The upheavals in the iron ore sector dominated news in 2012 but our readers were also keen to hear about mining magnates, real estate, new hotels and one particular barrister.
The Australian market has opened higher amid signs US politicians are willing to compromise to avoid the world's largest economy falling off the fiscal cliff.
THE federal government has released a paper on draft governance standards and financial reporting regulations for charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission.
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.
THE residents of the remote Nepalese village of Ghilling are a step closer to creating a sustainable local economy, with the help of a Perth-based not-for-profit group.
IT seems society is loosening up; the internet, music, movies, book titles, TV, and texting have created an ‘openness revolution' not matched since the 1960s.
FORMER US president Hany S Truman is famously quoted as having said “The buck stops here”, and I've seen this quote (and others similar) framed and up on many a CEO's office wall.
Iron ore producer BC Iron says its $190 million deal with Fortescue Metals to boost output to six million tonnes will not be affected by any sale of Fortescue's infrastructure assets.
PLANS for the overhaul of Karratha's central business district are progressing with development applications lodged and more state funds allocated to revitalisation projects.
CONSTRUCTION of nearly 100,000 square metres of office space is under way in Perth's near-city suburbs, with the start of work on a 15,000sqm complex in Herdsman Business Park.
A YOUNG Perth entrepreneur has teamed up with a leader among Malaysian start-up businesses in a bid to boost the success of local technology entrepreneurs.
Environment minister Bill Marmion has announced the Big Day Out will be forced to finish an hour earlier than scheduled, following noise complaints from residents.
Jolimont-based computer and audio visual rental company Hire Intelligence has applied to be delisted from the ASX, citing a lack of liquidity, a small amount of trades and high listing costs as rea
Uranium explorer Toro Energy has expressed its disappointment with a federal government decision to extend the environmental approval process for the company's Wiluna uranium mine until the end of
The Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as progress with the US fiscal cliff negotiations led to across the board gains for local stocks.
Murchison explorer Fortunis Resources has made a successful debut on the Australian Securities Exchange after raising $2.8 million through an initial public offering last week.
Incitec Pivot has given shareholders an optimistic financial outlook for its explosives and fertilisers businesses in 2013 despite a tough year in 2012.
A strike at Fremantle port has ended sooner than expected after marathon talks broke an impasse between the Maritime Union of Australia and the facility's state-owned operator.
Sheffield Resources shares jumped 13 per cent on the ASX after it announced a maiden high grade resource for its Thunderbird prospect at the Dampier heavy mineral sands project near Derby.
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate in December to support underperforming sectors of the economy, including housing construction and retail, ahead of the expected peak in the mining in
Troy Buswell might have made a few bad personal decisions in recent years but he is absolutely correct in refusing to surrender control of Western Australia's ability to apply mining royalties to C
