Perth-based Phosphate Australia has emerged as the best performing initial public offer for 2008, as the number of company listings in Western Australia more than halve as the financial crisis bites.
The state government has budgeted $2.4 billion for the Royalties for Regions scheme as it forecasts a net debt of nearly $17 billion in 2010/11, according to the mid-year economic review.
The continued high risk of Rio Tinto's debt following its Alcan acquisition has prompted international ratings agency Moody's to downgrade the miner's rating.
Wembley-based property developer and manager United Overseas Australia expects its 2008 profit to slump over 70 per cent, largely on the back of project delays.
Minemakers is targeting first production from its Northern Territory project next year as it unveils capital costs of around $100 million for Australia's largest phosphate resource.
Oil and gas explorer Salinas Energy will close its Perth office as its managing director transfers to California as part of restructure plans to help maintain the company's oil production profitability.
BHP Billiton says it will focus on brown-field expansion projects including its Western Australian iron ore operations, to help carry it through the current economic uncertainty.
THE number of housing finance commitments in Western Australia rose 5 per cent for the month of October, seasonally adjusted, compared to the previous month, but remains almost 20 per cent down on the
WESTERN Australia is one of the worst-performing states in the take-up of renewable energy, with just more than 8,000 customers signed up to an accredited GreenPower product in 2007.
AUDITOR General Colin Murphy has called on the WA Department of Health to improve the way it buys services from non-government and not-for-profit organisations, following an audit of the department's purchasing practices.
REGIONAL energy supplier Horizon Power has teamed up with Darwin-based PowerCorp and Perth-based SunPower Australia to build two hybrid solar-diesel power stations in the Pilbara, at a cost of $25 mil
A PERTH jazz pianist, inspired by the young artists he teaches daily, has overcome challenges from two local councils and the liquor licensing authority to successfully pursue his dream of opening a jazz club.
DARKENED windows, limited space, musty odours, a long, crowded bar, and thick shag carpet infused with cigarette ash and stale beer from decades worth of gigs - all treasured memories of one of Perth's favourite live music venues.
THE state government is looking to add a new layer of planning expertise to sit above local government as part of its bid to streamline approvals in the land development sector.
THE Vintage Concert, as part of the 2009 Margaret River Wine Region Festival, will be headlined by two of Australia's biggest musical artists at the Leeuwin Estate Amphitheatre on Sunday April 19 2009.
FAMILY owned small business Casa Dairy Products has won the best retail product category at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards, organised by the Food Industry Association of WA.
A WESTERN Australian technology company that specialises in down-hole survey tools is making headway in Australia and on the international market, despite the global economic turmoil forcing resources projects to shutdown.
What does a typical day at work involve? I check e-mails and answer those that need immediate action, then check appropriate articles in scientific journals.
CHANGE is not in the air, it has hit the ground running, or should I say running rampant. If it hasn't affected you or your business in some way, you are in the minority. Change is here.
WITH mining activity in the Pilbara forecast to double over the next ten years, demand for water in West Pilbara could outstrip long-term supply within the next two to six years.
Finsia Residential Property Outlook The strength of Australia's economy has been highlighted in recent years by its ability to withstand a number of internal and external events, including a major dro
I THINK it was Keith Suter who compared the global financial crisis to a 'big weekend' - too much to drink on Saturday, hangover on Sunday, cleansed and ready for work on Monday, the social commentator told a recent Technology and Industry Advisory Counci
NEXT year may be the year of the insolvency practitioner but the sector was certainly gearing up for business in 2008 as the older hands of the sector recognised the signs of a stumbling bull market.
