UK-based industrial services company Cape PLC has withdrawn from discussions surrounding a potential takeover bid for Malaga-based scaffolding and form-work supplier PCH Group Ltd, saying it had been unable to have meaningful engagement with the company.
Stern issues Climate Change warnings as Carmen surprises Parliament, Coonan surprises media barons, Hicks surprises military tribunals and NSW's Peter Debnam surprises no-one.
Former Alinta Ltd chairman John Poynton believes an opportunity to keep the business Western Australian-based has been lost with the directors' decision to accept a $15 per share bid from Babcock & Brown Ltd which will see the energy group carved up.
A code of conduct for Finance Brokers in Western Australia, implemented by Consumer Protection Minister Sheila McHale on Tuesday, has been labelled "irresponsible" by the Finance Brokers Association of Australia.
Perth-based burns treatment developer Clinical Cell Culture Ltd, or C3, announced it will close its American offices and sell its CellSpray technology after completing a strategic review of its options.
Shares in West Perth-based mineral explorer Metex Resources Ltd fell 13 per cent before the company suspended its shares from quotation on news it had failed to achieve the minimum subscription for a non-renounceable rights issue.
This week's WA Business News looks WA's tourism industry and discovers a house divided, as well as China's growing taste for WA wine, plus Trade, Property, Not for Profit, Growing Business, Gusto and more
Shadow Transport Minister Simon O'Brien has condemned the State Government's SmartRider ticketing system, which gave passengers free rides along all train lines this morning due to a software malfunction.
Cave-dwelling animals could threaten a Pilbara iron ore mine and processing plant proposed by Rio Tinto after the Environmental Protection Authority recommended against the development.
West Perth-based minerals explorer Gunson Resources Ltd has received government approval for the construction of its Coburn Zircon project, after providing 19 environmental committments for the project, adjacent to the Shark Bay World Heritage Property.
Iron ore hopeful Fortescue Metals Group Ltd has announced an offtake agreement with Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation, for up to 20 million tonnes of iron ore per annum.
The WA Parliament is navel gazing this week, while Santo Santoro looks for a new job, Beattie looks for uranium as Carpenter looks away and the Federal Government stares daggers at Rudd's broadband policy.
Amid the drama regarding the conduct of its own members, the state parliament has finally passed new laws holding local government elected officials individually accountable for their actions.
An almost 30 per cent rise in the share price of iron ore hopeful Fortescue Metals Group Ltd over the past fortnight could be attributed to recent upward projections in iron ore prices for the 2008-2009 financial year, the company told investors today.
Perth-based precious metals explorer Dragon Mining NL has reversed a decision to purchase a Ukranian gold project as site vendor, Perth company Eurogold Ltd, commences legal action against the government's decision to temporarily close the mine.
Subiaco-based Natural Fuels Ltd will downgrade the production capacity at its Darwin biodiesel project by up to 20 per cent as modifications are made, but the lower production rates are not expected to impact on the company's profits.
Melbourne-based stockbrokers Tolhurst Ltd has moved to acquire investment bank InterFinancial Holdings Ltd through an cash and scrip deal, just three months after the Brisbane-based firm signed a corporate alliance with Perth's Montagu Stockbrokers.
Premier Alan Carpenter set in motion the establishment of a lobbyist register in state parliament today, telling members it was a "deliberately minimalist" step in regulating the sector.
Leederville-based investments company Consolidated Global Investments Ltd has announced plans to raise $1.2 million through a share and options issue to raise funds for exploration of gold and nickel tenements in Leonora and Laverton.
West Perth-based iron ore explorer Territory Iron Ltd has appointed Michael Kiernan as its chairman, after less than one month on itsboard, to help prepare the company for its move to production.
Mud was slung, and some stuck to Santo Santoro this week, while Matt Birney pondered the state of his curtains and a Senate committee stymied plans for an Access Card. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister went to Afghanistan - which was possibly a safer place.
Delays in the construction of Perth-based copper producer Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd's underground crusher and conveyor project have caused the Indian company's Australian arm to forecast a break-even or marginal loss for this financial year.
In a one-sentence press release, Premier Alan Carpenter has hit back at claims by former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett that Western Australia is backward, "a bit like North Korea.
The latest mineral and petroleum exploration expenditure figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics are encouraging, but further spending is needed in WA, according to the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies.
This week's WA Business News looks at the fallout of the CCC inquiry for lobbyists and ministerial staffers, as well as Perth's new-found love affair with yachting, plus Trade, Property, Not for Profit, Growing Business, Gusto and more
Western Australian chief executives are most likely to recruit new staff to expand businesses into other areas of growth, while only 13 per cent think the economy will improve next year, according to The Executive Connection.
Over 40 per cent of all Western Australian employers surveyed by recruitment firm Manpower Inc said they anticipated increasing their staff levels in the April-June quarter.
Subiaco-based 303 Advertising Group has acquired the Web Development and Content Management arm of Steve Pretzel's Pretzel Logic, in a move to develop the company's interactive credentials.
Perth-based Optima Corporation Ltd has announced plans to raise $3 million through a placement to complete the acquisition of Shanghai-based scooter and motorcycle company Freedomotor Company Ltd.
Perth-based Information Technology services provider ASG Group Ltd has taken over the support services contract for the Western Australian Department of Education and Training, the company announced today.
The proposed merger between the Robert Champion de Crespigny-chaired Scarborough Minerals plc and Perth-based minerals investor Mineral Securities Ltd has taken another step to fruition, with the companies setting out terms of a share exchange ratio today
Alan Carpenter set up a Department for Child Protection this week, but there was no protection for Federal Parliament, with WA Liberals' shareholdings, abuse of electoral allowances in Queensland and a 20 minute Burke meeting dominating the headlines
