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Queensland-based Linc Energy has cut 60 jobs as it aims to achieve a cash profit of $15 million in the 2012/13 financial year.

Bakery chain Brumby's could be fined if found to have incorrectly linked upcoming price rises to the carbon tax, the federal government says.

Georgiou Group and its indigenous partner, Gumala Enterprises, have won a $37 million construction contract with Rio Tinto.

Pricing carbon may actually stop the transition to cleaner energy, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Apartments developer Finbar Group has launched an on-market share buyback scheme, to regain up to 20 million of its shares over the next 12 months.

The premier has spruced up his cabinet as the government prepares to go on an election footing.

The carbon tax introduces a power-pricing anomaly as businesses battle rising electricity costs.

Managers at the world's big four miners have some tough decisions ahead.

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.

The rumblings over Colin Barnett's leadership style are getting louder.

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.

You have been making value perceptions and value judgments your entire life.

Essentially the reasons companies fail are poor management, poor financial control, and in some cases fraud.

BHP Billiton's new office fit-out in Brookfield Place highlights the emergence of a new trend in Western Australian workspaces.

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 corporate advisory market is in the doldrums as global forces restrain players.

Retail spending is on the rise as cashed-up consumers enjoy the benefits of lower mortgage rates.

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.

The Australian sharemarket has opened more than three quarters of a per cent higher, following strong leads on Wall Street.

Maintenance and construction company Transfield Services has won new contracts in the United States, New Zealand and Western Australia totalling $200 million.

Manchester United plans to go public. In the United States, to boot.

US stocks racked up solid gains in a holiday-shortened trading session, boosted by reports of strong June sales from the leading US auto makers.

The Australian dollar has risen to a fresh two-month high on the back of strong domestic building data.

A single-issue party is poised to enter Western Australia's political scene.

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

Unions are hoping thousands will attend rallies across the state opposing the federal government's enterprise migration agreements (EMAs).

The state government has committed $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding to support the redevelopment of student accommodation at Agricola College in Kalgoorlie.