Berkeley Resources Ltd has released its maiden resource estimate for its Gambuta uranium deposit in Spain, with investors liking the news and pushing the company share price up nearly 10 per cent.
The ANZ Banking Corporation Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation said today they cannot guarantee passing on any interest rate cut made by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Litigation funder IMF (Australia) Ltd will pocket a further $1.35 million after a New South Wales court ruled in favour of Concept Equity Pty Ltd against Challenger Group Holdings Ltd.
Subiaco-based Red Fork Energy has secured $33 million for the exploration of a new gas project in Oklahoma after signing a joint venture deal with a Dallas-based company.
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Western Australia will head to the polls on September 6 after Premier Alan Carpenter called a snap election, drawing surprise from the state opposition and predictions it will be a close-fought race.
Market volatility is likely to impact Bunnings Warehouse Property Trust's earnings in the 2009 financial year as it reported a $39.3 million fall in the fair value of investment property portfolio, in contrast to a $167.9 million rise the previous year.
A hearing between Murchison Metals Ltd and Chameleon Mining NL is likely to be held early next year as the deadline for the second tranche of security for costs edges closer.
West Perth-based Hawk Resources Ltd will start trading as New Standard Energy Ltd tomorrow after finalising the acquisition of oil and gas assets in the Canning Basin.
The transfer of the livestock centre from Midland to Muchea is estimated to deliver a $467 million economic benefit to the state over 20 years as Agriculture and Food Minister Kim Chance calls for tenders.
Cutbacks and asset sell-offs at the Houghton and Goundrey wine operations have been announced by US-based owner Constellation Brands as part of major changes at its Australian operations.
Queensland government owned power generator Stanwell Corporation Ltd has taken a 19.6 per cent stake in Blue Energy Ltd after buying a parcel of shares from CVC Ltd for nearly $35 million.
West Perth-based Straits Resources Ltd subsidiary, Straits Asia Resources Ltd, has posted a 264 per cent jump in net profit for the first half of 2008.
The jobless rate in Western Australia has decreased to a seasonally adjusted 3.1 per cent in July while the national rate remained unchanged at 4.3 per cent.
West Perth-based Nkwe Platinum has signed exclusive option agreements valued at nearly $A14 million with global mining company Xstrata and Leederville-based International Goldfields Ltd over several African projects.
The timing of the state government's announcement of Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd as the preferred developer of the $2 billion Oakajee port project was impeccable, according to Geraldton mayor Ian Carpenter.
PERTH has suffered the biggest drop in house prices, falling 2.4 per cent in the June quarter, as capital city house prices across Australia decline by the sharpest rate in nearly three years.
Ken Court left behind his chance to add large-scale steelmaking to Western Australia's repertoire in the late 1990s, but the enthusiasm for the Mid West story is still evident as he mulls over his attempt to create a value-adding resources empire.
Perth-based mining explorer and developer Azure Minerals Ltd has found a wealth of opportunities in Mexico, currently holding 22 base and precious metals mining projects in the region.
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 Resour
PearlStreet Ltd managing director Anthony Wooles has increased his interest in the company by buying 10 million shares valued at $3.3 million through a placement to director and allotment of shortfall
More than 1,500 medical and scientific researchers are expected to be working in the Nedlands research precinct following completion of a $360 million investment program.
Increased building activity in Perth's suburbs will create more than 400,000 square metres of new office space over the coming years, as more tenants are pushed out of the traditional CBD and West Perth markets by record low vacancy rates.
THE office vacancy rate in Perth's CBD has hit another record low, falling to 0.3 per cent over the past six months, while West Perth is officially a full house, according to figures released by the P
Business has asked for temporary tax relief and sought a bigger role for the Small Business Development Corporation as the key elements of an assistance package in the wake of the Varanus Island gas crisis.
