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Some big political calls are to be made as we rush towards a carbon tax.

Perth engineer Joe Ricciardo is a shining example of inclusive and open management.

Orthodox views on the role of state governments and company directors were questioned at a Perth function last week.

There’s not much glamour left in the aviation industry, which is facing a tough future.

We take the provision of goods and services for granted, but few of us seem willing to pay full price for them.

Colin Barnett’s not going to take a backward step in his funding fight with the federal government, and Wayne Swan in particular.

Mandurah’s developers are still waiting for the market to turn after three hard years.

THE property market around Mandurah may be in the doldrums, but major land developers have taken the breathing space provided by the global financial crisis to prepare for the next wave of growth in the sector.

THERE are plenty of residential developments that have a golf course as their focal point – and the Mandurah area has its fair share.

THE local property market may be in the doldrums, but boutique property developers and builders are targeting niche markets to take advantage of Perth’s changing property landscape.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a joint venture featuring contracting group Downer EDI has won its third significant road maintenance deal, this time a $152 million contract in the Kimberley.

The heritage listed Newspaper House, being redeveloped as part of City Square, will feature a rooftop bar, a top-flight restaurant and a range of bars across four floors under a long-term deal Brookfield Office Properties has announced with Colonial Leisu

Perth property developer Peet has expanded its presence in Queensland, paying MTAA Super $45 million for a half interest in a 1,244 hectare site in the state’s south east.

A lot happened, but nothing changed at Fortescue Metals today - but isn't that the nature of public relations spin.

Resources giant Woodside Petroleum has agreed to a $170,000 settlement payout with a former executive over a sexual discrimination claim.

The acquisition of Australia's Equinox Minerals by Canada's Barrick Gold has cleared a hurdle with authorities in Zambia, where its major copper projects are located.

A stand-off between Pankaj Oswal and his business partner, Norwegian company Yara International, has prompted Yara to halt its plans for a $US700 million ammonium nitrate plant on the Burrup Peninsula.

Vector Resources has announced it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of highly prospective gold tenements near Leonora.

Another set of figures has underscored the doldrums facing Perth property, with RP Data's monthly look at the housing market showing Perth has overtaken Brisbane as the nation's worst performing capital city.

Iron ore developer Sundance Resources has refuted a report that its majority shareholder Hanlong Mining is considering a full takeover of the company.

Skywest has announced twice-weekly flights between Perth, Busselton and Albany will commence on July 8.

Western Australia-based resources firms Crescent Gold, Latin Resources, and Hot Chili have each announced strong interest and oversubscriptions to capital raisings collectively worth around $16 million.

West Perth-based property developer Cedar Woods has announced a major leasing agreement with supermarkets giant Woolworths to underpin its $1.5 billion master-planned residential community, Williams Landing, in Melbourne.

Gindalbie Metals says its Karara iron ore development has made a significant step towards full-scale production after awarding mining contractor Brierty a $185 million contract for hematite mining services at the Mid West project.

Perth-based Beadell Resources has targeted March next year to begin producing gold from its Tucano project in Brazil, after signing a $75 million deal with Ausenco to manage the delivery of a processing plant at the mine.

A private consortium backed by Lend Lease and Probuild has won the right to design, build and operate a $140 million multi-storey car park at the QEII Medical Centre under a public private partnership.

Perth-based resources specialist law practice Blakiston & Crabb has announced it will merge with national law firm Gilbert + Tobin.

Regional Development and Lands Minister Brendon Grylls has announced $20 million in royalties for regions-funded infrastructure projects for the Pilbara.

Financial planning firms Shadforth and Snowball have announced their intention to merge to create a $14.3 billion wealth management business with 188 financial advisers nationally.

ANKETELL is a location on the Pilbara coast few Western Australians could pinpoint.

SERCO is a company that Western Australians are becoming increasingly familiar with, since it became preferred tenderer to supply non-medical services to the giant Fiona Stanley Hospital project rising near the Kwinana Freeway at Murdoch.

AUSTRALIA’S listed property sector was savaged by the global financial crisis but Perth-based Aspen Group has battled more than punitive market conditions in the past year.