Perth-based medical device supplier bioMD Ltd subsidiary Celxel has announced positive results in tests of its Adapt anti-calcification technology in large animals.
Shares in a Alinta Ltd hit a new high today, gaining 36 cents or 2.7 per cent to reach $13.76 amid speculation about its future following the management buy out launched early last week.
Perth-based structural engineering firm Saraceni Engineering Group will be acquired by Queensland-based Cardno Ltd, the civil engineering consultancy announced today.
Floreat-based biotechnology company Hybrid Biosciences Pty Ltd has licenced its hybrid vigour-isolating technology to a Chinese research centre for research into its applications in rice-growing.
Talk of a downturn in Western Australia's residential property sector has strengthened, with both the Master Builders Association and Real Estate Institute of Western Australia flagging it as a problem.
Forestry managed investment schemes will have to prove 70 per cent of their plantation investment fees are spent on trees rather than commission before investors can claim full tax deduction, under new taxation arrangements announced today.
The rumours are true - test cricket champion Shane Warne has announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket, at the end of the ashes series in Melbourne.
Media outlets across the nation have indicated that Shane Warne,will announce his retirement from international cricket tomorrow, effective from the end of the Sydney Test.
Wesfarmers' acquisition trail continues, winning approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for Linde Gas Ltd bid, and announcing the acquisition of industrial supply company Bullivants on the same day.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd has denied prior knowledge of the Federal Court decision announced yesterday, which favoured its case for access to BHP Billiton Ltd's Pilbara rail network.
Contracted air transport company National Jet Services will increase services to Murrin Murrin and Coondewanna under contracts with two Perth mining companies.
West Perth-based Ausron Ltd has raised $1.7 million though a share placement, providing the listed shell company with additional flexibility as it assesses new business opportunities.
Shares in three Western Australian companies - diesel maintenance company Coote Industrial Ltd and gold explorers Burey Gold Ltd and Brumby Resources Ltd - have closed in positive territory on their first day of trade.
Northbridge's AdultShop.com Ltd will spin-off 3G mobile phone content developing subsidiary Loop Creative Pty Ltd, four months after acquiring it through an issue of 20 million ordinary and 80 million performance shares in August.
The State Government will set up a $30 million ex-gratia compensation fund for investors who lost their savings in the finance broking scandal, a settlement for the damages claim lodged by the Insolvency Managment Fund.
After a seven month vacancy, the State Government has appointed neuro-scientist Lyn Beazley to the role of Chief Scientist, after geologist Bruce Hobbs resigned over a difference of opinion on Government spending.
The University of Western Australia and Murdoch University have received $7.5 million in grants from the Federal Government's 2007 Learning and Teaching Performance Fund for undergraduate education.
The Tourism Council of Western Australia has welcomed a state government allocation of $500,000 over three years to fund National Tourism Accreditation Program certification, but the state opposition isn't so sure.
West Perth-based oil and gas explorer and producer Coogee Resources Ltd has withdrawn its IPO after the book build process failed to reach a price the company considered acceptable.
Australia has won the second Ashes test in Adelaide by six wickets, with Michael Hussey scoring 61 not out to end Australia's innings at 4/168 in a nail-biting finish.
Austereo's mix 94.5 still dominates the Perth airwaves, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research radio ratings tables, with Southern Cross Broadcasting's 96FM winning in its battle with DMG Radio's Nova 93.7 for second place.
Perth-based oil and gas explorer Strike Oil Ltd has announced plans to raise $4.9 million through a non-renounceable entitlements offer, one month after withdrawing a $7.9m entitlements issue because of inconsistent drilling results.
Australians have had cause for celebration as England was left floundering with 5/89 at lunch on the fifth day of the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.
A three-year ban from managing corporations issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is unlikely to bother Geraldton welder Allan William Bolton too much, considering he is currently serving 40 months for drug offences.
Perth-based property group Peet Ltd has issued a share purchase plan to its shareholders, just over a month after it raised $82 million through a placement to develop its funds management business.
A proposed merger between Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd and Tanami Gold NL will not go ahead, after the two companies ceased further discussions this morning.
The Robert Champion de Crespigny-chaired Scarborough Minerals plc has joined the current wave of corporate activity in the resources sector, announcing an interest in merging with Perth-based minerals investor Mineral Securities Ltd.
The Old Dart's left-hand openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook were removed by Stuart Clark to leave England placed at 2-58 against Australia at lunch on day one of the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.
The introduction of daylight saving time is almost upon us, with Small Business Minister Margaret Quirk and the Perth Airport urging Western Australians to make sure they are ready.
