The shortage of accountants in Western Australia is about to get worse, with up to two in three accounting students wanting to move either overseas or interstate, a new study by the Institute of Chartered Accountants has revealed.
Malaga-based Advanced Engine Components Ltd continues to look east, signing another natural gas engine development programme with a Chinese company, this time Dongfeng Nanchong Automobile Co Ltd.
AHG has quickly filled the board vacancy created by the resignation of former AWB chairman Trevor Flugge, announcing today the appointment of John Groppoli as a non-executive director.
The state's economy is reaching its limits as capacity constraints become increasingly acute, the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry warns in its latest quarterly analysis.
Sales of mortgages in Western Australia declined by 12 per cent in June, matching the national slow down, according to the latest figures from Perth-based AFG, Australia's largest mortgage broker.
The Australian subsiduary of US naval defence company Raytheon has successfully completed the first stage of a five-year State Government loan-to-grant incentive scheme.
Perth based security technology firm QRSciences Ltd will be the sole distributor of SentryScope, a high-tech video surveillance system, under a new agreement with its manufacturers, Spectrum San Diego.
QPSX Ltd provides the following update in respect of the case management conference held today in QPSX's case against Ericsson and others in the Federal Court of Australia.
Balcatta-based brake technology development company Safe Effect Technologies Ltd has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent beneficial interest in its sealed integrated braking system.
The Board of Kimberley Diamond Company NL has announced the appointment of its long-standing finance director Karl Simich to the position to head up its executive management team and oversee its growth strategy.
A bad May for the mining and oil and gas sectors has pushed down the Deloitte WA stock exchange index below the $100 billion mark, just one month after it broke this barrier for the first time.
The State Government today announced it would seek private sector expressions of interest to develop up to an additional 16,000ha of land for irrigated agriculture.
The Public Transport Authority has signed a $21.8 million settlement with the RailLink Joint Venture as a fixed payment for the contractor's delay and extension of time claims on the Southern Suburbs Railway.
From July 1, Western Australian business and households will save money though a variety of tax reforms and changes, according to the State Government.
Engine technology company Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced a $2.7 million capital injection into its half-owned manufacturing arm Synerject LLC as part of a new financing package.
West Perth based exploration and investment company Hardman Resources Ltd has appointed Bob Carrol as its new chairman, succeeding Alan Burns, who will step down from the role on July 3.
Patrick O'Connor, former managing director of Churchill Capital, has taken another step towards his planned public investment company launch by resigning today as non-executive chairman of Perth healthcare company Acuron Ltd.
Shareholders in an Australian surfwear specialist Optima Corporation Ltd have voted in favour of the $4.5 million acquisition of the nation's fastest growing scooter business - Western Australia's Vmoto Motorcycles Australia.
Heavy mineral sands explorere Omegacorp Ltd has raised $10.8 million through a placement of 20.8 million ordinary shares at 52c each, to finance the company's Kariba Uranium project in Zambia.
Welshpool-based water and power solutions company Solco Ltd has announced an estimated loss before income tax, depreciation and atomisation of $2.3 million for the 2005-2006 financial year.
After a placement of 13.3 million shares, West Perth-based energy company Wasabi Energy Ltd will acquire a 50 per cent interest in a new company, after raising $400,000 from the placement.
Kwinana-based industrial services provider Tox Free Solutions Ltd announced its agreement to acquire Henderson-based Specialized Tank Cleaning Services for a maximum $7.5 million, one week after Tox Free announced its takeover of GrimeFighters FluidClean.
Cannington-based security technology group QRSciences Holdings Ltd has announced a proposed acquisition of Baxall Australia Ltd, the Australian arm, of closed circuit TV camera development and manufacturing firm Baxall UK.
In what could be the first sign of recovery for a beleagured iiNet, the company has surpassed its 100,000 customer target for its ADSL2+ broadband infrastructure, set for June 2006.
Morley shopping centre Centro Galleria, the largest asset in the Centro Retail Trust's Australian portfolio, has increased its value 14.5 per cent - the fourth highest increase across the portfolio.
Northbridge-based consulting and construction firm VDM group announced the successful completion of its placement of eight million shares, raising $12 million at an issue price of $1.50 per share.
The WA state government has ensured a recent High Court case will not impede its ability to receive stamp duty on exchanges of private unit trusts, approved the drafting of amendments which protect the current conditions of the Stamp Act 1921.
South Perth based mining company Mutiny Gold Ltd has lowered the minimum subscription rate for its Initial Public Offer to $1.5 million after announcing it had reached its minimum subscription level of $2 million earlier this month.
