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Shares in listed property developer Finbar have fallen slightly after announcing it had purchased a 1.58 hectare site in East Victoria Park for almost $10 million which the company plans to develop into 95 apartments.

Telco networks provider Amcom has signed a $20 million deal with the Northern Territory state government to provide high-speed fibre based telecommunications services.

BHP Billiton has appointed company insider Chris Campbell to head its lucrative iron ore division.

The Master Builders Association has warned the state's largest home indemnity insurance provider's decision to withdraw from the market could bring the residential building sector to a halt without urgent action from the state government.

Global education services provider Navitas has announced yet another agreement with a college in the United States for a pathways program, its fourth in as many weeks, this time with the Univeristy of Massachusetts Boston.

Shares in mineral exploration outfit Legend Mining have climbed more than 10 per cent in morning trade after announcing it would exercise its right to acquire a 90 per cent interest in a Cameroon iron ore project following a positive aeromagnetic survey.

Shares in exploration minnow Kings Minerals fell today after announcing plans to complete a business combination with its 71.3 per cent controlled subsidiary, San Anton Resource Corporation before listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Engineering and construction services company Forge Group says it has started the year with a strong order book as it upgrades its interim earnings forecast by 21 per cent against its previous projections.

Shares in Aurora Minerals have climbed slightly after announcing it is in discussions with its 53 per cent-owned subsidiary Desert Energy to enter into a joint venture on its wholly-owned Camel Hills Project in central Western Australia.

The state government has signed a $42 million deal with a property development consortium to develop a 10-hectare site in Newman for urgently needed residential and short-term tourism accommodation in the Pilbara.

Perth's office vacancy rate has increased slightly to 8.2 per cent and will continue to rise this year as further supply is added to the market, new figures show.

Shares in Cape Lambert Resources have dropped after it today withdrew the initial public offer of spin-off Q Copper Australia due to "recent adverse market conditions".

Fortescue Metals Group says it will vigorously defend an appeal the corporate watchdog has lodged regarding a ruling that found in favour of the miner and its chief, Andrew Forrest.

Shares in internet provider iiNet surged after it today won a drawn-out legal battle against Hollywood movie studios over illegal downloads.

The after-shocks of the GFC could be extremely painful.

An upswing in M&A activity is on the cards.

Climate politics helped grow the seeds for the Liberals' near collapse.

WA farmers are playing catch-up in canola while the rest of their sector remains GM free.

PYTHONESQUE humour might have had the managed investment scheme sector crying out “I'm not dead, yet”, but there really is life in the industry despite the dramatic and near-terminal events of 2009.

It's not just the collapse of agribusiness schemes in the southern tip of WA that is affecting the region.

UNDERLYING demand in Perth's CBD office market is set to be boosted by the return of institutional investors in 2010, while supply constraints will ensure the office vacancy rate does not reach its forecast levels of 15 per cent, according to a leading ma

THE youth, welfare and community services sectors will be keeping a close eye on a pay equity test case to be lodged under the federal government's new Fair Work system.

A new player on the Northbridge restaurant scene is determined to bring families back to the city. Adam Orlando reports.

WHAT do Rick Stowe, Clive Palmer, Richard Goyder and Kerry Stokes have in common?

Australia's corporate governence framework rates highly, a new report has found.

The Reserve Bank's latest interest rate decision caught markets by surprise but should not change any business or investment decisions.

The state government has approved the appointment of members to the new Kimberley Regional Planning Committee which it said would play a vital role in developing regional priorities and policy settings for the region.

Shares in real estate and property development outift Cedar Woods Properties climbed more than 7 per cent today after announcing a stronger than expected first half result and a full year profit forecast of approximately $15 million.

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources is forecasting to be back in the black, today lifting its interim profit guidance to $20 million compared to the $8.6 million net loss it booked the previous year.

Residential land in the South West region of the state is among the 10 most expensive regions across the country as land prices in Perth dipped 0.7 per cent in the September quarter, a new report shows.

Shares in Navitas were higher after the education service provider executed a 10-year deal with the University of Newcastle to establish the Newcastle International College.

Housing groups and mortgage brokers have been joined by the federal government in welcoming the central bank's decision to leave the official interest rate unchanged, the former saying it is an opportunity to see the effect of previous increases.