Noel Pearson's appointment this week to the board of Fortescue has lifted the number of Aboriginal people on major ASX boards to a grand total of five, with most in WA.
Indigenous firm IPS Management Consultants is the big winner from the latest round of state government contracts to provide small business advisory services across WA.
The state government has opted for conservative targets with its updated Aboriginal procurement policy, as it revealed a fall in the value of contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses.
Kalgoorlie business Dutjahn Sandalwood Oils, which supplies global fashion brands including Estee Lauder, has become the first Australian organisation to win the United Nations' Equator Prize.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Kristal Kinsela-Christie, Katina Law, Jahna Cedar, Andrew McConville, Grahame Coles, Paul Beeson, Scott Marisett, Rachel Bruechle, Warren Harding, Matthew Budge, Sharon Brown, Elle Pound, Neil Martin, Rob Korda and Matthew Rosich.
Ardea Resources has released an expansion study for its Goongarrie nickel-cobalt project in Kalgoorlie, with the company detailing a 2.3mtpa capacity at a cost of $1.17 billion.
Accounting firm RSM and Bunbury-based consultancy IPS have won the lion's share of work under a new round of state government contracts to deliver the Business Local support program across regional Western Australia.
