BHP Billiton’s proposed $400 billion merger with Rio Tinto is being hailed as the biggest game in the resources world, but there is a bigger force at work, and it has the potentia
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of I
Businesses in regional Western Australia are facing skills shortages like their counterparts in Perth yet not all sectors are being affected, according to a recent study by the University of Western Australia’s Institute for Regional Development.
The going rate for a non-executive chairman of a mid-sized listed Western Australian company sits between $120,000 and $170,000, judging by the data compiled by WA Business News.
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office are jointly hosting a seminar and cocktail function focusing on Hong Kong as Asia’s trade and investment capital.
Two Western Australian chief executives stand out in our fifth annual salary survey, which also found a big increase in the number of million-dollar packages.
Western Australia’s economic growth continues to lead the nation, with the state’s gross state product for 2006-07 up 6.3 per cent and almost double the national growth.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has called for the introduction of a new retail investment scheme next year, with retailers in a defined ‘business investment district’ of Perth city to be charged a compulsory levy for promotional events and advertising cam
Murdoch University is finalising plans for a new multi-million dollar biotechnology precinct that will open up its campus to industry and government tenants, and provide access to the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital.
Developing a minerals project in Laos has been fairly straightforward for Subiaco-based exploration company, Rox Resources Ltd, despite a recent hurdle in the form of a Laotian government moratorium on foreign investment licences.
Western Australia’s four public universities have joined a national scholarship program to combat declining enrolment figures and an industry shortage of professionals in the information and communications technology field.
There was a big increase in the number of companies paying very large cash bonuses last financial year, and at first glance its hard to reconcile some of the increased payments with company performance.
The State Government has named Mirvac as the preferred proponent for the $100 million landmark hotel and residential development in Port Hedland on a 2.87 hectare site with ocean frontage, provided by the State Government.
The State Government is calling for applications to the 2008 Western Australian Consumer Protection Awards, in particular a new category recognising product safety for children, Consumer Protection Minister Sheila McHale has announced.
The commanding lead held last week by Prime Minister John Howard and the Liberal Party was not all froth and bubble, according to the latest results from the Miss Maud's Coffee Bean poll.
Stockbroking firm Goldman Sachs JB Were has started the process of rebuilding its Perth office by making four appointments, including the recruitment of Tait Farrow Azure co-founder Jason Farrow.
Spending on mineral and petroleum exploration in Western Australia rose by 39 per cent to $839.2 million in the 2006-2007 financial year, accounting for nearly half of the nation's total, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Carbon Neutral program run by community organisation Men of the Trees has won the 2007 WA Environment award at a showcase honouring individuals, community groups and businesses who have shown outstanding achievement in protecting the environment.
BHP threatens tougher tactics; Ausdrill pitches for a slice of WA action; Call to jail share rigging pair; Arc directors given cautious backing; Rudd flags fast paced reform push.
WA politics reclaimed the spotlight this week as Upper House MP Shelley Archer quit the ALP. Meanwhile both federal parties launched their campaigns, Foreign Affairs spokesmen were in furious agreement and our expats started voting.
Subiaco-based Natural Fuel Ltd has appointed three new directors and implemented an asset optimisation strategy over its Singapore plant, seeking to secure interim revenues while unfavourable market conditions remain, the company has announced.
West Perth-based iron ore explorer Atlas Iron Ltd will pay $15 million in port facilities charges to the Port Hedland Port Authority as an up-front contribution for the planned $225 million upgrade of the Utah Point public access facility.
Australian stockbroker Patersons Securities Limited has announced that Rod Evans, Shaun Duffy and David De Loub have joined the firm to head up the newly created Patersons Capital Partners.
State Environment Minister David Templeman has toughened some of the conditions of Robe River Mining Company Ltd's planned development of mine pits at its Mesa A and Warramboo sites in the Pilbara.
The Federal Labor Party will fund a third of an estimated $180 million upgrade to road and rail networks in Esperance to improve access to the port, Opposition Transport spokesman Martin Ferguson announced today.
The State Government has flagged plans to allow public sector workers aged over 55 to access their superannuation entitlements while continuing to work, in an effort to retain experienced employees.
Perth-based biodiesel producer Mission Biofuels Ltd, which acquired a 20 per cent stake in its Indian subsidiary on Monday, has increased its holding in the company to 97.6 per cent, after the minority partner chose not to participate in a rights issue.
The State Government will introduce a bill establishing Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, where producers of consumer goods could be required to establish recycling programs for those goods, Environment Minister David Templeman has announced.
