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Joint venture partners Nido Petroleum and Kairiki Energy have sold a combined 15 per cent interest in the Tindalo oil project in the Philippines to international commodities trader, Trafigura, for $12.7 million.

Property funds manager Aspen Group has started the first stage of construction at its 900-lot St Leonard's Estate in the Swan Valley, as it halves its debt following the completion of a recapitalisation process.

Growing demand for Western Australia's agricultural commodities from Asia and the Middle East has boosted exports to a new record of $6 billion for 2008/09.

BHP Billiton chairman Don Argus says Australia needs policies to ensure foreigners do not squeeze out locals to invest in the country's natural resources.

West Perth-based explorer Exco Resources plans to raise $10.1 million for further exploration work at its copper projects in north-west Queensland.

Galaxy Resources says it will award a key contract for its Jiangsu lithium processing facility after today revealing a slight increase in the operation's capital cost estimate of $55 million.

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries and GE Oil and Gas have been awarded a collective $2.46 billion worth of work on the Gorgon gas project, taking the total amount of contracts awarded to just under $9.5 billion.

Business students needs to widen their vision beyond technical skills.

The prospect of labour shortages will force a major rethink on training and migration.

Looking at commodity prices in US dollar terms is giving a misleading impression of how well the world economy is recovering from the GFC.

Why should some people’s pay packets be public property while others are allowed to keep theirs private?

It’s time for some critical analysis in the climate debate.

Twelve months is clearly a long time in an economy, as WA’s remarkable turnaround indicates.

AFTER a brief respite, employers can expect to face severe labour shortages again as economic growth quickly soaks up whatever genuine unemployment there is.

THEY may be accidents of history, geography and geology, but Western Australia's long-term economic future is all the more rosy because of its tremendous resources, located near the most important growth markets in the world.

MAIN Street in Osborne Park is a real place with a range of small businesses servicing Western Australian consumers and enterprises.

What are the key issues for the WA economy over the next 12 months?

THE Real Estate Institute of Western Australia is predicting Perth's median house price to remain steady over the next 12 months, while the rental vacancy rate is tipped to decrease slightly over the next quarter.

TIMBER industry group Forest and Wood Products Australia predicts the structural use of manufactured timber products will be an important future growth area for the Western Australian timber industry.

THE developers planning to turn land around Jandakot Airport into a major commercial and industrial precinct have shifted their focus to industrial tenants as the project nears a final environmental approval decision.

Iconic pie maker Mrs Mac’s is focused on further international expansion. Russell Quinn reports.

WHY is one hour so important in Western Australia? Earlier this year, the battle was over daylight saving, that magical hour of time difference that splits the electorate almost evenly down the centre.

Environmental bonds for the state's mining industry will remain unchanged until the end of next year, as the government extends the existing moratorium to help miners weather the global economic crises.

Nomad Building Solutions has forecast a $12 million second half profit for 2009/10 but has warned of a first half loss of $1 million due to a downturn in orders.

Shares in Po Valley Energy closed higher today as it began commissioning its first gas field in Italy, with first gas sales expected by the end of the year.

Engineering and construction contractor United Group has won a $190 million contract with state electricity generator Verve Energy for the ugrade of its Kwinana power station.

The state government has taken the next step in the revitalisation of the South Hedland town centre with planning approval for the development of up to 130 townhouses and apartments plus commercial, medical and retail space.

Perth-based property funds manager Aspen Group has outlined steps taken to address market pressures, which resulted in a $64.7 million loss for 2008-09 after the financial crisis severely hurt property valuations, management fees and transaction activity.

Adelaide-based Flinders Mines is planning to raise more than $50 million through an institutional placement and a fully-underwritten rights issue to progress its Pilbara iron ore project.

The state government has announced plans for a development of more than 70 lots straddling the Bluff Point and Beresford suburbs, less than four kilometres north of Geraldton's central business district.

Shares in Breakaway Resources have not been affected in trading today after announcing it will recommence drilling at it's Scotia Nickel mine project, located 70 kilometres northwest of Kalgoorlie, by early November.

The City of Cockburn has been awarded $150,000 by the Fremantle Magistrate's Court following legal proceedings against Swan Bay Holdings for unlawful development of a roadway and concrete container yard operation.