INTERNATIONAL visitors to Western Australia are still spending more and staying longer than visitors to any other state, according to the latest international visitor survey by Tourism Research Australia.
WESTERN Australian mining services companies, consulting firm COSOL, engineer GRD Minproc and testing equipment producer Essa among them, are taking advantage of the booming mining and resources market in Latin America.
PEAK industry groups in Western Australia have voiced concern over the federal government's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, saying it would adversely affect exporters.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resources.
THE head of Western Australia's peak adult medical research group has warned that the state's potentially world-leading research industry will falter unless academics embrace commercialisation.
THE development approvals process in Western Australia is beset by a number of challenges, but none is likely to have a wider impact than the Carnaby's cockatoo.
Emeco Holdings appoints Cahill FORMER Alinta Infrastructure Holdings chief executive officer John Cahill has joined the board of mining services company Emeco Holdings Ltd as an independent non-execut
Ausdrill is one step away from securing a $100 million, five-year drilling contract with South African producer Gold Fields Ltd over its St Ives and Agnew gold mines in Western Australia.
Reward Minerals Ltd has proposed to spinout its Jervois base metals and Gabanintha gold-copper projects into wholly-owned subsidiary Jinka Minerals in a bid to become the first Australian potash producer.
First Start - the state government's shared equity scheme for first homebuyers - has been suspended indefinitely in a move that housing groups believe could threaten the already struggling sector, if the incoming Liberal government does not top up funding
Perth-based companies U3O8 Ltd and Uranex NL have moved quickly to progress the development of their Western Australian uranium projects following the Liberal Party win in the state election.
Less than a week after shareholders voted against a resolution to oust a director, Style Ltd's major stakeholder Merim Pty Ltd has again called for another meeting, this time to remove founder Greg Johnson.
The Federal Court has ordered Victoria-based Oil Basin Ltd to pay costs related to its proceedings launched against Perth-based companies ARC Energy Ltd and Buru Energy Ltd.
Perth-based Incremental Petroleum Ltd said it does not see any synergies in merging with Cooper Energy Ltd as it again reiterated calls to shareholders to take no action on the bid.
Credit ratings for BankWest parent HBOS have been downgraded in the wake of this week's US financial turmoil as analysts and investors grow increasingly nervous about the health of global financial institutions.
Barclays PLC confirmed Tuesday that it is interested in acquiring some assets of Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that collapsed after Barclays dropped out of merger talks.
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Lawyers representing the voluntary administrators of the Palandri group of companies are scheduled to appear in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on Monday in an attempt to have the group's managed investment schemes wound up.
Norwegian fertiliser company Yara International ASA has lifted its stake in Burrup Holdings to 35 per cent after purchasing additional equity from the company's founder and chairman Pankaj Oswal.
Nedlands-based software provider ISS Group Ltd has entered into an underwriting agreement with Paterson Securities Ltd for its proposed $13 million return of capital to shareholders.
Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd will seek legal advice after it received a requisition notice from new major shareholder Power United Ltd, which has proposed to oust several directors including executive chairman Tony Sage.
Former treasurer Eric Ripper has been elected leader of the Western Australian Labor Party, two days after former leader Alan Carpenter resigned from the post.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd said the introduction of the government's emissions trading scheme will more than double the operating costs of a liquefied natural gas project.
The Australian gold division of Toronto-listed company GBS Gold International Inc has been placed into voluntary administration after it defaulted under its current debt financing arrangements.
Perth-based integrated energy company Aviva Corporation Ltd has entered into a joint venture agreement with a New York-listed company effectively valuing its 400 megawatt Mid West power project development at almost $70 million.
