The non-forestry MIS sector is confident of a positive outcome from the Australian Tax Offices test case that would vindicate its view that investors in such schemes are carrying on a business.
The state's peak business lobby group has called for more than $500 million in tax cuts as part of reforms it says are needed after releasing research that shows Western Australia has the highest per capita tax take.
Western Australia is poised to become the world's biggest producer of sandalwood early next decade, on the back of diminishing global native supplies and growing demand from India and China.
A trip to Las Vegas by one of its directors in 1998 was the catalyst for Malaga-based Tieline Technology's growth from a technology and service supplier to becoming the manufacturer of broadcast audio products.
Managed investment schemes have played a major role in the development of the olive industry in the Moore River region, which is fast becoming known as a premier location for the production of high-quality extra virgin olive oil.
A joint venture between the state government and Artsupport Australia is one of two initiatives offering extra philanthropic support for arts organisations in Western Australia.
Australian agribusiness stocks have performed solidly both in the short and longer term, with the Australian Agribusiness Group's index of agricultural stocks showing strong returns over the past five years compared with the All Ordinaries index.
Geraldton Port users should show more patience as the port brings its latest upgrade, the $45 million Berth 5 enhancement, on line, planning and infrastructure minister Alannah MacTiernan said today.
Fairstar Resources Ltd corporate advisor, Findlay Securities Ltd, has confirmed that the Australian Federal Police raided its Sydney offices on January 31, seeking information in relation to Fairstar's takeover of Golden West Resources Ltd.
Mid-tier mineral sands producer, Matilda Minerals Ltd, is aiming to raise about $6.7 million through a renounceable rights issue, to fund the expansion of its Tiwi Islands project and to accelerate the exploration program on its Cape York tenements.
The federal government will save $642 million over four years by scrapping many of the Howard government's last-minute announcements, finance minister Lindsay Tanner says.
Wester Power has approved an access application by Eneabba Gas Ltd subsidiary, Eneabba Energy Pty Ltd, to connect to some 170 MW of power from the SWIS network for its Centauri 1 power station site near Dongara.
Pilbara nickel explorer and producer, Fox Resources Ltd, has entered into a new strategic offtake agreement with Jinchuan Group Ltd for the sale of a second stream of nickel in concentrate from the company's Radio Hill operations in Western Australia.
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Perth-based nickel company Nickelore Ltd says the decision by Heron Resources Ltd to defer its Jump-Up Dam heap leach nickel project last month due to rising costs, did not have any "technical or practical implications" for Nickelore.
The flood of initial public offers on the Australian bourse of recent times may be reduced to a trickle in the first half of 2008, as investors and company vendors seek clarity on the direction of equities markets, interest rates and the US economy.
The Federal Court in Perth has imposed penalties totalling $125,000 on a number of educational services agents for fixing the price of placement services provided to students of Korean origin.
Base metals miner Perilya Ltd chairman Patrick O'Connor has taken an executive role to oversee a strategic review of the company during the March quarter of 2008.
Funds management group Ray White Invest and private property developer Blair Group have acquired the Currambine Marketplace from Woolworths Ltd for more than $50 million with plans to expand the property.
Orezone Resources Inc. has awarded GRD Minproc with the engineering, procurement and construction management contract for processing facilities at the Essakane Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
New figures compiled by the Retail Traders' Association of Western Australia show shoppers across the state spent a record $2.75 billion last December.
Premier Alan Carpenter and his cabinet are heading to Albany to meet members of the community, local governments and business representatives on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5.
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Navitas Ltd has posted a 10 per cent increase in its net profit to $16.5 million for the six months to December 2007, compared to the previous corresponding half year, although the result is almost 4 per cent down on the six months to June 2007.
The state's peak business lobby group has called for more than $500 million in tax cuts as part of reforms it says are needed after releasing research showing Western Australia has the highest per capita tax take.
Engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been awarded a $25 million contract by Apache Energy for the Mars Phase 2A Project located on Varanus Island.
