Alumina Ltd plans to raise up to $910 million through a pro rata entitlement offer to fund expansion plans for its joint venture projects in Brazil to meet growing global demand.
Oil and gas producer Amadeus Energy Ltd's bottom line has been impacted by adjustments to its hedge portfolio, with the company reporting a full year net loss of $1.3 million.
East Perth-based North Australian Diamonds Ltd's plan to raise $6 million could face a hurdle from a major shareholder, which has filed an application to the Supreme Court to prevent the initial allotment.
Welshpool-based engineering company RCR Tomlinson Ltd has reported its fifth consecutive year of record earnings and sales for the 2008 financial year, with net profit rising slightly to nearly $18 million.
Perth-based shipbuilder Austal Ltd was warned of a challenging business environment for fiscal 2009 as it posts a record net profit of $52 million for the 2008 financial year.
Deterioration of market conditions has forced Osborne Park-based Anvil Mining Ltd to lower the price of its share placement to Israeli mining investor Dan Gertler by nearly 20 per cent.
The corporate watchdog is requesting prosecutors consider an appeal following today's 12-month suspended prison sentence handed down to former Westpoint promoter Neil Burnard.
Malaga-based windows covering company Kresta Holdings Ltd plans to roll-out a further 12 stores during this financial year after today reporting a five per cent increase in full-year net profit.
Shares in Golden West Resources Ltd have jumped 30 per cent on an unusual heavy day of trade as Portman Ltd's shareholding grip on the company loosens due to dilution.
Liver cancer treatment company Sirtex Medical Ltd has applied for an injunction against former chairman Bruce Gray to stop him from competing with the firm after he backed down from an earlier commitment.
The state Liberal Party will commit $648 million towards Western Australia's health system if elected and said it will retain the Princess Margaret Hospital as a government run entity.
Mining services company Imdex Ltd has entered into an agreement to fully acquire Queensland drilling services Wildcat Chemicals Australia Pty Ltd for nearly $2 million.
East Perth-based engineering company Lycopodium Ltd believes the buoyant minerals sector outlook will offset challenging conditions in the biodiesel and manufacturing sectors, as it today announced a 40 per cent increase in full-year net profit.
Takeover target Ausdrill Ltd has posted a 28 per cent increase in its full year net profit on the back of a six per cent increase in revenue to $391 million.
The corporate watchdog has launched legal proceedings in the Federal Court against Ascot-based nappy manufacturer SeNevens International Ltd for alleged deceptive conduct.
Civil construction company Brierty Ltd has posted a full-year net loss of $1.3 million after downgrading its profit twice in its first year of listing on the stock market.
The Carpenter government is working on a rescue package to stop the closure of some of the state's rural rail network, owned by embattled Babcock & Brown, but will not bail out the entire network.
Miner Mincor Resources Ltd has reported a 36 per cent fall in net profit for the 2008 financial year to $64 million on the back of lower nickel prices.
Western Australia has bucked the national decline in vehicle sales for the month of July which fell 3.4 per cent, seasonally adjusted, to 85,411 units in July, from 88,402 units in June.
Engineering company Clough Ltd has turned around its 2007 financial year loss into a net profit of $67 million while its order book stands at $1.2 billion.
Falling commodity prices have hit Perth-based miner Perilya Ltd which will halve ore production at its Broken Hill operation in South Australia and cut 440 jobs.
The resources boom is helping to feed pay packets across Western Australia, with the state recording the highest increase in wages over the past year as average mining sector salaries pushed past $100,000 for the first time.
The battle between disgruntled union train drivers in the Pilbara and Rio Tinto is still being played out in the Industrial Relations Commission, with millions of dollars in revenue on the line.
High levels of rental property demand are expected to continue in Western Australia as new data shows little relief for renters in the short to medium-term future.
A mining representative body has called on the state's major political parties to form a single resources portfolio to address WA's declining exploration levels.
A fall in commodity prices and a rising Australian dollar have cut West Perth-based Kagara Ltd's earnings in fiscal 2008 by 28 per cent despite achieving record copper production over the year.
Ausdrill Ltd has rejected Macmahon Holdings Ltd's increased takeover offer, saying the new bid represented less value for shareholders than the original offer.
High profile Western Australian director Tony Howarth has been appointed deputy chairman of Bank of Queensland, which announced a series of board changes today.
The falling Australian dollar could play out nicely for industrial company Schaffer Corporation Ltd which posted a six per cent increase in net profit to $11 million for the 2008 financial year.
