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FOR 25 years Technology Assisting Disability WA (TADWA) has maintained a low media profile, quietly enjoying the fruits of its own success.

RECOGNISED as the most concentrated form of wealth on earth, the extremely rare pink diamond is one ultra high-end niche business that appears to be defying global commodity trends.

Lorena Tati says it takes more than just good technique to make a good coffee. Adam Orlando reports on the service culture at Milk’d.

A CLOSE reading of last week's historic $53 million settlement between failed miner Sons of Gwalia's administrators and its former directors indicates that the final payout may be less than the headline figure.

Although no longer leading the political charge, Matt Birney’s still making waves.

Some Perth legal practices are riding out the current economic storm better than others, and it seems size does matter.

It always pays to look on the bright side, and it’s not such a bad outlook for WA.

THE size of Western Australia's legal practices has fluctuated only mildly during the past 12 months despite the sector's changing dynamics as a result of the economic slowdown.

Australia’s ban on short selling financial stocks defies logic and the proof is readily available.

West Coast Eagles chairman Mark Barnaba has joined the Western Power board as chairman Peter Mansell is re-appointed.

Chamber of Minerals and Energy president Kim Horne has supported the concept of a national amalgamation of mining industry bodies but has not accepted the detail of current proposals.

Bunnings Warehouse has outlined its growth plans for the state, with two new stores set to open this year and development approval being sought for another store in Forrestdale.

Engineering and construction company Paladio Group has forecast full-year net profit to reach up to $12 million before any write down associated with the collapse of Windimurra Vanadium.

The state Governor has today approved the appointment of former Northern Territory bureaucrat Richard Sellers to the role of Director General at the Department of Mines and Petroleum.

North Perth-based Australian Renewable Fuels says it has received a termination notice from Fortescue Metals Group regarding the supply of biodiesel to the Cloudbreak mine site in the Pilbara.

Western Australia has posted the biggest fall in skilled vacancies in April, nearly double the drop recorded by the national index, new data shows.

West Perth-based Magma Metals says it has raised $16 million for its Canadian project, with the placement substantially oversubscribed.

The rise in Australia's underlying inflation rate rules out a near term interest rate cut, economists say.

Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group has signed a new $8 million contract with the federal government's Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Fortescue Metals Group has received a key Chinese approval for the $645 million placement deal with Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Company.

Shares in Port Bouvard have jumped as much as 20 per cent today as the property developer cleared a major hurdle for the its proposed Point Grey development near Mandurah.

BHP Billiton has reported a dip in iron ore production for the March quarter, admitting today safety accidents had a part to play.

Ravensthorpe closure 'leaves scar on land'; Forrest in self-censorship bid; Long march for a great haul; Mining giants to combine power; No early recovery, says IMF

Minerals testing company Essa Australia has dramatically revised down its second half revenue and profit outlook, and anticipates that its full-year result will be around breakeven.

The national petroleum safety regulator has issued a prohibition notice to Woodside Energy following a fire at its processing facility last week in the Vincent oil field.

The development timeline for Gindalbie Metals' $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has been pushed back after delays in gaining foreign investment and environmental approvals.

Only two companies were allocated funds in the first round of the federal government's $50 million Geothermal Drilling Program with West Perth-based Torrens Energy one of the companies to miss out.

Three Western Australian companies have received a combined $3.7 million in federal government funds to advance technologies to combat climate change.

West Perth-based Gunson Resources will consider building its zircon processing plant in Western Australia instead of China following recommendations that it will save money.

Osborne Park-based Cell Aquaculture has entered a joint venture deal to establish a $20 million land-based seafood production facility in South Africa.

Rio chairman on cue for Chinalco deal; Anticipated bids spark 33% surge in Asciano; $95m to settle Re-HIH matter; Labor risk to youth jobs – OECD; Health insurance rebate ‘a waste’

Rio Tinto shareholders have shown their displeasure with the miner, casting a strong protest vote against the re-election of director Rod Eddington and the company's remuneration report.