The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to take a tougher stance on accepting undertakings during mergers following examples of businesses acting in bad faith, commission chairman Graeme Samuel said last week.
Water Corporation chief executive Jim Gill will be awarded the highest honour from the International Water Association in Vienna next month for his 20-year contribution to water sustainability and str
THE Housing Industry Association has again revised down its outlook for WA housing starts, predicting a 12 per cent drop during 2008-09, according to its market outlook report.
Diversified minerals company, RMA Energy Limited has announced the recruitment of contract geologist Janis Puce for work on the McCauley Creek and Coane Range tenements.
THE Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has called on the state’s major political parties to form a single resources portfolio to address declining exploration levels.
CAPE Lambert Iron Ore Ltd chairman Ian Burston has resigned as the company receives its first payments for the sale of its Cape Lambert iron ore project.
Ophthalmologist Professor David Mackey will start his appointment as managing director of the Lions Eye Institute and professor of ophthalmology and director of the centre for ophthalmology and vis
THE federal government has provided $1 million in funding towards the fit-out of a new skills centre for the College of Electrical Training in Jandakot.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resour
Housing affordability in Western Australia has improved over the June quarter in the latest confirmation that house prices are weakening, while across the country levels remained at a 24-year low.
THE Note is no stranger to the rising cost of running a car these days, so it’s no surprise to see one Western Australian group thinking creatively by launching a new online car pooling register.
Teacher, academic and curriculum expert, Bill Louden, has been appointed as the next senior deputy vice-chancellor at UWA, the second most senior executive position at the University.
EAST Perth-based accommodation and vehicle parts manufacturer Fleetwood Corporation Ltd has posted a 27 per cent rise in earnings before interest and tax to a record $51 million for the 2008 financial
Western Areas NL chairman Terry Streeter has increased his interest in the company through the on-market purchase of 875,000 shares at a total cost of $6.6 million.
Cobie Rudd, ECU head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, has been appointed to the international board of directors for the non-profit organisation, International Associatio
A TRILATERAL agreement between The University of Western Australia, China’s Zhejiang University and Japan’s Kobe University will be used to establish education and scientific links between the three i
The future of Troy Buswell is in doubt after Liberal leader Colin Barnett refused to say if the former opposition leader will be included in the cabinet if the party is elected.
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The state Labor Party has sought to capitalise on community concern over uranium mining, promising to introduce legislation banning the controversial practice if re-elected next month.
Uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd has decreased its full year net loss to $42 million on the back of an improved performance from its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia.
Babcock and Brown Infrastructure Ltd has reported a full year net loss of $51 million and a cut in distributions, despite acquisitions over the past year including Alinta boosting revenue up 85 per cent.
Yilgarn back in port play on Golden deal; Ailing Centro bids to extend life support; Condensate tax added to Lib hit list; Minister hides key gas crisis evidence; US investors get direct access to local shares
Aquila Resources Ltd has taken its share price gains to 30 per cent over the past week as the market speculates on corporate transactions following its appointment of two advisers.
Premier Alan Carpenter and opposition leader Colin Barnett have played it safe in a pre-recorded debate to be aired tonight, with no fiery arguments or any new policies announced.
