IS it a case of the squeakiest wheel getting the lubrication? For those outside it, the political process is an extraordinary thing, with rapid changes in policy possible within just a few hours.
TODAY I'd like to talk about four longer-term trends that had been strongly influencing economic outcomes in Australia before the onset of the global financial crisis, and which are likely to become even more influential in the next growth period.
IT is with some trepidation that I leap in to defend politicians & allowances in the wake of a $240 mistake by Treasurer Troy Buswell in claiming for accommodation in Perth.
WESTERN Australians may well ask if they are destined to again become colonials, that is, be administratively controlled by distant ruling elites over whom we'll have little or no oversight.
THE world’s premier destinations are battling to secure world-class events that deliver valuable tourism outcomes, with a focus on the growing number of lucrative business events and the associated contingents of high-yield visitors.
SOUTH Hedland is set to get a major revamp, with approval for the development of a new town centre and plans for new worker accommodation that breaks with the Pilbara’s traditional approach.
THE City of Bunbury has called for a more detailed planning strategy for the region after the release of a broad planning framework for the South West.
Troy Resources is forging ahead with capital raising plans, today placing its shares in a trading halt despite protests from former chairman John Jones.
Perth real estate developer Port Bouvard has called for the trading of its shares to be halted ahead of a critical refinancing deadline on Sunday night.
Treasurer Troy Buswell says the state government will partner with the private sector to develop new subdivision opportunities to avoid a second big spike in Perth land prices.
Moly Mines says it has finalised its debt restructure arrangements for its remaining $US134 million interim financing facility after a $US700 million deal was struck last week with privately-owned Chinese company Hanlong Mining Investment.
Japan's Inpex Corporation says production will cease this month at its Griffin oil joint venture off the coast of Western Australia, 15 years after operations first started.
Collapsed biofuels company Natural Fuel is set to be sold to private WA business NRG Capital for $575,000 after creditors agreed to execute the deed of company arrangement.
Subiaco-based oil and gas explorer Promesa has opened its initial public offer in which it hopes to raise up to $3 million that will predominately be used to fund its interests in two projects in the United States.
Galaxy Resources has extended its relationship with unlisted public company General Mining Corporation, with the pair forming an alliance to explore for lithium in Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
Bibra Lake-based Mineral Resources will earn a large share of the profits after it struck a farm-in agreement with Reed Resources over the Mount Marion lithium project in the Goldfields region.
The economic downturn failed to dampen throughput rates at the ports in Dampier and Port Hedland, which both reported record tonnages for the 2009 financial year.
Uranium explorer Raisama has received regulatory approval for a Chinese state-owned firm to take a 14.9 per cent interest, ahead of a $12 million initial public offer expected to be launched within two weeks.
The median land price in Perth has risen 4.8 per cent in the June quarter as the land price in the South West was among the 10 most expensive areas in the country, a new report shows.
