Shell's ambitions for establishing its first ever floating LNG facility in Australia have been boosted by a significant new gas discovery near its Prelude field in the Browse Basin.
A slanging match between two rival unions has erupted in Western Australia, with veteran heavyweight Kevin Reynolds doggedly trying to hang on to his union's mining members.
Shares in RMA Energy have been placed in a trading halt after it was approached by an entity, speculated to be a Chinese business, that could result in an offer for some or all of its shares.
Sentiment in the state's property market is improving as the median house price in Perth increases by $20,000, according to final figures from the Real Estate Institute of WA out today.
The state government has taken a step towards extended trading hours with Commerce Minister Troy Buswell today establishing a support group to advise small operators on commercial tenancy issues.
One month after its failed bid for Terrain Minerals, Iron Mountain Mining plans to launch a takeover for Aluminex Resources, which delisted from the local stock exchange months after its float.
Business coughs up for ministerial access; Unions wage bitter turf war; BHP rail snub irks juniors; Schubert’s swansong from CBA; Jobs data pushes Australian dollar higher
More than 100 academic and general staff at Murdoch University have voted in favour of possible industrial action after the university did not agree to a 20 per cent pay rise.
Former Wesfarmers finance director Gene Tilbrook has today been appointed as one of five new directors to the board of NBN Co Limited, the company established to deliver the $43 billion national broadband network.
The competition watchdog has rejected port access arrangements proposed by grain handlers CBH Group, ABB and Graincorp, saying there needed to be more clarity and transparency for wheat exporters.
Maddington company Coote Industrial expects to report a small net profit for fiscal 2009 after accounting for delays associated with the Greentrains payment.
Perth-based neurology focused research and development company NeuroDiscovery has entered a specialist services deal with a major international pharmaceutical company, valued at $620,000, the company's largest every contract.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group plans to raise around $2.7 million through an entitlements issue after a proposed convertible notes capital raising was scrapped last month.
The downturn in the property market has hit bedding franchiser Joyce Corporation which has accepted a $1.25 million lower offer for the sale of its Queensland property compared to an offer terminated in April.
Western Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to a near six-year high while the national jobless rate holds steady at 5.8 per cent as employers chose to cut employee hours rather than slash jobs, new figures show.
An independent report prepared for the national competition watchdog has found that allowing joint marketing of gas from the Gorgon project would likely lead to higher prices for WA gas customers than if each partner was forced to market its share separat
The Perth and West Perth office markets has experienced the largest percentage increase in the vacancy rate in nearly 20 years, with a new report highlighting the impact of the global financial crisis on the local property sector.
BHP diverts from Rio market deal; ANZ ready for battle of merger ambitions; Tax Office widens blitz on executives; CBA plays follow-the-leader on fees; Surprise export rise trims deficit
THE Diggers and Dealers mining forum got under way this week in Kalgoorlie-Boulder with a blast of optimism from a renowned international economist, and the prevailing mood of the delegates reflected the buoyancy in the rising commodities sector.
SHELL Australia chairman Russell Caplan has capped an extraordinary week for Western Australia's LNG industry, with a swipe at Premier Colin Barnett's attempt to dictate how the $30 billion Browse LNG project in the Kimberley should be developed.
Economic theorists can’t be blamed for the global financial crisis and, for the situation to improve, we may have to start thinking about things in a radically different way.
