Attorney General Christian Porter today announced the appointment of Kenneth James Martin QC as a Judge in the General Division of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Mirvac, Delfin Lend Lease and Satterley Consortium have been shortlisted by the state government as the preferred development partners for a major residential project north of Perth at Alkimos.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has negotiated a $558 million capital injection at $2.48 per share with Chinese steel maker Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Company.
Property developer Port Bouvard has described its interim results as "pleasing" despite posting a loss after tax of $1.2 million for the six months to the end of December 2008.
Perth-based Clough has secured a $116 million contract for works at the Montara oil project in the Timor Sea from a Thai company, which less than two months ago bought Coogee Resources.
Updated figures from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia confirm that Perth's housing prices underwent four consecutive quarterly falls in median price in 2008 - something not experienced since 1982.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation is considering launching a class action against crop breeding company InterGrain to recover grain grower funds.
The sluggish property market has impacted Cedar Woods Properties which reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first half of the 2009 financial year, down from the prior corresponding period's net profit of $4.6 million.
Education services provider Navitas has executed an agreement with the University of Portsmouth in the UK to establish International College Portsmouth.
Mining entrepreneur Tony Sage has been appointed to the board of Perth-based gold explorer Tianshan Goldfields, taking over from Graham Woolford who has tendered his resignation.
The state government has named Mirvac/Cbus Property as the preferred proponent for the redevelopment of Perth's Old Treasury Buildings following an extensive evaluation process.
Carbon sequestrian company CO2 Group has signed a 50-year management agreement to build and operate a carbon offset project with a regional water corporation in Victoria.
Stirling Resources has expanded its resources investments with a $4.8 million investment in the assets of collapsed mineral sands miner, Matilda Minerals.
Miner Aditya Birla says it is exploring various funding options after it revealed it will be hit by $112 million in liabilities on the back of the falling copper price.
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has announced that this year's tour of Japan, which was backed by the North West Shelf gas joint venture, will not proceed due to the downturn in the Australian and Japanese economies.
The state government's plan to force amalgamations of small local councils could be blocked in parliament after Labor leader Eric Ripper said today his party would oppose the plan, a move that would be supported by the WA Local Government Association.
Cost-cutting measures have reached new heights with Osborne Park-based Northern Mining going to extremes to reduce the company's overheads and its ongoing operating costs in light of the current economic environment.
Nickel miner Western Areas is seeking to finalise a new offtake arrangement after announcing a major restructure of its old offtake agreement with Norilsk Nickel, which is closing its Australian mining operations.
Perth-based car retailer and logistics company Automotive Holdings Group has posted a $1.8 million loss for the half-year to December 2008, as a result of a modest decline in operating profit combined with impairments and write-downs.
Attorney General Christian Porter has today appointed Judge John Chaney to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and as president of the State Administrative Tribunal.
Western Australia's crucial trade and investment relations with Japan will be the focus of Premier Colin Barnett's four-day visit to Japan, which begins on Monday.
The state government will spend over $100 million on new water infrastructure in Margaret River and surrounding communities while the Water Corporation will join forces with the locals to carry out an $800,000 water efficiency program.
Nexus Energy will pay a shipping company $US17 million ($A26 million) in damages after terminating an agreement over the Crux oil project located in the Browse Basin.
The current economic climate has prompted more high net worth individuals to consider directly managing their investable funds rather than using an advisor, new research shows.
The state opposition has urged the government to make haste with the awarding of over $9 million of grants to developers of innovative energy technologies.
Belmont-based Diploma Group has secured $32 million in new contracts, with work to cover a Riverton shopping centre and a mixed use development in Northbridge.
