A commissioner should be put in charge of Port Hedland for “as long as possible”, Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson says, following the town's mayor quitting his posting.
One of Western Australia's largest indigenous contractors and a major privately-owned engineering firm have established a joint venture targeting work with tier-one miners.
The state government has suspended the Shire of Exmouth for six months following an investigation and public hearing by the Corruption and Crime Commission.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has announced the formation of a 12-member industry working group, chaired by former resources minister Peter Jones, to advise on ways to improve the state
