Onslow will receive a new hospital and complete its airport redevelopment following the state government's announcement of two new funding packages today.
Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek iron ore mine site has been raided for drugs by WA Police, working in cooperation with the company, as part of a crackdown of mine sites across the state.
The private developer of a 150 megawatt power station with contracts to Fortescue Metals Group has announced the all inclusive cost of the project will be $570 million.
Hours after announcing it had secured $US6.47 billion ($6.89 billion) in equity funding to construct a long-heralded port and rail network at Oakajee, junior explorer Padbury Mining has put its shares in a second trading halt in anticipation of revealing the identity of the investors.
Three business lobby groups with large representation in Western Australia have presented a united front to urge the Senate to repeal both the mining and carbon taxes.
The federal government has begun the process of establishing a so-called "one stop shop" for environmental approvals, announcing a three-stage framework for the process.
The federal coalition has committed to provide tax break to investors in exploration firms if it wins Saturday's election, under an incentive scheme that has been widely lauded by the resources sec
WA business leaders say the federal budget has made life more difficult for local industry and fails to recognise the state's importance to the national economy.
The resources industry is urging the federal government to tread carefully as it attempts to plug holes in its budget, due to be handed down early next week.
WITH the drums of the global financial crisis still pounding their deep-toned warnings, the shrill sounds of peripheral issues appear to have been drowned out.
With the shortage of skilled labour arguably the biggest issue facing Western Australian business, WA Business News hosted a forum to seek solutions. Mark Beyer reports.
One of the hottest topics at the skills shortage forum was the negative attitude of students and parents towards traditional trades such as metalwork and mechanics.
Most of the participants in the skills shortage forum agreed that bringing skilled workers into Australia from overseas was an essential part of the solution.
