The national building industry watchdog has filed new proceedings against CFMEU representative Joseph McDonald over industrial action at Mirvac's Peninsula Project.
Shares in Eden Energy have surged after an Indian tea-plantation company ordered the Perth-based company's dual fuel system that could see diesel use slashed among industries reliant on generator power.
Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has secured its third commercial contract this year with the design and construction of four passenger ferries valued at $75 million.
Cape Lambert Iron Ore has emerged with a 46.52 per cent stake in Perth-based Corvette Resources after its takeover offer for the junior explorer closed last week.
Union members at Curtin and Murdoch Universities will go on strike next Wednesday over disputes with management over salary increases and working conditions.
Toro Energy is set to expand its uranium footprint in Western Australia, entering a joint venture deal with Canadian company Cameco over the Birrindudu project.
West Perth-based Red Sky Energy says it will proceed with the acquisition of private company Cydonia Resources after its $4 million share placement closed oversubscribed.
A petroleum industry body has welcomed federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson's plans for an inquiry into an oil spill off the coast of Western Australia.
The total number of owner occupier loans in Western Australia dropped 3.3 per cent during July, the first fall in nine months, and economists forecast the downward trend to continue over the next few months.
The Australian Steel Institute has raised its concerns that local steelmakers could be locked out of supply contracts for the $50 billion Gorgon gas project after design standards were changed to Japanese levels.
Atlas Iron is on track to achieve an annual production rate of 12 million tonnes after it signed a native title agreement over its $9.5 million Wodgina iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
The receivers and managers of failed agricultural projects operator Great Southern group have started the process of selling all or parts of the group.
The long-running saga of the Sons of Gwalia collapse has reached another milestone with the former mining company's auditor Ernst & Young agreeing to pay $125 million.
Perth-based Sandalwood grower and processor TFS Corporation has raised $28 million from an institutional placement with funds to be used to reduce debt and growth opportunities.
West Perth-based Shaw River Resources plans to raise up to $5 million through a placement with its largest shareholder, Atlas Iron, backing the raising.
Cash-rich Vulcan Resources and Universal Resources have announced a friendly merger, brining together copper projects in Finland and Queensland into the combined group.
Uranium explorer WildHorse Energy is diversifying into the coal sector through a deal that will see Mark Hohnen and Ian Middlemas join its board of directors.
Nexus Energy has raised $31 million from an instiutional placement with funds to be used for ongoing development of its 85 per cent owned Crux liquids project off WA and Longtom gas operation in Victoria.
Perth will be home to the country's fastest wireless broadband service early next year as the Seven Network commits $50 million towards the rollout of the 4G network.
The federal government has established an employment taskforce to help staff future resource projects, including the upcoming Gorgon gas venture in Western Australia.
The federal and Western Australian governments have offered five production licences for the liquefied natural gas fields of the Gorgon project, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
Tap Oil has rejected speculation that its legal battle with Burrup Fertilisers could result in damages worth hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, instead putting its maximum liability at $US20-25 million.
Exploration expenses have dug a deep hole in Atlas Iron's bottom line, with the miner today reporting a $63.1 million net loss for the 2009 financial year.
Rural services provider Elders is to conduct a capital raising as part of a refinancing and recapitalisation of the company as it sells subsidiary, ITC Timber, to Gunns for $100 million.
Babcock & Brown Power, the owner of Alinta, has narrowed its net loss in fiscal 2009 and says it hopes to announce by the end of November how it will deal with more than $3 billion of debt and whether it will change its company structure.
Gaming group Crown posted a loss of $1.2 billion FY2009 after writing down the value of its US assets due to the downturn but says it will focus on its Australian and Macau assets following strong performances from its Burswood and Crown casinos.
Shares in diversified miner OZ Minerals have fallen almost five per cent this morning after posting a heavy first half loss, following the sale of many of its assets and a lower copper price, but says it is in a strong financial position.
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has cleared the last regulatory hurdle for the $50 billion Gorgon LNG project, leaving its joint venture owners free to make their final investment decision.
Shares in Wesfarmers fell 6 per cent today after Woolworths announced plans to take on the Bunnings business through the takeover of hardware group Danks Holdings.
