Perth-based metallurgical testing specialist Ammtec, which has agreed to a conditional takeover by Campbell Brothers, has recorded a $7.2 million after tax profit for the 2010 financial year.
Support for the WA Labor Party has dropped to 43 per cent on a two party preferred basis according to the latest Newspoll, while support for the Coalition is at its highest level since March last year.
Alinta Energy Group says it has reached a deal with lenders that will relieve the debt-laden company of its $3.5 billion in liabilities in return for ownership of all its assets.
A parliamentary steering committee has found 61 of the state's 139 local councils are unsustainable and that legislation may need to be introduced to force reform within the sector.
Councillors at the City of Perth want further investigations carried out on a light rail concept linking Curtin University, the QE2 Medical Centre and UWA.
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Research Economics has warned there could be a 20 per cent downturn in WA's winter crops because of the dry conditions being experienced across the state.
The WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy has slammed reports the Greens are threatening to use their alliance with federal Labor to stop all new uranium projects from securing government approval.
Perth-based metallurgical testing specialist Ammtec has agreed to a conditional takeover after Campbell Brothers made a revised increased offer for the company.
A push by Denis McInerney and a group of dissident shareholders for a board spill at junior miner Padbury Mining has been defeated and cast doubts over a takeover bid by Fe Limited.
The newly elected Gillard government is already under pressure from the resource and energy sector to clear up the uncertainty created by the proposed minerals resource rent tax.
The Retail Traders' Association says the success of the first day of Sunday trading at Joondalup has sent a clear message to the state government that people want shopping hours to be more flexible.
The southern Perth suburb of Applecross has recorded the worst performance of any Australian suburb on rental returns over the past year, falling 38 per cent.
Murdoch University has sacked an academic who the Corruption and Crime Commission found pressured four female overseas students for sexual favours in exchange for higher marks while he was working at Curtin University.
The Energy and Minerals Institute has been launched at the University of Western Australia, boasting an impressive board of trustees including Rio Tinto executive Sam Walsh and Shell Australia chair Ann Pickard.
Seven WA companies, including iiNET, ASG Group and Grange Resources have joined the top 300 listed companies in Australia, after Standard and Poors issued its September quarterly rebalance.
