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The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley and the Consolidated Pastoral Company have reached an agreement to upgrade a road, triggering the conversion of 16,000 hectares of pastoral land to freehold in the next step to expand the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.

It's OK to go into red - RBA; Babcock to cut itself in two; BHP softens plans to increase production; Reynolds re-election renews ABCC push; Razor gang with sharp eye for WA cuts

An electric car that costs just $1.40 every 100 kilometres will be launched at the University of Western Australia in Perth today.

IN her doctorate on the impact of fly in, fly out (FIFO) on workers, the University of Western Australia's Susan Clifford has found that FIFO is not having the deleterious effect the tabloid headlines would have us believe.

THE Western Australian business community has given a mixed reaction to the latest review into 457 visas, the Deegan Report, released by Immigration Minister Chris Evans last week.

CALLING the bottom in any bust cycle is always highly contentious, even more so in the context of the current global economic crisis.

THE global financial crisis may be pushing down energy prices, but there are concerns that this could ultimately hurt local power users more than benefit them.

WELL It’s time to face it. You take the most pessimistic analysis of the global economic situation and we’re in for tough times.

AT first glance it's hard to imagine there's much similarity between running warehouse hardware stores and private hospitals.

WOMEN in the resources sector are mystified why none of their number were called up for a new committee to advise state Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore (pictured).The 12-man group consists m

A REPORT released this week has provided the first accurate and detailed picture of the Western Australian forestry industry, which employs 5,570 people, half of whom rely on native forest resources.

BRIEFCASE is amazed at the poor understanding of market dynamics shown by many commentators and self-appointed analysts.

ONCE the most energetic and successful married couple in global mining, Phil and Viv Snowden have re-emerged after 18 months with plans to take on a new industry - wine.

KEVIN Reynolds' 34-year reign as Western Australian representative to the federally registered Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union could end this week when the results of the union's election are released.

BARACK Obama made the sale. Sixty three million people were sold on his potential ability to lead and govern. And they did so without the benefit of actually seeing what he will do.

THERE was an increase of more than 50,000 full-time workers in Western Australia for the year to August 2008, with a total of 842,500 full-time employees in the state.

MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has announced the formation of a 12-member industry working group, chaired by former resources minister Peter Jones, to advise on ways to improve the state

REDEPLOYMENT has become the new buzzword in Western Australian human resources circles, most notably in the engineering services sector, which involves a number of the state's largest employers.

The inaugural meeting of the Economic Audit Committee, the group tasked with examining the operational and financial performance of the Western Australian public sector, has taken place today launching the four-month review.

The Western Australian government has set aside almost $6 million in funding for major regional projects.

Uranium exploration companies, Uranex NL and Energy and Minerals Australia have joined the collective voice of uranium mining groups, politicians and business lobby groups in applauding the Western Australian government's decision to lift the ban on urani

Mac's $15bn global fire sale; Coal, ore exports to drop by $30bn; Reynolds wins construction union vote; Wealth slump fuels case for more rate cuts; Citi, ABN the latest to slash finance jobs

Former Canberra bureaucrat Peter Conran has been formally appointed as director general of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, a key policy adviser role in the Barnett government.

Anchor Foods has received the overall prize at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards held last week.

Mineral Resources has forecast its profits in the FY2009 could potentially fall by 32 per cent following this financial year's profit growth of 133 per cent.

Forestry Minister Terry Redman has launched a plan for the oil mallee industry to capitalise on opportunities presented by the future carbon pollution reduction scheme.

Western Australia's uranium players have jumped up in trading today after the state government yesterday lifted a ban on uranium mining, a move strongly backed by WA business lobby groups.

The Australian dollar was lower at noon, after losing about 0.5 US cents following the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's November board meeting minutes.

The nation's nuclear science chief says lifting the ban on new uranium mines in Western Australia will prove a positive step for the cause of nuclear energy, although the federal government will ensure any moves are closely regulated.

Resource state lifts its ban on uranium mines; Lion Nathan's $8bn bid fails to impress Coca-Cola; BHP under fire as market tips deeper ore price cuts; Japan recession hits markets; Labor's $2bn bid to save car yards

Five leading WA engineers and industry members have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

The best of Western Australia's regional small businesses were applauded for their service and support to the community at the 2008 GWN Western Australian Regional Small Business Awards held last week.