The WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy has cemented an alliance with the Minerals Council of Australia to create a consortium that will lobby certain issues that face the resources sector.
WA Mines Minister Norman Moore says the government aims to raise around $35 million a year for the state's new safety system, predominately from levies charged for each worker in the resources sector.
State Treasurer Troy Buswell has cited potential costs of up to $467 million as a key reason for killing off the privatisation of government employees' superannuation administrator GESB, ending two years of speculation about its future.
Shares in Eneabba Gas were higher after the energy outfit today entered a joint venture deal with Melbourne-based Cougar Energy for the development of its Mid West coal resources into an underground coal gasification project.
Po Valley Energy says it will bring its Bezzacca gas field in northern Italy on line in 2012, making it the Perth-based company's fourth production field in the country.
Property researcher RP Data says Perth's house prices are cause for concern as Armadale, Parmelia and Brookdale are found to be the cheapest suburbs in the metropolitan area.
A FRESH poll by business leadership group Executive Connection has found that 80 per cent of Western Australian chief executives believe that a looming skilled labour shortage is the priority issue faced by WA companies.
The transfer of the petroleum sector’s tax model to the minerals sector could provide advantages to the mining industry, but without adaptation it would risk future investment.
WITH Perth on the cusp of a population boom, the city’s urban planners are mindful it is not just the central business district that is required to grow.
REGARDED by purists as the true ‘sport of kings’, polo has undergone something of a resurgence in Western Australia in recent years, with five significant events in six months entertaining the sport’s local supporters.
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THE Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia has welcomed the strengthening of Western Australia’s occupational health and safety laws aimed at ensuring only licensed workers with the proper skills can remove asbestos.
THE Hyatt Regency Perth has launched its most extensive redevelopment program in 20 years, with the hotel’s owners investing $9 million for renovations.
LARGE organisations eager to contribute to the not-for-profit sector often lack the time to adequately research where funds or workplace volunteers can be best directed.
Darwin-based regional airline operator Airnorth has announced it will launch two new services to Port Hedland and Karratha via Broome with the first flight scheduled for June 1.
Tasmanian company Forest Enterprises Australia has become the third major agribusiness to be placed into administration in the past 12 months, after ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank made a move to recover funds.
Wesfarmers has moved to a quarterly coal pricing system for the majority of ore produced at its Curragh mine in Queensland after achieving a 70 per cent increase to current prices.
Today marks the first step in Albany's quest towards constructing two much-needed hotels with the state government calling on developers to build a new luxury hotel overlooking the Southern Ocean.
The Barnett government has joined forces with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy to develop a WA skilled migration strategy which will help address the state's looming skills shortage.
Shares in DMC Mining have risen after the junior iron ore explorer today received a better takeover offer for its shares compared to the $34 million offer from Cape Lambert Resources.
Landlords are more prepared to pass rising costs from interest rate rises on to renters after the average rental growth across capital cities in the March quarter rebounded to 1.5 per cent, according to Australian Property Monitors.
East Perth-based Legacy Iron Ore says it has been approached by several Chinese parties interested in forming a joint venture or acquiring a large shareholding.
