FORMER Woodside Petroleum executive Dave Agostini (pictured) has been appointed executive of the state government-Commonwealth inquiry into the Varanus Island gas explosion, along with Kym Bills of th
A WESTERN Australian geospatial software developer has won an Asia Pacific award for its software warning system, which helps protect infrastructure during major emergencies and natural disasters.
AGRIBUSINESS Great Southern Ltd is pursuing alternative options, including the sale of assets, as received proxy votes indicate investors may not be willing to exchange their interest in plantation
BUILDING approvals in WA slumped 30 per cent in November to levels not seen in nearly eight years, as credit shortage and economic uncertainty deterred investors, according to the Australian Bureau of
The acquisition of Coles has boosted Wesfarmers' ranking in the top 250 retailers in the world, according to the Deloitte 2009 Global Power of Retailing report.
Attorney General Christian Porter will take on the responsibilities of the Native Title portfolio as part of several reassignments revealed by Premier Colin Barnett today.
Rio Tinto has postponed its $547 million automated train operation in Western Australia and suspended a $236 million underground mine development in New South Wales amid the gobal economic downturn.
Suitor CBH Resources has called on the Takeovers Panel to issue orders to Perilya to delay its shareholders meeting and terminate a call option over the Mt Oxide project sale to a Chinese company.
A definitive feasibility study into Galaxy Resources' Mt Caittlin lithium-tantalum project has pegged capital costs at $68 million, with construction to start in August this year.
Perth has come out top of the pops in radio advertising revenue, experiencing the largest percentage increase to reach some $85 million in 2008 as the medium proves to be the most resilient of the traditional media in tough economic times.
Former Perth-based explorer Goldstar Resources is the latest casualty of the global financial market meltdown, with the appointment today of voluntary administrators.
Australian mining unions are still pushing ahead for substantial pay rises, particularly for Western Australian power workers, at a time when mining giants are planning massive staff cuts.
Perth-based stockbroker Euroz says it will pay shareholders an interim dividend as it posts an unaudited first half net profit of $1.6 million, down from $14.6 million from the same period last year.
Automotive Technology Group has broken into China's massive automobile market after it signed an exclusive distribution deal with a Chinese company for its Sprintex Supercharger products.
The founder of collapsed property group Westpoint, Norm Carey, has been given back his licence to operate as a real estate agent, following a successful appeal in the State Administrative Tribunal.
Phosphate Resources has warned it may incur some losses in some of the remaining months of this financial year, as it reports a profit before tax of over $62 million.
Pressure grows on banks over rates; Hogan stockbroker shuts the door; Pan pharma class action seeks $120m compo; Banks fees yield extra $2bn; Aussie hedge fund freezes payouts
ATO gives Wickenby target $1m; Multiplex poised to build Fiona Stanley; Regulator ready to curb ATO aggression; CCC fails to censor McCusker report; Arrow takes aim at Pure
Rio Tinto Iron Ore has confirmed it has suspended operations at its HIsmelt joint venture in Kwinana for three months on the back of falling demand for pig iron.
Shake-up for ASX capital raising rules; ASX 100 face losses of $50bn; Metal meltdown to persist; Super funds seek tax relief; Razor gang to fund rescue
Exporters taxed to boost borders; Qantas ditches BA merger; Bang goes the west's boom; Jilted shipowners sue FMG; Fahour is pushed aside as Clyne takes reins at NAB
