The Australian Greens say they will oppose any moves to compensate mining giants under a carbon price, amid calls from Rio Tinto that business will struggle to adapt, and from Woodside Petroleum, which says its exports should be exempt from the tax.
Shares in Ramelius Resources rose after it reported high-grade gold results from deeper drilling its Wattle Dam mine in Western Australia and was admitted to the S&P ASX 300 index.
Hong Kong-based Wah Nam International Holdings has extended its parallel takeover bids for West Australian iron ore explorers Brockman Resources and FerrAus by one month.
Lanco Infratech says it will increase production at Griffin's coal mines near Collie by a factor of four, after it completed the $750 million acquisition of the assets.
Sandfire Resources has announced it will go ahead with a $400 million development of its DeGrussa copper-gold project, on the strength of a "robust" pre-feasibility study.
Rio Tinto says Sir Rod Eddington and Yves Fortier will retire as non-executive directors of the mining giant at the end of the annual general meeting on May 5.
Wayne Bergmann, the Kimberley Land Council head who has spearheaded Aboriginal negotiations over a controversial gas hub near Broome, is stepping down from the role.
Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining has nearly doubled its estimate of deposits at a mine in Papua New Guinea to more than 30 million ounces of gold.
Focus Minerals says it will purchase the remaining stake it does not already own of the Treasure Island gold project in the eastern Goldfields in a scrip and cash offer worth around $2.4 million, on today's share price.
Singaporean engineering firm MTQ now holds a 12 per cent stake in Neptune Marine, after the struggling shipbuilder and engineering firm announced it had reached the minimum subscription level in its $80.6 million capital raising.
When audio engineer Tom Misner began showing people how to twiddle the knobs in the 1970s, he never imagined the business would sell for almost $300 million three decades later.
Ian Trahar has confirmed he will not increase his takeover offer for window coverings manufacturer Kresta Holdings, even though independent analysis of the bid last week found it neither fair nor reasonable.
The DomGas Alliance and APPEA, who are normally at odds with each other on energy policy, have backed Energy Minister Peter Collier's discussion paper to shape the next 20 years of energy regulation.
Advanced materials company Quickstep has signed an agreement that will pave the way for it to become a recognised supplier to global helicopter company Sikorski International Operations.
Perth-based Aquila Resources says its interim loss of $15.8 million was primarily due to an increase in spending on exploring and evaluating its tenements.
Strategic Marine has expanded its exposure to the booming north-west, after winning a contract to build a 27-metre work barge for Karratha-based Offshore Plant Hire.
DEVELOPING a strong portfolio of company board positions is no longer just the domain of retired executives, but has become a viable option for youthful – and not so youthful – business people.
IT was hardly surprising that, when WA Business News hosted some of Perth's female corporate leaders at a boardroom lunch to discuss the topic of women in business, the subject of children was raised from time to time.
PEET and Cedar Woods have continued to be the pick of the bunch among Perth's listed property developers, with both companies' half-year results boosted by their exposure to the relatively strong Melbourne market.
PERTH house prices fell 1.5 per cent in January, amid a national fall of 1.6 per cent that further dampened growth as natural disasters swept across the nation, according to a recent survey.
THE state government has announced it is moving most of its offices out of the CBD, while accounting firm PwC will also shift its base; but the moves are not expected to make a dent in Perth's shrinking office vacancy rate.
RESIDENTIAL and commercial construction in Karratha is set to grow rapidly after the state government short-listed three companies for what will become the largest new development in the town.
TOM Pado and Paul Collie have been friends and business associates for more than 25 years, and they bring diverse experience to a local manufacturer that has recently won a major contract against international competition.
CONTENT to let other organisations answer the ‘why' when it comes to kids going to school without breakfast, Foodbank WA instead is focused on alleviating the problem where it hits hardest.
