Perth-based HarvestRoad Ltd is considering a possible merger or sale of its educational software technology following the failure of commercial discussions with one of its major customers.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its AAA/A-1+ credit rating for Western Australia, saying the government has demonstrated ongoing fiscale prudence in managing gains from the commodity boom.
Perth-based Coretrack Ltd has entered into a six-month commercial testing agreement for its core level indicator recorder unit with Halliburton subsidiary Security DBS Drill Bits, the company has announced.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced another increase in the cost of the Perth to Mandurah railway project, this time by $50 million - taking total costs to $1.66 billion.
A joint venture deal between Balcatta-based mineral explorer Conquest Mining Ltd and South African company Gold Fields Ltd, allowing Gold Fields to earn a 51 per cent stake in part of Conquest's central Queensland landholdings, has become unconditional.
Perth-based Cash Converters International Ltd has moved further towards having mainly company-owned stores, rather than franchises, after agreeing to purchase eight Victorian outlets for $12.5 million.
The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Scarborough Beach brought a total of $23.8 million into Western Australia, more than three times what was predicted, Tourism Minister Sheila McHale has announced.
Overtime levels are on the increase in Western Australia, with 28 per cent of respondents to the annual salary survey by recruitment company Hays saying they had increased them over the past 12 months.
Perth-based neurology research company NeuroDiscovery Ltd will seek approval from the British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to extend trials of neuropathic pain treatment NSL-043 to higher doses, after the first phase of trials was c
Como-based Aquila Resources Ltd plans to speed up the commercialisation of its Botswanan coal tenement holdings through a joint venture with South Africa-based private equity fund Jonah Capital Ltd and mining services entity Scharrig Mining Ltd.
Perth-based biodiesel producer Mission Biofuels Ltd's Indian subsidiary has secured exclusive long-term access to the Jatropha Curcas seeds grown by an Indian district authority, after signing a three-year feedstock deal with the district's controlling en
Melbourne-based Amdel Limited has announced the acquisition of Ultra Trace Pty Ltd, Western Australia's largest provider of geoanalytical testing services, for an undisclosed sum.
South Perth-based Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd has recorded a net loss of $33.6 million, a 959 per cent increase on the loss recorded in the previous year.
The nation's first large scale desalination plant for public water consumption was recognized as winner of the Western Australia Project Management Achievement Awards in Perth.
Nedlands-based information and technology company ISS Group Ltd has recorded a 37 per cent decline in net profit to $936,304, down from the $1.5 million recorded in the previous year.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced the $23m sale of a 6,550sqm lot at the former Leighton Railways marshalling yards to Leighton Shores Pty Ltd, a joint venture between Multiplex and Rockingham Park.
The State Government has returned 50,000 ha of East Kimberley land to the Miriuwung Gajerrong people as part of the $56 million Ord Final Agreement signed between the two parties in October 2005.
The net profit of Joyce Corporation Ltd, property investors and operators of Bedshed Franchising Pty Ltd, has fallen 29 per cent to $3.2 million, from $4.5 million in the previous financial year, the company has announced.
Some of the world's biggest oil and gas, insurance, property and finance players have urged the federal government to make progress on climate change, voicing support for an emissions trading scheme and the development of a low emissions technology strate
West Perth-based Straits Resources Ltd subsidiary Straits Asia Resources Ltd has lifted a force majeure at its Sebuku coal operation, after work was suspended following an extended wet season.
Australia has become considerably riskier for mining companies, with Western Australian red tape identified in particular as a major drag on the country's national average.
Perth-based burns treatment developer Clinical Cell Culture Ltd, which was jointly founded by former Australian of the Year Dr Fiona Wood, has recorded a 26 per cent increase in its annual loss, losing $15 million for the 2006-07 financial year.
Northern Territory-based Rum Jungle Uranium Ltd will acquire up to 70 per cent of six uranium properties owned by Subiaco-based Deep Yellow Ltd in the Alice Springs area, the companies have announced.
The State Government will permit a second airline to fly the Perth-Geraldton route, inviting applications for a second regular transport permit to the city in the next month.
West Perth-based Mount Gibson Iron Ltd has recorded a net profit increase of 103 per cent for the 2006-07 financial year, during which time it acquired Aztec Resources Ltd and divested Asia Iron Holdings.
Singapore-based investor Choon Kong Lim has boosted his stake in West Perth-based mineral explorer Image Resources NL after acquiring a further 1.15 million shares for $2.3 million, the company has announced.
Henderson-based drill and blast company Brandrill Ltd has recorded a net profit after tax of $8.1 million, up slightly on the previous year's result, after the company increased pre-tax profits by 64 per cent.
Perth-based Indian Sandalwood grower TFS Corporation Ltd has successfully raised $5 million to fund additional land purchases through a share purchase plan that has closed oversubscribed.
West Perth-based uranium explorer WildHorse Energy Ltd has been granted a 3,500 sqkm concession in Paraguay, setting up an opportunity to establish a major new uranium province, the company has announced.
Genetically modified seed will be prohibited for cultivation, sale or import in Western Australia under new laws introduced this week by Agriculture minister Kim Chance.
City of Melville chief executive Eric Lumsden will become the new Director General of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, taking up the role in the next two months, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced.
