The carbon tax and the mining tax will create many issues, for government and business, but they are unlikely to live up to the fearmongering of their arch critics.
GOLD producer Newmont Asia Pacific has pledged a three-year financial commitment to the Asthma Foundation WA to help it deliver asthma education and support to rural areas of the state.
PROPERTY developer Charter Hall Group has launched plans to raise $50,000 for HeartKids WA during the construction phase of its two-building WorkZone office project on Pier Street.
THE Western Australian branch of suicide prevention organisation Lifeline will take its fight to the internet with the development of a chat crisis service to support members of the community.
IT might not be the busiest of times in Western Australia’s corporate advisory scene, but that has not stopped positive moves by several firms – albeit without much fanfare – that have included the
Panoramic Resources might be in the unloved nickel sector but its healthy cash position has allowed it to make some aggressive diversification moves via acquisitions.
WITH some experienced campaigners suggesting the current mergers and acquisitions market is the worst they have ever seen, there is plenty of finger pointing to overly exuberant deals of the past f
The owners of the Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (APLNG) project in Queensland have made a final commitment to add a second LNG train to the $23 billion project.
Maintenance and construction company Transfield Services has won new contracts in the United States, New Zealand and Western Australia totalling $200 million.
Stockbroker and funds manager Euroz has reported a sharp slump in earnings from last year’s very high levels, but it has still posted a profit, in contrast to the interim loss reported by competito
The state government has committed $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding to support the redevelopment of student accommodation at Agricola College in Kalgoorlie.
The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly weaker as investors weighed up recent weak economic data out of the United States and China and as Australia's central bank left the cash rate unchang
Brisbane-based contractor Watpac has secured a $35 million addition to its existing $289 million mining services contract with BC Iron at its Nullagine iron ore joint venture in the Pilbara.
Mutiny Gold looks set to forge ahead with developing its Deflector deposit in the mid-west following positive results from a bankable feasibility study.
High wage demands, according to two senior Australian Government ministers are bad for the economy, but high taxes in the form of the carbon and mining tax, are not.
