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GIVING an ancient Hindu philosophy a modern business-like feel has provided Meredith Forder the chance to create a growing not-for-profit organisation.

Unions claim to have played a major role in ensuring an increase in the number of Western Australia-based workers building a 900-kilometre pipeline for Ichthys liquefied natural gas project off Darwin.

Recent events putting the spotlight of increasing female participation in the resources sector have focused on learning from personal experiences.

Shares in explorer Triton Minerals skyrocketed today on the back of a discovery its graphite resources can be converted into a wider range of more valuable products.

RAC of WA has bought three regional tourist resorts for $33.7 million, from a subsidiary of Aspen Group.

The transition of the Karratha economy away from its reliance on big construction jobs for resources projects has resulted in thousands of job losses.

Two Perth fashion labels have found success for their unique initiatives via crowd funding.

Takeover target iiNet has re-signed media consultant OMD WA following a competitive tender process.

Personal experience is the driving force behind Kelly Haywood’s determined efforts to motivate and inspire others to help prevent suicide.

A passion to utilise Australia’s abundance of renewable energy sources drove Mark Tuke to establish Sun Connect.

Cyclone Olwyn passed over Barrow Island last night but left in its wake controversy over safety on the island, with unions criticising preparations for the cyclone, which hit one day after a worker

East Timor’s resources minister Alfredo Pires has revealed new studies by his country show an onshore liquefied natural gas plant for Woodside’s shelved Sunrise project is a commercially viable option.

Chevron and Shell have singled out high costs as a major challenge facing Western Australia's ability to further develop its globally recognised oil and gas industry.

Iron ore rivals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are united in their forecast more high-cost producers will leave the market, but have stopped short of predicting how Western Australia’s higher-cost producers will fare over time.

Australia’s biggest and lowest cost iron ore producer has hit back at claims it has flooded the market with supply, with Rio Tinto pointing the finger at its big Australian competitors.

Australia's largest privately owned vessel hire and offshore marine services group, Bhagwan Marine, has launched its own subsea division.

Alcoa chairman Alan Cransberg has called on businesses to take responsibility for ending domestic violence through workplace initiatives, in an address to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy’s Women in Resources awards today.

Perth entrepreneur Michael O’Hanlon is surely the envy of many hip hop fans, not only meeting US rapper Ghostface Killah, but becoming his business partner in the process.​

Businesses in the Pilbara are increasingly recognising the value to their bottom line offered by solar and other energy efficiency measures, according to green bank Clean Energy Finance Corporation chief executive Oliver Yates.

Small businesses in the resources sector, which have traditionally relied on reputation and word-of-mouth to secure work, are dipping their toe in a growing pool of SMEs embracing sophisticated online marketing.

Two recent key appointments to the National Rugby League have dramatically increased the chances of Perth becoming home to a fifth elite football team.

Workers fear hundreds of jobs are to be cut by mining giant Rio Tinto as it begins a new round of cost cutting by merging its copper and coal divisions.

Western Australian companies wanting to do business with China will need to modify their approach to deal with increasing competition and a changing marketplace, a leading advisory firm has warned.

US-based company First Solar is a step closer to building a 10-megawatt power station in Fremantle, beating seven other hopefuls to meet the council’s hopes for a large-scale solar farm at a former rubbish dump.

CBH Group is set to invest $1.1 million in solar energy, commissioning Energy Made Clean to engineer and build power stations at three of its facilities across the state.

A Curtin University spin-off company has been awarded $5.2 million in a federal grant to develop a biofuel project that has the potential to reduce diesel costs in rural areas.

Atlas Iron and BC Iron have both reported big losses following impairments and a race to cut costs as iron ore prices remain depressed.

Mining giant BHP Billiton's half-year net profit has dived by 47.4 per cent to $US4.3 billion ($A5.52 billion) after a period of plummeting iron ore prices.

WA Skills Training has secured an estimated $2 million per year deal with the Malaysian government to deliver training for both Malaysians and Australians seeking work on major resource projects.

The financial incentives for higher cost mid-tier miners to either share infrastructure or merge is at an all-time high, according to accounting firm EY.

The board at Balamara Resources took drastic action last week in light of the dramatic fall in the company’s share price during the past 12 months, with managing director Mike Ralston announcing the intention to de-list from the ASX.

There's a flipside to being undervalued, according to Minotaur Exploration managing director Andrew Woskett, whose business has a $21 million market cap.