OZ Minerals agrees $2.6bn Chinese bid; Watchdog slams power merger; Wary Wesfarmers sees glimmer of hope for Coles; Windimurra on the brink as directors quit; Tax hike to fund dental care plan
Laws to change for $30bn Rio deal; Crisis talks try to save Rudd's $42bn rescue bid; Leighton profit off 56pc but firms on Macmahon; China Inc move to send shudder through ore negotiators; Suncorp expecting $180m bill
Rio, Chinalco ink $US20bn deal; Arrow fires new Pure Energy bid to oust rival; CBA flags first cut in 17 years; China's trade slump fuels global fears; WA chases miners for $300m
THE state's sporting codes are bracing for challenging times as they face a crowded sponsorship market and the global economic crash forces companies to tighten their purse strings and scrutinise discretionary spending.
PERTH'S remoteness is a logistical nightmare for professional sports clubs wanting to participate in national or international competitions, forcing them to spend more money and time travelling than their eastern states counterparts.
CORPORATE hospitality is an integral part of sports entertainment, with companies spending tens of thousands of dollars each year to secure the rights to view home games of their local team.
WHILE the government's decision to delay plans for a new sports stadium in Perth remains a major talking point, the state's biggest sporting clubs have told WA Business News of crippling capacity constraints and an opportunity lost.
Bond dispute blocks Lynas on $390m Mt Weld project; AWB shares dive after profit halved; BHP in chase for Rio assets; Write-downs push Challenger to 10-year low; Barnett in stand-off with BHP
Economists at odds over Rudd's $42bn stimulus; BHP 'must not' dismantle mine; Downturn pulls plug on IT boom; Copper leads rise in metals prices; Blue chips help MAC buck trend
Oakajee 'the only long-term option'; Sage snaps up $73m debt; Coke deal loses its fizz; LNG aid irks gas alliance; BHP rules out Rio bid, concedes Ravensthorpe flawed
Treasury head says spend now; Suncorp's issue shock as CEO goes; Macquarie profit set to slump; Cost cuts spook PwC partners; Lend Lease slumps on raising
Battle lines drawn on $42bn plan; Fortescue to raise $77m for payouts; BHP slashes spending to combat metals downturn; Crisis picks up speed; GE Capital to axe 400 more jobs as part of revamp
As the current economic crisis worsens, many businesses in Perth are joining buying groups or co-operatives as a means to ensuring they are getting competitive prices.
EAST Perth-based hospitality contractor Compass Group has called for amendments to the federal government's proposed industrial relations laws to clarify ambiguity over a provision concerning the 'transfer of a business'.
