Alinta Ltd has moved to douse continuing conjecture regarding its decision to favour a bid from the Babcock & Brown/Singapore Power syndicate, going to the market with a comprehensive outline of the decision to reject the Macquarie-led offer.
Health Department director-general Neale Fong has announced he will not accept an increase in his salary, saying he felt the health system would need to improve before a pay rise was appropriate.
US-based iron ore pellet producer Cleveland Cliffs Inc will invest in a Queensland coal project, to be administered from its Perth office, after investing $109 million for the construction of a washplant and 8.3 per cent of the mining leases.
Perth-based engineering company GRD Minproc has been awarded construction management contract for an $800.7 million copper and cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In late-breaking news, Wesfarmers Ltd has revealed full-blown plans to buy Coles for $20 billion through a consortium which would carve up the empire - leaving the Perth company with a half stake in the group and full ownership of Officeworks and Target.
Hamilton Hill-based Cell Aquaculture Ltd has received its first payment for equipment for its joint venture project with the Terengganu State Government of Malaysia, to develop a 700 tonne per annum finfish production facility.
Disability Services Minister Sheila McHale has called on the Federal Government to support a joint state and territory agreement on the provision of disability services, rather than signing individual agreements with each party.
Fremantle-based Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd has made $1.65 million for the sale of fishing licences, vessels, its product brand and equipment to various buyers.
Henderson-based ship-builder Austal Ltd has signed a $223 million contract for the construction of four vehicle-passenger ferries, which the company says is its largest individual contract to date.
The state's lottery operator Lotterywest is to implement a new gaming systems with a five-year, $18 million-deal with Greece-based Intralot Australia Pty Ltd which will see hardware changed across the state's retail network over the next 12 months.
Welshpool-based contracting group Macmahon Holdings Ltd has been awarded a $98 million contract in conjunction with SMEC Australia and Hydro Tasmania to commence construction works on several major water infrastructure projects in Queensland.
West Perth-based agribusiness manager Great Southern Ltd has announced a 30 per cent increase in sales of its managed investment scheme projects for the half year ended March 31.
Osborne Park-based internet kiosk company pieNetworks Ltd has raised $1.3 million through a placement and plans to raise more through a share purchase plan to fund development for its Hotspot Webphones, currently being trialled in New Zealand.
West Perth-based resource development company Australian Mineral Fields Inc has raised $5.9 million through a placement to Canadian investors, raising funds for exploration activities on the company's projects.
Shares in West Perth-based iron ore developer Midwest Corporation Ltd rose 6.5 per cent, after the company announced it had made a net profit after tax of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The establishment today of the Defence Industry Skills Unit at the Henderson-based Australian Marine Complex has the potential to generate an additional $5 billion for the WA economy, according to Education and Training Minister Mark McGowan.
State Attorney-General Jim McGinty has launched a stinging attack against Federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock, accusing him of planning to starve the Family Court of Western Australia.
Rio Tinto said it was seeking longer term contracts for its aviation needs, seeking expressions of interest for the provision of 3000 seats per week across the north of Western Australia after a review of its current policy of one and two year agreements.
Shadow Road Safety Minister John McGrath has condemned the State Government's decision to award a $900,000 signage contract to the New South Wales Government-run Road and Traffic Authority.
The Chinese company that bought a 70 per cent stake in Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd's namesake project on Tuesday will sign it over to its sole beneficiary, Ding Liguo, after he agreed to buy 40 million options in the company from a third party.
Shares in Leederville-based minerals explorer Blackham Resources Ltd fell 14.3 per cent today after lodging its case for the retention of the Scaddan Lignite deposit in the Warden's Court, which it pegged earlier this month.
Perth-based oil and gas exploration company Tomahawk Energy Ltd has revised its options offer in its takeover bid for Sydney-based oil and gas explorer K2 Energy Ltd, following a period of due diligence.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has unveiled an $8 million funding package designed to improve access to wheelchair accessible taxis, with funding to be sourced from taxi plate lease fees.
West Perth-based energy exploration company Energy Investments Ltd has entered into a financing agreement with Melbourne-based Chimaera Capital worth $4.6 million, the company announced today.
The former co-ordinator of the SARS expert investigation team for the World Health Organisation, and one of Western Australia's foremost medical epidemiologists, Professor Aileen Plant of Curtin University, has died in Jakarta.
West Perth-based mineral exploration company New World Alloys Ltd has set out terms of a proposed $2.9 million capital raising for working capital purposes.
West Perth-based gold explorer Goldstar Resources NL has won a tender for a 383 sqkm block in Walhalla, Victoria, with the company announcing it would conduct aggressive exploration as part of its expansion plans.
West Perth oil and gas exploration firm Otto Energy Ltd has increased its equity position at two of its oil licence permits in the Philippines by 20 per cent, the company announced today.
East coast-based independent grocery brand group FoodWorks and the Western Australian controlled Supermarkets West today announced that Supermarkets West had committed 23 Farmer Jacks supermarkets to joining the FoodWorks group.
HBOS Australia subsidiary St Andrew's Australia has made a full year profit before tax of $22.6 million, a 109 per cent increase on the 2005 calendar year.
