Staff Reporters

The Greater Good Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation being developed to assist women and children who are victims of domestic violence by providing them with access to ‘The Greater Good Retrea

FORMER opposition leader Paul Omodei announced his immediate resignation from the state Liberal Party last week.

PERTH-BASED property developer Aspen Group has appointed Jonathan Timms to its executive team in the newly created position of chief executive officer – property.

There’s nothing The Note likes better than a conspiracy theory, and there’s nothing like an explosion that stops 30 per cent of the state’s gas from reaching its users to prompt a few.

A NEW association of indigenous commercial organisations is being established in Western Australia to promote the sector’s development.

Austal’s Rothwell steps down PERTH-BASED shipbuilder Austal Ltd’s executive chairman John Rothwell will step down from his executive role but will continue as chairman, while its US-based chief execu

Engineering and project management business Emerson Stewart Group Ltd has made a premium debut on the stock market today with its shares opening at a 15 per cent above its 20 cent issue price today.

BHP hails bumper ore price but wants more; BG lobs hostile $14bn Origin bid; Boom prices the people out of Pilbara; Strategy clash sees Kiernan quit Territory board; Perilya, CBH hit as failed merger test tempers

The state government is set to reap over $680 million in iron ore royalties over the next four years after Rio Tinto confirmed it had secured an 85 per cent price increase with Chinese customers.

WA eyes $340m bonanza; Austal casts a wide net for new chief as Rothwell steps ashore; WA gas crisis to ease in August; Perilya to cut and run from CBH link; Wyllie Group gets back into energy with $15m Amadeus stake

Jittery WA businesses prepare to lift prices; Power prices put business on back foot; Lawyers eye brokers on Opes share losses; Shares to slide a crude stokes inflation fears; Getting personal: Pratt Lawyer fire up blowtorch for Samuel

B&B Power scraps payout; Critic walks and leader is thrown out; 'Different' Ivanhoe seeks $125m with new metals float; Rampant Incitec hits $200; Deal maker Newman sails back with Argonaut

The woes surrounding mystery fuel additive company and Western Force sponsor Firepower Group have deepened after one of its major backers, ET founder Ross Graham, commenced legal action to recover $20 million in loans and investments.

Gas pipeline fears first raised in 2003; Cazaly forces Rio to show its hand; Euroz silent on extent of Opes Prime exposure; I won't take Macmahon scrip for Ausdrill: Sayers; Intellect creditors owed at least $36m

The rise in petrol prices across Australia has continued unabated this month, with the national average price hitting a new record of 158.

Barry Eldridge has been appointed non-executive chairman of Mundo Minerals Limited following the retirement of George Jones.

Walking online A host of information on the state's, and the country's, best walking, hiking and adventure trails is now available online.

HOUSE prices in Perth are expected to remain flat in the coming financial year, with marginal growth in the following two years, according to a report from research group BIS Shrapnel.

WA Liberal leader Troy Buswell spent most of the past week fighting leadership disputes but more substantively he also launched a major infrastructure policy that advocates increased use of Public Pri

THE Note’s heart rarely bleeds for lawyers.

Visiting WA; Business Chicks WA Launch National women’s business group, Business Chicks, is to hold a WA launch entitled the Business Chicks Breakfast at 7am on Thursday June 26 at Sheraton Perth Hot

What is your favourite holiday destination and why? ''Tanzania - incredible diversity of landscape, wonderful people and superb hospitality.''

A NEW A-grade office tower pegged for Hay Street’s Grosvenor Hotel site is set to become the latest in a string of office developments in East Perth, if approved by the relevant authorities.

PERTH-BASED engineering companies Clough and GRD have been awarded major contracts on Western Australian resources projects.

PERTH chapters of several different female-focused groups are in the wings.

Rio Tinto Ltd has defended its right to keep the giant Rhodes Ridge iron ore deposit, saying it is critical to its Pilbara expanion plans, while also announcing a $710 million expansion of other operations in the region.

Oil refining companies BP and Caltex have boosted diesel imports to the state and increased production to help combat the gas crisis.

Cause of gas blast is still top secret; Burnt car dealer sues Euroz over Opes loss; Cazaly eyes another big Rio iron ore prospect; B&B keeps bankers on side; Super fund returns worst for 20 years

Babcock chief strikes back with 'orderly' rescue plan; New look, big ad campaign under way to lift E&T wines; Employers win in IR overhaul; Macquarie Capital goes private; EPA gives Atlas project the go-ahead

Babcock on knees to banks; Kiernan flags sale after mine mothballed; Poker ace seeks Centro's trump card; Deal sunk by Opes collapse, says suitor; ATO plan could curb deductions

Apache Energy Ltd has hired Clough Ltd to help with essential repairs at its Varanus Island gas plant as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls for more accurate and timely information to aid affected businesses.

Alumina producer Alcoa of Australia is backing the development of a major new gas project that involves an investment in excess of $100 million and could supply 10 per cent of Western Australia's gas needs.