Share bloodbath on fears of recession; Job losses send shares tumbling; Rio chairman takes fall for BHP bid debacle; CanWest may be forced to can Ten; Gillard defiant on jobs
Wesfarmers set for storm; $60bn mining projects under threat; Argyle forced to axe 300 jobs; Telstra raises stakes with job cut plans; Write-downs weigh heavily on business
WHILE a number of aged care companies in Western Australia profited handsomely on the back of the boom, the sector overall has fallen victim to these economic good times.
TRADING under the name All Seasons Camper Trailer Hire, Steve Wadcock started his small business with one trailer under a tree on his driveway in January 2004.
CHILDREN'S charity Variety WA has involved young volunteers in its succession planning strategy to ensure the future of the not-for-profit organisation in Western Australia.
IT took three years and a Herculean battle with the Town of East Fremantle, but Ivan Rutherford has finally completed the $2 million refurbishment of The Red Herring restaurant.
Wall Street closed narrowly mixed yesterday as investors began to worry about the weakening global economy, a poor start to the corporate earnings season and the health of ailing banking giant Citigroup, the Australian newspaper has reported.
Prices within oceanfront suburbs are much higher in Western Australia than all other states, with the most affordable suburb Withers in Bunbury having a price tag at about $270,000.
Extension of gas pipeline to preserve Kimberley; Chinese mills seek long-term offtake agreements in WA; Rudd IR changes 'a threat to WA'; Demand dive savages iron exports; PM told to hasten tax cuts
China warms to a flexible ore price; Miners push for right to use strike-breakers; Morgan Stanley and Citi in merger talks; Lifeline for Babcock & Brown; Rudd told to ease up on public service
Macquarie braces for rare profit fall as deals dry up; $1.8bn rort stuns big Australians; Layoffs loom in building industry; Trujillo puts $2bn tag on broadband loss; China pushes for quick round of ore price talks
Alcoa freezes pay, cuts contractors; WA gas prices to surge on Citic deal; Babcock down for the final count; Fletcher loses Midas touch as car venture fails; Gillard tells unions - jobs not pay rises
One of the councils hardest hit by sub-prime related investment losses, the City of Melville, has blamed cost blowouts for its decision to stop work on an $8.1 million upgrade of the Leeming Recreation Centre.
ASIC probes 'missing millions'; Banks pocketing rate cuts - business; Funds fear they may be sold short; Leighton slashes earnings forecast; Cloud on car sales
More than half of Australian businesses anticipate declining sales and profits in the March quarter amid fears of a steep rise in unemployment leading executives to prepare for a tumultuous year ahead.
