THIRTY years ago Paul Bitdorf escaped the clutches of repressive communism in his native Poland in search of a better life as far away as was possible – in Western Australia.
BIOTECHNOLOGY company Sirtex Medical has ended its long-running legal dispute with the University of Western Australia and Bruce Gray, after it was paid the final installment in its $5.8 million co
Construction and development company Diploma Group has blamed a $3.9 million first half loss on delays at one of its city apartment developments and a downturn in sales across its completed project
Engineering company WorleyParsons' first-half profit is up 18 per cent due to growth in resources sectors in Australia, Canada, China and the United States.
The Australian dollar has risen above 108 US cents on strong domestic retail data.At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.95 US cents, up from 107.83 cents yesterday.
Nationals leader Brendon Grylls has confirmed he will contest the seat of Pilbara at the next state election rather than stand in his safe Central Wheatbelt electorate.
The federal government has promised to take strong action if an investigation into slaughter practices at Indonesian abattoirs reveals breaches of its new regime to protect Australian cattle.
Seven Group Holdings has reported a steep decline in first-half net profit as a strong rise in earnings from its WesTrac equipment business was offset by a write down in the value of its stake in S
The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession - bailouts bank failures layoffs by the million and a stock market panic t
Waratah Resources has launched a $3.5 million capital raising to advance exploration efforts at its suite of iron ore projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
FarmWorks Australia says it will focus on agricultural chemicals, after selling off its branch and agency network in Western Australia to Ruralco Holdings for approximately $5 million.
The major federal political parties have dismissed the Australian Greens' proposal to pursue a sovereign wealth fund, while providing themselves the opportunity to attack each other.
Retiring QBE Group boss Frank O'Halloran will return to the insurer as a board member next February, a year after posting a 45 per cent plunge in annual net profit.
Exoma Energy has signed Ausdrill to provide a drill rig and drilling services at its Galilee natural gas joint venture in Queensland, in a deal worth $13 million.
Perth-based IT services firm Empired says it will consider paying a dividend to shareholders next financial year after lodging record revenue and a robust lift in profit for the half year ended Dec
The mining sector has given Martin Ferguson its backing as the prime minister considers the ministerial future of the resources minister and other key backers of Kevin Rudd.
Oil and gas producer AWE has booked a near $30 million first half net profit, driven by higher oil prices and lower operating costs, and says it will continue to pursue investments in the energy in
South Africa’s Exxaro Resources has taken its stake in takeover target African Iron to 97.88 per cent, allowing it to compulsorily acquire the remaining shares in the company.
State Nationals leader Brendon Grylls should take a cold shower and reassess his "risky strategy" to contest the seat of Pilbara, Premier Colin Barnett says.
The approval of the structural separation of Telstra means the government can go ahead with the rollout of the national broadband network, offering genuine competition in telecommunications, Prime
