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BHP Billiton's new boss Andrew Mackenzie has shaken up the global miner's leadership group, with petroleum boss Michael Yeager leaving the company but Perth-based iron ore president Jimmy Wilson an

Perth's conference market has been a beneficiary of the mining slowdown and increasing infrastructure spend.

BHP leads revolt over IR changes

IT'S not easy to see the positive aspect to the mothballing of the onshore gas-processing hub proposed for the Browse LNG project on the Kimberley coast.

Westpac's latest national economic analysis tips a slowdown in growth, something for which it seems not many are prepared.

David SourbuttsExecutive director/founder Engenium Pty Ltd

When the big players start exiting a sector it's a fair bet things are on the slide; and so it is with with the Lowy family's decision to quit its retail trust.

If any further evidence were needed that the commodities boom is over, management changes at some of the world's biggest resources companies seals the deal.

Gaines first woman on Fortescue board

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BHP Billiton has selected the head of its global non-ferrous metals business, Andrew Mackenzie, to succeed chief executive Marius Kloppers, who will leave the global mining giant in May after six y

THE slowdown in mining project development last year has affected the Perth office market, with the vacancy rate for CBD offices recording a modest increase to 5.7 per cent in January.

LEIGHTON Properties has stolen a march on rival developers, including Brookfield Properties, aiming to start work on Perth's next large office buildings.

THE past 12 months was a lean time for lawyers working in the corporate finance field, with a slump in both takeover deals and capital raisings.

Competition in the state's investment banking sector is hotter than ever despite a fall-off in takeover deals and capital raisings last year.

Shares in Mermaid Marine Australia were higher after the oil and gas support company won a $50 million contract from BHP Billiton.

BHP Billiton has agreed to continue its partnership with Mission Australia, committing $4.5 million over the next five years to the ‘Connected: From Classroom to Career' program.

There have been plenty of highs and lows in state politics as the major parties turn for home in the race to the state election next March.

The upheaval of recent months has obscured the record investment in the resources sector and the big growth in production coming in future years.

Forge Group has announced a $105 million contract win with Worley Parsons, to construct a power station for BHP Billiton near Newman.

BHP Billiton has extricated itself from the contentious Browse gas project, agreeing to sell its interest to PetroChina in the third major ownership change the project has seen this year.

Western Australia has an abundance of gas and explorers are looking for more, both offshore and onshore, but there are questions over how much growth the industry can sustain.

Forge Group has bucked the trend of mining services providers downgrading expectations, forecasting a profit improvement in FY2013 of between 28 and 43 per cent.

Tougher economic times and increased scrutiny have put a cap on the growth of executive remuneration.

RETAIL giants Wesfarmers and Woolworths continue to employ more people in Western Australia than any other private sector employers, with the introduction of Sunday trading boosting part-time and c

NEW figures from the Department of Commerce show a slight lift in the proportion of resourc es contracts awarded to local firms during the past year.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has been given until 2016 to go ahead with the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, but the company still can't guarantee when or if the $30 billion proje

Supporters of the Oakajee Port & Rail project were insisting today the ambitious development was not dead, after its owner Mitsubishi cut spending and two thirds of its staff were abolished.

While most media attention seems focused on iron ore and the major operators, there's a number of smaller players offering plenty of potential across a range of minerals. Here's the WA Business News 10 mining stocks to watch.

Mozambique-focused Metals of Africa has made a successful debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, its shares closing 3 cents above their issue price after their first day of trade.

ASK the average Western Australian to name the state's major petroleum export and most would surely answer liquefied natural gas.

WA has increased its lead as the country's largest exporter, but the rate of growth has slowed.

A wide range of commercial property developers, from multinationals to church groups, are set to drive future activity in the sector.

THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000

Traditional takeover activity in corporate Western Australia has been quiet this year but it's a different story in the oil and gas sector.

As Africa punches above its weight as a mining investment destination, it both attracts and competes with WA miners.

FRESH from the opening of a $70 million logistics base in Hazelmere, private Australian company Linfox is on the lookout for more land to support its growth.

Nuclear energy has been under a cloud since the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan last year, uranium prices have remained well off their highs and public confidence in nuclear power is weak but u