The best kind of promotion WOULDN'T it be nice if advertising executives the world over told it like it is instead of trying to dazzle us with gimmicks and slogans? I think the guys at Fraser Gallop Estate feel the same way.
CAN a place that bans chewing gum and has been ruled by one party for decades offer Western Australia opportunities to develop our state and improve our government? Premier Colin Barnett certainly believes this may be possible and has let loose one of his
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
FOUR women working on the same commercial building project in the city have joined forces to launch Western Australia's first association dedicated to women working in construction.
PEAK industry figures have cautiously welcomed state and federal government initiatives to soften the impact of the economic downturn on business, including the announcement of cuts to skilled migration.
TWO real estate agency acquisitions in recent weeks could be a sign of increased activity in the sector, as business looks to rationalise their operations and gain economies of scale during the down cycle.
Students may want to rethink about enrolling at a prestigious university with a new study finding that graduates from prominent universities do not necessarily receive higher starting salaries.
The resources sector in Australia and New Zealand may now be exposed to higher levels of fraudulent incidents involving the theft of funds and physical assets, according to a KPMG survey.
Sinosteel Corporation's plans to mine old iron ore stockpiles at Koolanooka in the Mid West have been put on hold because low commodity prices have made the project uncommercial.
West Perth-based miner Kagara has revised down its annual zinc production target as it restarts trucking operations after heavy rainfalls in Queensland.
The state's Court of Appeal has overturned a Supreme Court ruling that two years ago found against Jubilee Mines and awarded $1.86 million to former managing director Kim Riley.
A national small business lobby group is urging the state government to ignore calls to privatise or amalgamate the Small Business Development Corporation.
Anvil Mining has revealed that its remaining employees and board members have taken a 20 per cent pay cut as the company books a full-year net loss of $US138.5 million ($A209 million).
The state's corruption watchdog has found there was no evidence that lobbyist John Halden received leaks of confidential cabinet information, despite conflicting media reports.
Perth-based Straits Resources has reiterated it may not be able to sell its 47 per cent holding in subsidiary Straits Asia Resources as talks continue.
The Rudd government will introduce new laws to curb excessive termination payments for executives, amid community concern about high "golden handshakes" given to departing company heads.
Nexus Energy has placed its Crux oil project on hold and extended a voluntary suspension of its shares as the company seeks funding after an asset sale process fell through.
Credit squeeze – WA seeks federal help to raise $1.3bn; Rio slashed $277m off value of Kwinana HIsmelt project; Euroz client was unaware of Opes danger, court told; Mortgage freeze for the jobless; Axa in $660m capital raising
Azure Minerals has raised just over $1 million through a renounceable rights issue with shareholders subscribing to around one-third of shares on offer.
Three Western Australian resource companies are today on the hunt for capital with trading of shares in both Otto Energy and Eleckra Mines halted and Berkeley Resources unveiling plans to raise $10 million.
Litigation funder IMF (Australia) will pocket some $5 million following an unconditional settlement of a claim against certain directors of Centaur Mining, which formerly owned the Cawse nickel operation in the Goldfields.
The Perth director of global engineering company Connell Wagner hopes its merger with two South African companies will boost the chances of winning work on major projects.
Territory Resources has taken a sizeable $38 million hit to its half-year earnings with the iron ore miner reporting an interim net loss of $33.3 million.
Asciano sell-off plan as debts bite deeper; Big Rio holder damns sell-out; Brains behind new Macquarie model; Miner puts 5000 jobs on the line; China spree puts heat on foreign investment rules
Western Australians are most likely to be concerned about the state of the economy than other states or territories, according to the Sensis Consumer Report released today.
The marketing arm of the North West Shelf Venture has extended the relationship with customer Kansai Electric Power Company, which will buy a further 3.3 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas.
Mirabela Nickel plans to raise some $38 million more than the required amount of its debt facility condition in a bid to complete development of its Santa Rita nickel project in Brazil.
