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THE Shire of Busselton has approved residential and tourist development plans for Smiths Beach nine years after development was first proposed.

ON October 16 1997, the selling techniques of the fitness industry received unprecedented attention.

Politicians should look a bit closer to home when apportioning blame for the GFC.

EMPLOYERS are showing a reluctance to shed staff, despite the economic downturn, a leading business lobby group says.

WESTERN Australian companies servicing the oil and gas sector have returned from a recent trade mission to the US with diaries full of new contacts and a fresh perspective on the value of organised business trips.

THE proposed Western Australian iron ore joint venture between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto has reignited passions around a long-running issue between the state government and miners - land-rich tax provisions.

LOCAL business and industry groups have rejected calls for a ban on the export of live sheep from Fremantle Port.

AS the post-state budget debate over critical electricity supply to the growth region of the Mid West continues, the state government's backing of the Oakajee port is attracting new interest in power generation investment in the resurgent minerals provinc

The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.

CONTRACT miner Byrnecut Group has joined a host of industry and finance groups calling for the federal government to rethink budget reforms that will increase tax paid by Australians working overseas.

THE decision by Planning Minister John Day to approve a major residential development south of Moore River has sparked outcry among opponents and applause from property developers.

THE bidding started at $17 million at 2pm on Tuesday in Darwin, with three interested parties.

WESTERN Australian architects and builders are set to cash in on the federal government's latest building industry stimulus package.

A PERTH company has developed materials conveying technology it says could mark the end of large haul and dump trucks in mining, and revolutionise the bulk materials handling industry at ports.

EVER since Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton announced plans to merge their Western Australian iron ore mining operations, Premier Colin Barnett has been issuing statements which make him sound more like Hugo Chavez, the radical socialist president of Venezuela

THE Perth-based chairman and managing director of UK-listed CustomVis plc have been challenged by a group of shareholders who want to gain control of the technology company.

A CAP on export volumes through Geraldton port is of little concern for Mid West iron ore hopefuls Gindalbie Metals and Asia Iron, which say the limit only comes into place once the nearby Oakajee port is ready.

Imminent changes to the nation’s IR landscape are causing some angst in the business community.

CLIVE Jones has boosted his shareholding in Bannerman Resources, exercising more than 4 million options at less than a fifth of the current share price.

The uranium industry is a notoriously tough nut to crack, but one local player is making its mark.

THE insurance industry is going through a "hard market" where rates are rising and insurers become more selective in the types of risks they are prepared to write.

PERTH Energy is seeking a trading licence to compete against industry heavyweight Alinta for the supply of gas to the state's residential market.

SUPPORTING Western Australia's arts sector is part and parcel of being a resources company, according to Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) chief executive Christopher Eves.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering will pay up to $5.1 million to acquire FMC Corpration, which operates Hindle Offshore Services and Hindle Electrics, as part of its strategy to re-enter the oil and gas sector.

Western Power is aiming to become the first WA government corporation to implement a collective agreement, and will do so by going straight to its workers after a breakdown in negotiations with the Australian Services Union.

The Karl Simich-chaired investment company GoldLink IncomePlus has proposed to buy 10 per cent of shares in Subiaco-based Indago Resources as part of a bid to replace the board with its own nominees.

Administrators of CopperCo say shareholders are not likely to receive any return in respect of their holdings in the collapsed mining company.

Premier Colin Barnett says no agreement has been reached with BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers on the issue of royalties post a proposed Pilbara iron ore merger with Rio Tinto following an hour-and-a-half long meeting today.

Coote Industrial plans to sell its subsidiary, South Spur Logistics, in a bid to simplify its business model following a number of acquisitions and efforts to reduce its debt burden.

Territory Resources' shares have been placed in a trading halt as the struggling miner finalises its debt restructuring and capital raising plans.

An estimated $800 million will be needed to eliminate overdue maintenance on the state's deteriorating road network, according to an auditor general's report tabled in parliament today.