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State government strategies to tackle Western Australia's teacher shortage appear to be working with vacancy rates for the start of the 2008 school year around half of what they were at the same time last year.

The state government has called for expressions of interest for the provision of up to 200 factory-built houses to be constructed, delivered and installed in regional and remote areas of Western Australia.

Fortescue blasts sceptics; BHP can afford a lot more, says Rio; Economic shockwave hits China; Compass scoops up Perth's "best" hotel, the Greenwood; Tricom staggers under weight of margin calls

Takeover target Midwest Corporation Limited has announced a 17 per cent increase in the total estimated mineral resource inventory at its flagship iron ore project at Weld Range, but has a long way to go before reaching its target resource.

An expected widening of the gap between official interest rates in Australia and the US could herald a period of instability for the Australian dollar.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has pledged $100 million to medical research in Western Australia, stating that it was the first of a planned $1 billion giving campaign.

Newly listed diversified Australian resources company Apollo Minerals Ltd has confirmed that Chinese Iron and Steel Grouphave taken a 3.9 per cent stake in the company and is looking to increase its stake to 19.9 per cent.

IMF head fuels fears of share turmoil; ERG seeks financiers' aid; Coal and iron soar as disruptions highlight fragile market; Ailing MFS calls in the survival experts; Premier tackles 'poison' of Burke

Perth's property market is on the verge of a sustained period of weakening house prices according to market analysts Australian Property Monitors.

Nickel hopeful Heron Resources Ltd has placed its Jump-Up Dam heap leach operation on care and maintenance, after results of a pre-feasibility study concluded the process did not make an adequate return on investment on the back of rising costs.

Pilbara iron ore developer Aurox Resources Ltd has appointed engineering and manufacturing giants FLSmidth Minerals Pty Ltd and Siemens Ltd to construct its Balla Balla magnetite project, south west of Port Hedland.

Subiaco-based Golden State Resources Ltd has announced the deadline extention of its initial public offer for partly-owned subsidiary, White Canyon Uranium Ltd, by 26 days to February 18, 2008.

Nomad Building Solutions Ltd has appointed Macmahon Holding Ltd's general manager strategic development Phillip Hatt as its new chief executive.

$8bn fraud on French bank; ERG waive options in Sydney debacle; Newcrest warns of costs blowouts at Telfer mine; Sinosteel ups ante with 10 % of Midwest; Centro new boss rules out assets fire sale

Perth-based tungsten explorer Hazelwood Resources Ltd says it has scapped the planned February 6 float of wholly owned subsidiary BigHill Resources Ltd, due to continued stock market volatility.

Nomad Building Solutions Ltd subsidiaries, Modular Building Pty Ltd and MacGrath Homes, have picked up $60 million worth of new contracts in the Pilbara courtesy of the state's mining giants.

Golden State Resources Ltd has successfully raised $2.03 million via a share placement to mainly fund vendor payments for the Golden Eagle Oil & Gas Prospect in the United States.

The state government has released 81 residential lots in Karratha to the public with a further 157 lots allocated to native title parties, resource companies and government agencies.

Despite their confidence in the strength of the Western Australian economy, WA chief executives are seriously concerned about the impact of the current regulatory environment, bureaucracy and poor planning on the state's future economic growth.

Housing and Works minister Michelle Roberts has announced the release of two significant new affordable house and land packages for people who qualify for the Government's First Start shared equity loan scheme.

Perth Airport continued its strong passenger growth in the first half of 2007-08 with an increase of 13.3 per cent over the same period in 2006-07.

Inflation rise to force RBA's hand; Margin calls triggers Allco sell-off; ERG on ropes as NSW kills ticket deal, to sue for $95m; Nexus-Anzon deal spoils Streiberg merger plan; Murchison extends Midwest bid

Magellan Metals' plan to transport lead through Fremantle port has received a boost with two of the states largest livestock exporters, Wellard Rural Exports and Meat and Livestock Australia, expressing confidence in the safety requirements outlined by th

I WOULD like to respond to the article ‘The Pathway to Commercialisation' in WA Business News, January 17 edition, and particularly to highlight the key initiatives undertaken by the state government,

Sydney-based property developer Mirvac is proposing a series of high-rise apartment blocks overlooking the Peel Inlet as part of a major new project in Mandurah.

THE federal government's announcement this week that it would proceed with the establishment of a special body to study and plan Australia's infrastructure needs was a welcome recognition of the impor

As commercial vacancies remain at record lows across Perth's CBD, property owners are undertaking major refurbishments to utilise what little space remains.

FREMANTLE harbour provides a fascinating insight into infrastructure planning. Like many harbours, its location is an accident of geography and history.

Four months after completing its purchase of Alinta, investment group Babcock & Brown has commenced expansion of its infrastructure business in Western Australia under a new brand.

Supply in Perth's industrial market is expected to more than double this year, yet pre-commitments are high and take-up is expected to be restricted, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's market report for the fourth quarter of 2007.

CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Troy Buswell, who has rewritten the rulebook on how to become leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party in Western Australia.

The author of an international housing survey has defended its findings, notably the surprise inclusion of Mandurah among the world's least affordable cities in terms of housing prices when compared to income.