Shadow treasurer and potential Labor leader Ben Wyatt is expected to address the media this afternoon after spending the morning in meetings with the party's Right faction.
Engineering and construction company Clough will provide offshore installation support for a Chinese firm after receiving a letter of intent from the company.
The market value of Western Australia's 100 largest companies rose 14.7 per cent during 2010, outperforming most other market indices, and finishing the year at $192.5 billion.
Eight-month delays at the Gorgon gas project and Queensland's flood crisis have resulted in contractor AJ Lucas Group forecasting a sharp fall in first-half earnings.
The Department of Environment and Conservation is inspecting 102 Magellan Metals containers used to transport lead carbonate through the port of Fremantle.
Recruitment firm Humanis has settled a legal dispute relating to its 2009 takeover of Westaff Inc, while also announcing a board restructure following the successful acquisition of ResCo Services.
Property manager Peet has chosen to close its $62 million Yanchep syndicate capital raising early, but is still negotiation with several investors to come on board.
Premier Colin Barnett has confirmed that an independent review of the Office of Shared Services (OSS) will take place, after ongoing concerns from government departments and the auditor-general.
Manganese miner OM Holdings has entered into a RM65.5 million ($20.9 million) agreement to acquire land in West Malaysia for a sintering and smelting plant.
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A peak industry group has expressed dismay at a Fair Work Australia ruling handed down today, which it says will encourage a 'strike first, commence bargaining later' approach.
Perth company Pacific Energy has signed a three-year electricity supply contract with miner Norilsk Nickel, to support the resumption of production at Norilsk's Lake Johnson mine.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has secured the backing of a majority of Riversdale Mining's directors for a takeover offer that values the Africa-focused coal miner at $3.9 billion.
West Perth-based Indo Mines has raised $5.4 million through a placement to private Chinese company Rockcheck Steel Beijing Co Ltd, to help fund development of its iron project in Indonesia.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded the contract for above-ground electrical and instrumentation installation at Newcrest Mining's Cadia East gold project in New South Wales.
The country's top investment watchdog has announced it is starting legal proceedings against three of the nation's banks on behalf of investors in failed scheme Storm Financial.
Shares in Simon Lee-chaired Medical Corporaion Australia (MOD) have almost trebled in value this morning after the company announced it will assist Miles Kennedy's resources explorer Amphion International with a back door listing.
The federal government's own consultation group has thrown up a barrier to the hotly contested Minerals Resource Rent Tax, saying all state royalties should be credited to mining companies, in direct opposition to the goverment's stated position.
Atlas Iron will take control of all Giralia Resources shares in an exclusive off-market takeover bid announced today, valuing the junior miner at $828 million.
Dampier Port is set to enter a decade of increased and diversified trade with a corresponding upgrade of infrastructure, according the port's authority.
Engineering services provider Clough has announced it has been awarded a contract by a "major international operator" for remedial work offshore in Indonesia.
