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Perth-based internet providers EFTel Ltd and iiNet Ltd today announced plans to launch innovative broadband services, designed to help them take market share from the incumbents, led by Telstra.

Talk of a correction to Perth's housing market is exaggerated, due to a lack an understanding of how the property market works in Western Australia, according to the Property Council of Australia.

Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd has won the 2007 MINEX Award, the mining industry's highest accolade for safety and health practices.

It's been a bumper day for capital raisings on the Australian Securities Exchange, with six Western Australian mining and mineral services companies in the midst of raising $250 million in additional funding.

In a week where three Western Australian resources companies made their debuts on the Australian Securities Exchange, Leederville-based gold explorer Midwinter Resources NL has come out on top - up 72 per cent on its offer price.

West Perth-based Straits Resources Ltd subsidiary Straits Asia Resources Ltd will acquire the Jembayan coal mine in East Kalimantan for around $379 million, the company has announced.

Applecross-based engineering services giant Monadelphous Group Ltd has secured new construction projects worth around $180 million, the comapny has announced.

Consolidated Minerals Ltd bidder Pallingurst Resources Ltd has maintained the heat on rival bidder Palmary Enterprises by providing "prima facie evidence" that Palmary president Gennadiy Bogolyubov and Igor Kolomoisky are business associates.

Leederville-based iron ore explorer Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd has acquired three tenements adjacent to its namesake project for $4 million in cash and scrip, the company has announced.

Iron ore miner Midwest Corporation Ltd has been granted a last minute extension by the minister for planning and infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan to continue trucking its ore to the Geraldton port until December 31.

The State Government has released the final management plan for the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park off the coast of Rockingham.

The National Australia Day Council has announced the State and Territory finalists for the Australian of the Year Awards 2008, with Western Australia's Mark Bin Bakar, George Jelinek, David Joske and Patricia Lavater among the nominees for the top prize.

The State Government will call for tenders to supply 26 gigawatt hours - five per cent of the energy it needs - from a renewable source, Energy Minister Francis Logan has announced.

Iron ore producer Midwest Corporation is staring down the barrel of $3.3 million in lost earnings if it fails to secure an extension for road haulage of its ore from the State Government, with its current extension expiring today.

View Resources Ltd has suspended its shares amid speculation of a $10 million placement, roughly equal to 10 per cent of its current market capitalisation.

Ukrainian group Palmary Enterprises Ltd has denied having an interest in a mystery 8.1 per cent stake in takeover target Consolidated Minerals Ltd, which has been linked in press reports to a business partner of Palmary president Gennadiy Bogolyubov.

West Perth-based mineral explorer EnviroGold Ltd has closed its $16 million capital raising oversubscribed and two weeks ahead of schedule, the company has announced.

The State Government's Forest Products Commission has signed a $12 million deal with Nedlands-based Plantation Energy Ltd to supply low grade plantation pine logs to the company for use in its timber fuel pellet plant.

Perth-based commercial property investor Aspen Group Ltd's Aspen Parks Property Fund has acquired eight caravan parks in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales for a combined $54.6 million, the company has announced.

Osborne Park-based Fairstar Resources Ltd has hit back at a claim by its takeover target, Leederville-based gold explorer Golden West Resources Ltd, that the company had failed to outline tax consequences for shareholders accepting the offer.

Patersons Securities Limited has announced plans to establish a funds management division, joining other stockbroking firms such as Euroz Securities and Argonaut Securities in making this move.

ARC Energy is standing by its plan to pursue a $1.1 billion merger with Anzon Australia Ltd despite attempts by one of its biggest shareholders, Clive Palmer's Mineralogy Pty Ltd, to oust the current board and scrap the merger.

West Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Shield Mining Ltd will not exercise an option to earn in on projects in Madagascar held by Canada-based Majescor Resources Inc, the company has announced.

The State Government has launched an advertising campaign to encourage businesses to take on more apprentices and trainees, after Education Department figures revealed employer numbers were not keeping pace with the growth in numbers of budding tradespeop

An $11 million collaboration between universities and the CSIRO to unlock stranded offshore oil and gas reserves through improved subsea pipeline design will be launched today at the University of Western Australia.

Ukrainian billionaire Bogolyubov business partner Kolomoisky is behind a big stake in ConsMin bid; New valuation on Coles lifts Wefarmers' hopes; BHP calls for new trading system for iron ore; Nolin quits Gage Roads; Como pub put on the market.

Another long-established mining services player is taking the leap on to the Australian stock market, with Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd embarking on a $58.8 million capital raising next week.

Biotechnology companies in Western Australia have posted checkered results of late, but Subiaco-based bio-pharmaceutical company Phylogica Ltd has defied the trend through its business model, according to co-founder Paul Watt.

University of Western Australia physics professor and expert in gravitational science, Professor David Blair, has been named as the 2007 Western Australian Scientist of the Year.

Self-employed business owners are generally happier than their salary-earning counterparts, experiencing higher levels of overall life and job satisfaction, according to a new study.

Two Perth businessmen are behind a simple concept planned for roll-out next month to help return lost keys to their owners.

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