Dan Wilkie

Leighton Holdings subsidiary John Holland and construction firm Macmahon Holdings have won a $340 million contract for onshore work on Darwin's Ichthys gas project.

Perth’s residential rental vacancy rate hit a four-year low in the month of February, falling to just 1.6 per cent and placing upward pressure on rents, new research shows.

Australand is hoping the success of its $2 billion Port Coogee coastal marina project, which took out two national awards at the weekend, will stimulate the state government to allow more innovativ

The state government has continued its efforts to make more residential land available in the Pilbara, with Otan Property Funds Management kicking off a 1,200-lot residential development in Karrath

The Town of Port Hedland has approved BHP Billiton’s amended proposal to construct a large temporary workers accommodation facility in Port Hedland, after the mining giant significantly reduced the

Mundo Minerals has announced a $3 million capital raising to accelerate gold production and exploration at its gold projects in Peru.

Rapidly falling vacancy rates and demand from the resources sector vaulted Perth into the world’s top ten most expensive office markets in 2011, according to research released today by commercial a

Carrick Gold says it is aiming to become the dominant gold explorer and developer in the northern goldfields, after acquiring Pioneer Resources' Mt Jewell gold tenements for $8 million.

Property transactions were on the upswing in February in Western Australia, with activity spiking at the lower end of the market, land information authority Landgate says.

Gold hopeful Millennium Minerals has announced a $16.6 million capital raising and has restructured its debt facilities to boost its coffers as it ramps up its Nullagine gold project in the Pilbara

Phillips River Mining shares have plunged on the Australian Securities Exchange after Silver Lake Resources terminated an asset sale agreement covering Phillips River’s gold assets in the Great Sou

Western Australia’s business community has lashed out at the Barnett government’s plan to re-merge electricity utilities Verve and Synergy, calling it poor policy that would have a negative impact

The federal government has created a fast-track pathway to make it simpler for employer-sponsored workers to gain permanent visas.

Perth-based engineering firm Clough’s joint venture with BAM International has been awarded its third major jetty or near shore marine contract since the beginning of February, winning a $370 milli

The Perth Wildcats could be forced to play their first seven games of next season on the road after the state government confirmed Perth Arena would not be ready before November 10, more than a mon

GGG Resources and Auzex Resources have appointed former Thundelarra boss Brett Lambert to guide the Bullabulling Gold project back to production, following completion of the merger between the two

The Tourism Council of Western Australia has called on the state government to continue investing in marketing WA to China, after Chinese visitors increased by 57.5 per cent over the past 12 months

Stocks in Perth-based coal explorer ZYL have tumbled on the ASX this morning, despite the company releasing a feasibility study that confirms its Mbilam coal project in South Africa’s “attractive,

Western Australia’s oil and gas industry has welcomed the state government’s rejection of four appeals against fraccing in the onshore gas sector, calling it a win for companies advocating science-

Kentor Gold says production is set to commence at its Murchison gold project after appointing Minepower as open pit mining contractor.

Western Australia’s property development, retail and residential building sectors are set for an increase in corporate insolvencies over 2012, despite a falling trend in the total number of company

Middle Island Resources has announced a $10 million share placement to accelerate exploration at its gold projects in Liberia and Burkina Faso.

Iron ore and vanadium miner Atlantic has lined up a $41.7 million funding package to cover a cash shortfall caused by delays in production of ferrovanadium and iron ore exports from its Windimurra

Construction and development company Diploma Group has blamed a $3.9 million first half loss on delays at one of its city apartment developments and a downturn in sales across its completed project

The United States Navy will buy two more high speed catamarans from Western Australia-based shipbuilder Austal for $US321.7 million, taking total work on the firm's order book to more than $2.2 bil

Equatorial Resources has accepted South African miner Exxaro’s $65 million offer to purchase its 20.5 per cent stake in takeover target African Iron.

Mission NewEnergy says Europe is no longer a viable market for its biodiesel products, after a global oil major opted out of the last four months of a six-month biodiesel supply contract.

The Perth Wildcats have signed a six-figure, multi-year sponsorship deal with Ascot-based truck engineering and design specialists ConstructaTruck.

Perth-based exploration juniors Jacka Resources, Excelsior Gold and MOD Resources have launched capital raising initiatives worth approximately $24 million collectively.

NRW Holdings will pay its shareholders an interim dividend of 8 cents per share after reporting a record earnings result for the half year ended December 31.

Drilling and mining services firm Ausdrill has delivered another record profit for the half year ended December 31, lodging a 50.4 per cent spike to $54.6 million.

Property developer Finbar has maintained its full-year profit forecasts, despite lodging a small loss for the half year ended December 31.