Dan Wilkie

SUBIACO-BASED building and construction outfit Northerly Group has been appointed to create a $15 million office building for Rio Tinto at Perth Airport.

Brookfield Multiplex’s engineering and infrastructure division has won a $190 million contract to build an accommodation village at Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has increased his stake in the iron ore miner to just over 32 per cent, contrary to market speculation he was set to tip nearly $300 million into the

Rialto Energy has appointed global engineering, fabrication and construction specialist Petrofac to perform front end engineering and design for its Gazelle oil and gas field off the coast of Cote

Atlas Iron has appointed mining contractor MACA as its civil construction, mining and crushing services partner for its Mt Dove iron ore project in the Pilbara, after receiving final environmental

Perth has been tipped to record the highest growth in median house prices over the next three years, as buyers return to the market amid improving conditions, a report says.

Not-for-profit business advisory group, Business Foundations, headed by Phil Kemp, has been appointed to operate the Innovation Centre WA at Bentley’s Technology Park.

The housing industry is reeling after national homebuilding starts dropped below global financial crisis levels, falling 12.6 per cent in the March quarter.

Embattled miner Atlantic has confirmed it is in discussions with the state government regarding a deferred payment of royalties for its Windimurra vanadium project in the Mid West.

Grange Resources is seeking to sell a 30 per cent stake in its $2.57 billion Southdown iron ore project near Albany, and has appointed Deutsche Bank to assist with the process.

Champagne corks are popping at 96FM, with the station managing to beat long-term market leader Mix 94.5 in the ratings, but only just.

Fremantle’s National Hotel has been sold for an undisclosed sum, with the historic building set to be converted into a Carnegie’s Bar and Restaurant and boutique hotel with a rooftop bar and café.

The Housing Industry Association has launched a stunning attack on the state government, saying its recent efforts to kick-start the sputtering new homes sector do not fix fundamental problems with

Ampella Mining says it is no longer looking for a suitor after its advisers Macquarie Capital and Gresham Advisory Partners failed to find a suitable takeover partner.

Western Australia’s environmental regulator has given Sinosteel Midwest Corporation conditional approval to develop two open pits and associated infrastructure at its $2 billion-plus Weld Range iro

Shares in Little World Beverages have soared on the Australian Securities Exchange, after national beverages giant Lion launched a $380 million cash takeover bid for the Fremantle-based boutique br

Gavin Construction has begun construction on the nation’s most efficient industrial laundry, at the Gap Ridge industrial estate in Karratha.

Northern Star Resources says deep drilling hits at its Paulsens gold mine in the Pilbara have the potential to be a “game changer” for the project, with results showing significant potential to ext

St John of God Health Care will build a $70 million, 60-bed private hospital at Midland, after being confirmed today as the developer and operator of a $360 million public hospital at the same loca

Commerce Minister Simon O’Brien has introduced temporary measures to ease backlogs in building approvals, in an attempt to kick-start the struggling residential building sector.

WESTERN Australia’s building industry is scrambling to adjust to new laws regulating the sector, holding crisis meetings with state and local government representatives this week to attempt to halt

Unions and the Greens have lambasted the state government for being “out of touch” with low-paid workers after the industrial umpire awarded a 3.4 per cent increase to Western Australia’s minimum w

The number of properties for sale in Perth has fallen to its lowest level for two years, placing renewed pressure on housing affordability, new research says.

Gold miner Resolute Mining will spend $US241 million to expand production at its Syama gold mine in West Africa, according to a feasibility report released today.

Forge Group has announced boss Peter Hutchinson will be replaced by former Woodside executive David Craig as non-executive chairman.

Australia's four major banks all moved today on their lending rates, with the ANZ making the largest cut, of 25 basis points, but National Ausralia Bank continuing to be the market leader with the

Western Australia is divided over the state government’s $560 million Elizabeth Quay foreshore plan, with less than half of respondents to a new opinion poll saying they support the development.

South Korea’s SK E&S has bought into Santos and ConocoPhillips’ Caldita Barossa gas discoveries in the Timor Sea, leading Santos to flag the potential development of a floating liquefied natura

New home sales bounced back in April after a disappointing March in Western Australia, but the Housing Industry Association has repeated calls for the state government to ensure policy is encouragi

Cashed-up gold miner Northern Star Resources has taken a strategic stake in Venturex Resources, but says it is still on the lookout for a major corporate or project acquisition.

Billionaire Stan Perron has had a win over fellow magnates Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett, with the parties agreeing to settle their stoush over Pilbara mining royalties outside of Western Austra

Eureka Energy says Aurora Oil & Gas has no grounds to withdraw its takeover offer, despite the suitor admitting its lawyers were looking at the possibility of dropping the bid over concerns wit