Dan Wilkie

Western Australian restaurant-goers will soon be able to enjoy an alcoholic beverage without buying a meal, under changes to liquor licensing legislation announced today.

Engineering, design and construction contractor Decmil Australia has appointed Jonathan Holmes as executive general manager, as current managing director Ray Sputore prepares to exit the business.

Perth’s residential property sector is expected to continue to grow despite mining investment reaching its peak over 2013-2014, new research from CBRE says.

OM Holdings has announced a plan to raise $24 million to fund continued development at its OM Sarawak manganese and ferrosilicon smelting project in Malaysia.

The state petroleum industry regulator has lashed out at environmental activists campaigning against the shale gas industry, saying unreliable and inaccurate information could damage the sector's r

Peak Resources has released a revised scoping study for its Ngualla rare earth project in Tanzania, which flags significant reductions in costs and an option to double planned production from the m

St George Mining shares have risen 16 per cent after BHP Billiton Nickel West agreed to proceed with a farm-in arrangement over nickel rights to tenements at St George’s East Laverton project.

Former CITIC Pacific Mining chairman Dongyi Hua has paid $15 million to take a controlling 40 per cent stake in struggling engineering and construction contractor VDM Group.

The nation’s mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector generates more than $90 billion in revenue and contributes 6.4 per cent to the Australian economy each year, new research says.

Conveyer belt manufacturer Fenner Dunlop Australia has announced a $25 million expansion of its production facility in Kwinana.

Contracting groups Kiewit Australia, Ertech and ATCO have shared in more than $400 million of new contracts at Chevron’s $29 billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project.

Brazil-focused iron ore miner Centaurus Metals has pushed back the commissioning date for its Jambreiro project to mid-2014, instead of by the end of this year, because of changes in the nature of

Qantas has announced a raft of upgrades and additional flights at Perth Airport, taking its total investment in Perth over the past four years to more than $100 million.

Diploma Group shares have risen on the ASX today after the company said its efforts to restructure its operations would result in a significant lift in profit for the 2013 financial year

The falling gold price is continuing to hit Western Australia’s resources sector, with Saracen Minerals today joining a string of companies to cancel projects, slash costs and launch strategic revi

The resources industry is urging the federal government to tread carefully as it attempts to plug holes in its budget, due to be handed down early next week.

Mining contractor Swick Mining Services has won a drilling contract at US-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s Grasberg mine in Indonesia.

Moly Mines shares have shot up on the ASX after the company announced it had signed a mine gate sale agreement with Mineral Resources worth up to $38 million for output from its Spinifex Ridge iron

Residential property owners and real estate agents will no longer be able to charge prospective tenants up to a week’s rent to apply for a lease, under new laws introduced by the state government t

Palmyra-based Sullivan Property Consultants has picked up a Rockingham bulky goods centre for $14 million.

The consumer watchdog has put out a scam warning after nearly $1 million in investment fraud losses were reported to its ScamNet agency during the past month.

Sumatra Copper & Gold is seeking to raise $20 million to put towards development at its flagship Tembang gold-silver project in Indonesia.

AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industiries has extended its fabrication contract for Chevron’s Gorgon natural gas development by $13.6 million.

Goldfields Money shares jumped on the Australian Securities Exchange today, despite the regional lender forecasting a drop in full-year profit.

Singapore-listed resources construction services firm AusGroup has made a key step towards listing on the ASX, signing a conditional agreement to acquire two Malaysian resort development companies

Continental Coal has completed an $8 million financing arrangement with South African mining company Village Main Reef.

Small to medium businesses looking to get involved in supplying the resources sector are being hampered by a lack of access to finance, new research shows.

Oil and Gas giant Chevron has committed to expand its lease and take up 45 per cent of the commercial space in CBD office building QV1.

The south west of the state is bracing for wild and windy weather over the next few days, with severe thunderstorms posing the threat of significant damage from Perth to Albany.

The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the official interest rate by 25 basis points at its monthly board meeting today, taking rates to a historically low level of 2.75 per cent.

LandCorp and the Town of Cambridge’s plans for a 200-lot subdivision in Jolimont have passed a significant milestone, with the rezoning process for the 4-hectare site ready to be kicked off after a