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The acquisition of various assets and businesses of OZ Minerals by China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Company has taken a step forward, with China's development and reform commission today giving the transaction the green light.

Avoca Resources has received the green light from the Foreign Investment Review Board for its takeover bid for gold miner Dioro Exploration.

Perth-based property developer Aspen Group has entered a trading halt pending the release of details regarding a capital raising.

Gindlabie Metals says the timing of its Karara iron ore project will not be affected following the state budget's omission of an upgrade for the Perth to Geraldton transmission line.

Mount Pleasant-based Comet Ridge plans to raise $21 million to fund exploration efforts at its coal seam gas projects in Queensland and New Zealand for the next 18 months.

Perth-based Tasman Resources has won a dispute against WCP Resources over a farm-in arrangement near the massive Olympic Dam uranium mine.

Daylight saving should not be considered for another 20 years in Western Australia, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Apex Minerals has unveiled plans for a $28 million capital raising after a slower than expected ramp up of gold production at its Wiluna mine.

Automotive Holdings Group has launched an institutional share placement in order to reduce its $353 million debt and pursue growth opportunities.

Babcock & Brown Power, owner of Alinta's retail assets, will realise $125 million from the release of an "onerous" contract but has revised down its operational earnings from $310 million to $270 million.

Treasurer Troy Buswell has again defended the government's decision to not release the State Infrastructure Strategy, saying its framewok needs to be revisited.

WA's peak energy user group, DomGas Alliance, says the federal government's white paper into energy security is "flawed" as it focuses on maximising exports rather than domestic energy use.

BHP Billiton is ramping up its Pilbara iron ore expansion efforts with Ausco Modular today securing a $36 million contract to install a 1,200-bed village and central facilities in Yandi.

Finnish global consulting and engineering group Pöyry Energy has acquired local oil and gas engineering services company Aquarius International Consultants.

Melbourne-based SKILLED Group, as part of a joint venture, has won a $350 million, three-year marine vessel and labour supply contract for Chevron's Gorgon gas project.

The saga between Sirtex Medical and Perth scientist Bruce Gray has taken another turn with the state's Supreme Court finding in favour of the company's former chairman, who is now free to carry on with his business.

The high end of Perth's property market has taken a battering from the global slowdown with seven metropolitan suburbs dropping out of the $1 million club, a new survey has found.

Exoma Energy shares have skyrocketed as much as 240 per cent after the Nedlands-based company signed a conditional deal to acquire the Galilee gas project in Queensland.

Gold hopeful Resolute Mining has raised $25 million through a share placement, with funds to be used for the commissioning of the Syama gold mine in Mali.

Engineering company Monadelphous has secured contracts valued at $100 million with the world's largest miners, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Two weeks after Gage Roads Brewing Co cancelled its distribution deal, the brewer has agreed to supply beer to major retailer Woolworths, which will take a 25 per cent interest in the company.

Western Australia has retained its AAA credit rating after Standard and Poor's confirmed yesterday that the Barnett government's move to reprioritise some of its capital projects and revise its operating expenditure, meant that the state's financial posit

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Another prominent resource sector executive has joined the Black Swan Theatre Company board with Alcoa Australia managing director Alan Cransberg joining chairman Sam Walsh.

The government has committed to a $23.8 billion capital works program over the next four years - an increase on the $18.5 billion spent over the past four years - with a record $8.3 billion to be spent in 2009-10.

Major infrastructure projects Oakajee port and the Northbridge link have been left out of this year's state budget, despite receiving federal budget allocations this week.

The state budget will deliver $123 million tax relief, mainly in payroll and land tax, as part of measures to support business and jobs.

Western Australia's Liberal government has handed down its first budget, delivering a $647 million surplus but warning the state will be in deficit by 2012.

An $80 million federal budget allocation to boost the state's chances of hosting the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project has raised questions from the existing project's headquarters.

West Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas has raised more than $10 million which will be used in the ongoing development of its Fisherman's Landing gas project in Queensland.

State regional air carrier Skywest Airlines is reportedly considering re-listing on the Australian stock market, nearly three years after it was taken over by Singapore-based Advent Air.

Nickel miner Western Areas is expecting $100 million to come its way shortly after the company raised over $35 million through a slightly discounted share placement.