STAFF costs at Western Australia's public universities have risen significantly as the institutions seek to deal with rising students numbers and improve their reputations at home and overseas.
BUSINESSES have been warned not to become complacent and halt their readiness programs despite some relief from the revised start date of Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
WHEN Riviera Marine, one of Australia's largest luxury boat builders, went into receivership last week, it could have been seen as another blow for a struggling sector.
SMALL creditors of failed painting and services business Riley Shelley, co-owned by Perth businessman Ian Riley, are unlikely to retrieve their money after it was revealed that major bank ANZ would be paid first.
Business and retail groups have welcomed the federal budget's plan to increase tax breaks for small business, a move that will encourage innovation, one group claims.
Shares in carbon offset specialists in Western Australia and Aviva Corporation have jumped after the budget unveiled a $4.5 billion Clean Energy Initiative, a move welcomed by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA.
There was little for resource explorers in the federal budget last night, with a lobby group saying the government missed an "excellent opportunity" to introduce an exploration incentive scheme which was a key election promise.
Babcock & Brown Power, the owner of Alinta's retail assets, have placed its shares in a trading halt, pending the release of details likely to have an impact on the business.
While the federal government's decision to invest in significant WA infrastructure projects has been welcomed, a business lobby group says the state's importance to the nation's economy has been undersold.
Proceedings between Mineral Resources and its former chairman Michael Kiernan have started today over alleged misleading claims prior to the collapse of Monarch Gold Mining Company.
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The federal government has allocated $236 million for the sinking of the Northbridge rail line as part of the $8 billion Building Australia fund, while the Fiona Stanley hospital will receive $255 million.
Around two-thirds of small to medium enterprises in Western Australia are in favour of daylight saving with over 50 per cent of respondents to a new survey claiming the extra daylight increased business productivity.
Around 240 employees and contractors at BHP Billiton's Leinster nickel operations will be affected by the company's decision to halt activities at the Rocky's Reward open pit mine.
Gindalbie Metals will appeal against some of the conditions recommended by the environment watchdog over the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture with AnSteel.
If you want to see a balancing act, get involved in infrastructure in the Mid West. That is where billions of dollars of investment - the most important we are told for the next 50 years - relies on numerous stakeholders coming together.
Balcatta-based Tiger Resources plans to raise $9 million through a share placement to help pay for a majority interest in a copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Phosphate company Legend International Holdings will spend over $20 million to acquire all the shares it does not own in North Australian Diamonds (NAD) through an on-market takeover.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies has surged back above the $100 billion mark for April, led by resource companies Aditya Birla Minerals, Mirabela Nickel and Perilya.
Western Australian juniors Great Australian Resources and SA Metals, formerly Pan Palladium, have advised shareholders to take no action to Sylvannia Resources $31 million takeover offers.
A further $10 million will be added to the budgeted capital cost of Iluka Resources' $209 million Murray Basin Stage 2 project after unexpected plant delays push back the start up date.
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The Prendiville family-owned Sandalford Wines has bought the Killerby vineyard in Margaret River for an undisclosed sum and has not ruled out further land acquisitions.
