The state government has formally committed to an expansion of Esperance Port, potentially increasing its export capacity by 20 million tonnes per year.
Nexus Energy has entered a non-binding agreement with oil and gas giant Shell and Japan’s Osaka Gas which will see gas from the Crux natural gas asset off the Kimberley coast processed through Shel
The operator of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline has lodged an appeal with the Australian Competition Tribunal regarding the state Economic Regulation Authority’s proposed access arrange
CBD sales top $1bnProperty group Stockland capped off a busy 2011 for office sales in Perth, with the sale of a 50 per cent interest in Exchange Plaza for $157.7 million.
The owners of a rigging and construction business have been fined a total of $32,500 for failing to provide workers with a fall injury prevention system on a construction site.
A survey of tourist accommodation shows occupancy rates in Perth and the North West at record levels in the September quarter of 2011, while regional tourist towns are languishing.
The owners of the Ichthys LNG project have today announced that the cost of the development will be US$34 billion, above most recent estimates for the long awaited project.
Australia’s tourism industry can only dream of the government support being afforded to the country’s automotive sector, despite its far greater contribution to the nation’s economy, says peak indu
Zinc metals miner Kagara has described the 2011 December quarter as a challenging period for the company due to a continuing decline in both zinc and copper prices which has impacted significantly on
IAG confirmed today that its Direct and CGU businesses had received approximately 24,000 claims following the hailstorms and related severe weather which occurred in Victoria around Christmas Day.
Gindalbie Metals today announced a 15-year contract, worth $23 million a year, to logistics group BIS Industries to manage tailings at its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
Grain handler CBH Group has reported a late surge in grain deliveries, pushing the state’s total harvest to an unexpectedly large total in excess of 14 million tonnes.
Mining company Atlantic has achieved first production at its wholly-owned Windimurra vanadium plant, and says it is continuing to work towards full production in early 2013.
Super Retail Group has bucked the general weakness in national retail trade, reporting a solid lift in half year sales and being rewarded with a lift in its share price.
Weak equity values and a slowdown in deal flow have resulted in Perth-based stockbroker and funds manager Euroz reporting a sharply lower profit for the half-year to December 2011.
Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group has won its first big contract in the marine construction sector, through a joint venture with Malaysia-based marine contractor Muhibbah E
A bid to mine coal in Western Australia's sensitive southwest tourism and wine-producing region has been rejected by the state government after the proponent appealed the original Environ
Legacy Iron Ore has appointed three senior Indian business figures to its board, following shareholder approval of India’s National Mineral Development Corporation’s (NMDC) purchase of a 50 per cen
Woodside Petroleum denies it is having doubts about building a gas processing plant in Western Australia's north, following a delay on a decision on the $30 billion liquefied natural gas proje
Indonesia will slash live cattle exports from Australia by nearly half in 2012, and will move to phase out all cattle imports from Australia within three or four years.
GR Engineering's founding shareholders and key executives have sold $32.4 million worth of shares in the company, reducing their collective stake from 79.3 per cent to 67.3 per cent.
ALMOST 50 per cent of Australians work more than a typical eight-hour day, according to a global study into working hours, while more than 40 per cent regularly take work home with them.
Bad weather has caused chaos at Perth airport with planes unable to offload due to safety rules which restrict ground staff movement in case of lightning.
Environmental groups have panned the state government’s inquiry into the Margaret River Bushfire, saying it completely overlooks systemic problems with the Department for Environment and Conservati
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has welcomed new state government policy for the rating of land for resources projects, saying the move delivers fairness and certainty for local governments and
