CENTRAL Tafe lecturer Charles Dornan has been named the 2008 Trade Skills Teacher of the Year in the mineral resources category, and is one of four finalists for the overall Australian Trades and Skil
RIO Tinto is confident about the future demand from China for iron ore despite announcing it would scale back production at its operations in the Pilbara by 10 per cent.
UNITED Bulk Carriers has celebrated its third anniversary with joint venture partner Grain Pool, the marketing arm of grains industry organisation CBH Group, by handing over a cheque for $5.5 million.
Tanami Gold director Denis Waddell has increased his interest in the company by subscribing for 56.1 million shares in the company’s entitlement issue at a total cost of $280,400.
SERVICING primarily the Swan Valley and Perth Hills area, mobile business VantiPasto brings together some of Western Australia’s best gourmet produce to create platter and picnic hampers for wineries,
The North West Iron Ore Alliance has appointed former chief executive of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies Inc Dr Justin Walawski as its chief executive.
Analyst attack savages Asciano; Gillard widens childcare probe; More hurdles for Kimberley LNG plant; Jobs more important than credit rating - union; General Motors, AIG troubles spook sharemarkets
Optus says it added 182,000 new mobile customers in the three months to September, while British mobile phone company Vodafone has announced its net profit has slumped 35 per cent to $5 billion in the first half of its financial year.
More chief executives will be sacked for underperformance in 2008 than last year and this will be due mostly to the global financial crisis, researchers say.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has defended Treasury's growth forecast, saying it does not conflict with more pessimistic predictions by the World Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Investors rush to pour $3bn into NAB; 'Green car' drive in Rudd's industry rescue; Community bars bureaucrats to protest Beagle Bay gas plan; Liberty chairman quits uranium hopeful over self-interest issues; World buoyed by surprise stimulus package
The federal government's $6.2 billion investment in the car industry has been applauded by car makers around the country and the unions representing more than 60,000 employees tied to the car industry.
Mine employment caves in; WA gas demand to double; Uranium's still hot despite Rio's slowdown plans; Pressure on US to bail out car giants; Obama demands new rescue plan
Perilya's Broken Hill mine has received an extended lifeline with an increase in resources boosting the life of the operation from three years to nine.
Less than two months after it floated on the Australian market, Perth-based Aluminex Resources will delist after a technical glitch with its initial public offer.
The competition watchdog has urged small businesses in Western Australia to be vigilant during the economic downturn, as larger firms could feel the pressure to cut corners.
West Perth-based miner Kagara has been granted an extension to its $100 million facility by the National Australia Bank while Westpac has provided a $50 million facility.
Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings has downgraded its annual growth forecast for 2009 to between 10 per cent to 20 per cent growth as the economic crisis delays projects.
Burke charged with corruption; State projects get the axe as cash dries up; Receivers refuse to guarantee ABC child-care centres will stay open; ASIC won't intervene in Incremental bid; Rudd goes local with $1bn spend
Welshpool-based engineering company RCR Tomlinson has appointed United Group executive Paul Dalgleish as its new chief executive, effective from the start of next year.
New vehicle sales in Western Australia throughout October have reversed the previous month's fall, climbing over 4 per cent according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
Western Australia's jobless rate for October has been described as "sensational" as the figures tumbled towards record lows while the national rate held steady.
Global crisis blows $40bn hole in budget; Warning of 9pc jobless rate; Banks' patience running out; Guarantee in need of tweaking; Chinalco regains hold on Rio blocking stake
BELMONT Business Enterprise Centre manager Carol Hanlon has been awarded the Australian Taxation Office Award for Best Business Enterprise Centre manager in Australia.
Work to start on Victoria Quay A START will be made in the first half of 2009 on one of Perth’s most controversial construction projects, the commercial precinct at Victoria Quay overlooking the Frema
