VDM Group Limited has announced that its its joint venture partner, has been recommended as the preferred contractor by Ports Corporation of Queensland on the Abbot Point stacker and load-out facility.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has commenced Federal Court proceedings in Perth against Michael Andersen, John Pizzey and Iplus Risk Management Pty Ltd.
Business confidence continues to ride high in Western Australia, with a big number of firms planning to increase capital investment and hire more people during 2006.
The monthly review of Western Australian stocks and indices, the Deloitte WA Stock Exchange Index, dropped in February as a result of decreasing commodity prices.
Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese steel company Sinosteel Corporation for the development of, and off-take from, the Cape Lambert Iron Ore Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Transport Ministers from four States including Western Australia have joined together today to vote a conditional 'no' against the national heavy vehicle charges proposed by the National Transport Commission.
The State Government has announced a $150,000 grant for a feasibility study into the construction of Australia's first Well Integrity and Subsea Support (WISS) facility.
Perth-headquartered diamond explorer Blina Diamonds NL has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent control of a tenement previously held in a joint venture with Atlantic Gold Ltd in the Ellendale Lamproite field in the Kimberly region of Western Austr
A former Edith Cowan University lecturer has been charged by the Corruption and Crime Commission with three counts of fraud and four of opening an account under a false name.
Environment Minister Mark McGowan has urged Western Australian businesses to make the most of more than $600 million available in funding programs for the development of new technologies and solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mr Pavan Tikam Shivnani today appeared in the Police Magistrates Court in Perth on a fraud charge, after being arrested by Western Australia Police Major Fraud Squad.
Bentley-based waste management group ORT is to call a shareholders' meeting to vote on the demerger proposal for the company and its subsidiary Organic Resource Technologies Ltd.
Perth property group Aspen Group has achieved a significant milestone for the company, announcing it is to be included in the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries index from the close of trade today, March 17 2006.
The State government has defended its industrial relations record, saying it is far better than under the previous Richard Court-led Liberal government.
Perth-based Yilgarn Mining Ltd has taken a further step in its nickel growth strategy in WA's Eastern Goldfields by announcing a new combined nickel-cobalt resource for the Coglia Well and Rocky Well deposits.
West Perth company Sphere Investments Ltd has announced the placement of 34.7 million fully-paid ordinary shares to institutional and other major clients of Euroz Securities Limited at $1.00 per share.
Perth-based optical marketing group C @ Ltd will use the United Kingdom as its international launch pad for its retail shop-front operations for optometrists.
Australia has a new gold miner, with former explorer, Ramelius Resources Ltd announcing today the start of mining at its Wattle Dam gold deposit near Kambalda in Western Australia.
Western Australian-headquartered explorer Rusina Mining NL has implemented steps to take greater control over its Acoje platinum and nickel sulphide project in the Philippines.
After a recent stream of bad news, punctuated by delays, cost over-runs and strike action, the southern suburbs railway project received a shot in the arm today with a new track-laying machine commencing work.
Olympia Resources has signed access agreements to explore on three highly prospective zircon tenements in the mineral-rich Indonesian province of Kalimantan.
Western Australian-based Territory Iron Limited announced today that the Northern Territory government will provide $2.86 million towards infrastructure at the Port of Darwin.
Applecross engineering contractor Monadelphous Group Ltd has won its largest ever single contract - a $180 million construction project with BHP Billiton.
Composites technology developer Quickstep Holdings Limited has announced that BAE Systems Ltd has commenced testing of coupons made using the Quickstep Process.
Australia's export earnings from mineral resources rose to $22 billion in the December quarter 2005, an increase of $1.6 billion or 7.7 per cent from the previous quarter.
