Gold producer Beadell Resources says a number of delays at its Tucano project in Brazil are to blame for a shortfall in gold sales for the March quarter.
Two local businesses are proving that manufacturing still has a future in Western Australia, with quality and reliability providing an edge in two very different markets.
Western Australia’s thriving hospitality sector is providing opportunity for local and national franchises to expand their operations, with 14 new entrants rolling out stores in Perth and regional areas in the past five years.
Osborne Park-based contractor Otoc is continuing its east coast expansion plans with a proposal to buy a Queensland surveying and planning firm for a cash and share package worth up to $4.4 million.
The March quarter was a quiet period for M&A transactions in WA, although the deals that were announced attracted their fair share of controversy. Click through to see details on 78 WA deals worth $2.4 billion.
Atlas Iron has launched an extensive review of its operations, finances and possible asset sale opportunities in response to steep falls in the iron ore price.
Wall Street stocks have risen on easing concerns about Federal Reserve interest rate increases and as petroleum-linked equities surged on higher oil prices.
A $70 million property development planned for the Pilbara mining town of Newman has brought together a couple of unlikely bedfellows and, in the process, created uncertainty for some existing reta
Woodside Petroleum has completed the purchase of Apache Corporation’s interests in the Wheatstone and Balnaves projects, as speculation continues over the ownership of Apache’s remaining Australian assets.
International law firm Hogan Lovells is seeking to leverage off its presence in Asia by establishing operations in Australia, which will be run out of Perth and Sydney.
Surfing has long been an economic driver to the Margaret River region, but the sport’s impact is increasing further due to the status of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
The University of Western Australia has established a new policy research centre with the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, which is headed by international climate change contrarian Bjorn Lomborg.
Patent attorney and software developer Thomas Haines has struck a deal with Sydney company IPH to sell his data analysis businesses for $8 million, but plans to continue running the operation from Perth.
Commercial real estate agency Colliers International has awarded its first scholarship – a $10,000 donation to a PhD student researching pancreatic cancer at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical
Andrew Forrest’s worst nightmare is that he will one day relive his painful experience with pioneering low-grade nickel ore processor Anaconda Nickel; so surely he must have suffered an ‘Anaconda moment’ when the iron ore price fell below $US50 a tonne overnight.
Financial services provider Pioneer Credit has sold $3.1 million worth of bankruptcy-comprised customer accounts if felt could not generate any further value, but none of the proceeds will be contributing to the company’s full-year profit.
BC Iron has terminated a mining services contract with Watpac Civil & Mining three months early as it seeks to cut costs at its Nullagine joint venture operation in response to the plunging iron ore price.
Mining equipment supplier Bradken has rejected a takeover offer from private equity group Pacific Equity Partners and US-based Koch Industries, which valued the company at $427 million.
The federal government has shifted significant ground on its planned age pension changes, signalling the possible revival of a bonus scheme and tightening access to the part pension.
