year administration hiatus.
Takeover target Ausdrill Ltd has forecast earnings growth in the 2009 financial year of at least 20 per cent after posting a 31 per cent increase in net profit after tax for fiscal 2008.
Less than a week before shareholders are due to meet, West Australian Metals Ltd has sought legal advice to clear up claims that dissident shareholder Vladimir Nikolaenko could control more than 40 per cent of the company.
Macquarie Bank Ltd has emerged as the biggest shareholder in Perth-based African gold explorer Azumah Resources Ltd after subscribing to shares worth nearly $2 million.
Perth-based small-medium enterprise investor Greencap Ltd is set to bolster its reach in South Australia and the Northern Territory after agreeing to acquire Adelaide consultancy AEC Environmental Pty Ltd for $3.8 million.
West Australia Metals Ltd is seeking legal advice over a letter mailed out to shareholders from requisitioning parties over the removal of a company director.
Project delays in Ghana have prompted Como-based construction company Forge Group Ltd to revise its earnings guidance to between $10.5 million and $12.5 million.
Listed accounting and financial services group Count Financial Ltd has taken a 4.9 per cent interest in Mortgage Choice Ltd after earlier discussions of a possible merger between both companies.
Gallagher Holdings, controlled by Russian minerals magnate Alisher Usmanov, is set to take more than a 20 per cent share in Perth-based Strike Resources Ltd after subscribing to shares worth $103 million.
The squabble between Portman Ltd and Golden West Resources Ltd has turned up a notch as questions arise from a non-refundable $820,000 deposit for an acquisition.
Speculation over the sale of BankWest by its UK parent has ramped up with National Australia Bank Ltd reportedly in talks with JP Morgan and others over forming a consortium to break up HBOS.
Opposition leader Troy Buswell said a Liberal state government would provide additional funding to the Royal Flying Doctor Service under a five year, $68 million country health plan.
Rio-Stokes deal good news for Pilbara ore minnows; Seven adds to WAN stake under 'creep' provisions; BHP contracts rattle WA unions; Iron ore sale plan to fund Moly Mines molybdenum project; Rates pain to persist, CBA warns
Kerry Stokes's Seven Network Ltd has increased its stake in West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd by about three per cent in a $41 million purchase this morning.
Rio Tinto Ltd has signed a landmark agreement to purchase iron ore from a Perth-based junior's Pilbara mine, paving the way for small companies to develop costly projects while allowing the industry majors to keep control of their rail infrastructure.
Australasian Resources Ltd today confirmed that it has received a merger proposal from billionaire Clive Palmer's Resources Development International Ltd, which is currently finalising plans for a $5 billion initial public offer.
Record year puts pressure on BHP to lift dividend; Palmer plans takeover to build $18b resources titan; Inflation spikes on fuel, credit costs; Shifting sentiment drives banks; Macquarie challenged on funds as big asset write-downs looms
HBOS, the UK owner of Perth-based BankWest, said shareholders agreed to take up 8.29 per cent of its $8 billion rights issue, increasing speculation that Perth-based BankWest could be up for sale.
West Perth-based intellectual property company ipernica Ltd has entered into a $16 million agreement to acquire geospatial media company NearMap Pty Ltd, which has selected Perth for its initial prototype testing.
HBOS, the UK owner of Perth-based BankWest, said shareholders agreed to take up 8.29 per cent of its $8 billion rights issue, increasing speculation that Perth-based BankWest could be up for sale.
Western Australian business has not warmed to the federal government's proposed emissions trading scheme, with warnings that the policy could drive billions of dollars of investment offshore.
The early call of the Northern Territory election this week has highlighted the enviable position of Western Australia's economy, as investment in the state increases by 18 per cent.
Sharing premises could lead to more than just rubbing shoulders for Western Australia's two leading theatre companies, though no-one wants to write the 'm' word into the script, just yet.
