Stokes bid inaction blamed for WAN share slide; Coles returns to WA beef; Credit fears weigh on Wall Street; Big Business demands budget cuts to ease inflation; JB Hi-Fi upbeat despite 16% slide
Iron ore newcomer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is sticking to its May 15 deadline for its first shipment, denying speculation that its debut delivery could be as late as August.
The Australian stock market failed to follow Wall Street's higher lead overnight, with the benchmark index falling below the 6,000 mark, leaving investors nursing the weakest start to new year trading for 17 years.
Marine engineering services group Neptune Marine Services Ltd has gone ahead with a share purchase plan seeking more than $23 million to primarily fund the recent acquisition of the Sea-Struct business.
Funds associated with New York commodities hedge fund player Ospraie Management LLC have emerged with substantial stakes in two major Western Australia companies, both outside the group's previous purely mining focus in the state.
New figures reveal that the median Perth house prices rose 1.1 per cent to a record $466,000 in the December quarter, slightly higher than the previous peak recorded in the March quarter last year.
Wesfarmers debt concern; Investors melt down Alumina; Labor to dump takeover tax; Inpex signals cost blowout may delay Ichthys LNG project; Clough hints at surprise turnaround to black ink
Mount Magnet South NL has acquired the Curara Well gold mine and other tenements in the Mt Magnet region of Western Australia for $5 million from Equigold NL.
Perth-based iron ore exploration and development company Australasian Resources Ltd has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Stephen Abbott to the newly created position of general manager.
Hopes for change at AWB hit as farm groups dig in; ASIC summons Centro for talks; CBA lifts rates as banks come under more fire; Stockland to pocket big profit on Karrinyup sale; Warning over power blackouts
It is fitting that the life and legacy of Sir Charles Court, the trade unionist's son who became Western Australian Liberal premier, be celebrated when the state is in the midst of an unprecedented time of economic prosperity.
With only 7,000 square metres of office space remaining in the CBD and West Perth, and rents already passing $800 per square metre this year, property analysts expect developers will head for Perth's fringe suburbs to boost office stock
Atomic Resources Ltd - Thomas Neff and Patrick Michaels have been appointed as directors. Azumah Resources Ltd - - Non-executive chairman Stephen Stone has been appointed as executive chairman.
Wine pioneer Dr John Lagan was a hard-working wine enthusiast rather than a businessman, according to his son, Conor, who joined members of the wine industry, former patients and friends at a memorial service for his father last week.
As popular commercial suburbs put up the ‘no vacancy' signs, many businesses have been forced to look to neighbouring areas to find space to accommodate their growing enterprises.
The Australian Property Institute, in conjunction with Finsia, is holding its fifth annual residential property outlook breakfast, January 31 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
An up-market wine bar planned for Leederville's Oxford Street has been stopped in its tracks after the Town of Vincent rejected planning approval, leaving its developer nursing $30,000 in costs and considering taking the business to Melbourne or overseas.
Western Australia's robust non-residential property market has delivered a tax windfall to the state government, although rising costs have partially offset the gains, according to the government's mid-year budget review.
Montagu Stockbrokers has jumped ahead of rival stockbroking firm DJ Carmichael & Co in terms of number of advisers it employs, according to the latest survey of the industry by WA Business News.
As student enrolments are finalised for the new academic year, Western Australian universities are on track to meet their targets, despite a continuing decline in the number of applications from mature aged students.
The state government is looking to open a Small Business Training Institute in Perth later this year to provide small business managers and owners with access to a one-stop-shop business training facility.
Some charities and non-government agencies in the human services sectors are set to benefit from a boost in funding, after a revision of the state government's indexation policy delivered an extra $36.3 million for organisations over the next three years.
The holiday season is usually a slow news period, but one very important announcement that came out between Christmas and new year was the state government's mid-year budget review.
Barrack Street Jetty's Halo restaurant has secured the services of Shane Keighley, the renowned head chef at the Mullaloo Beach Hotel's Panorama Bar & Restaurant.
State Scene hopes opportunities arise during 2008 that will enable a historical assessment of recent contemporary events, making them more meaningful in the wider context.
