Special Reports

NICK Di Latte is under no illusions about where Diploma Group needs to focus its attention.

PERTH company Finbar has just 13 head office staff yet it is working on property developments worth nearly $1.5 billion.

Development of Australand's $2 billion Port Coogee development has been reinvigorated by increased sales, $40 million of infrastructure investment and two commercial buildings on the waterfront.

MOST apartment developers have experienced a lean period since the GFC, with investors and banks both wary of putting money into new projects.

A wide range of commercial property developers, from multinationals to church groups, are set to drive future activity in the sector.

THE constrained corporate finance market has improved slightly in the first quarter of the new financial year, with overall Western Australian-related activity rising to $13.72 billion from the Jun

WESTERN Australia's biggest local stockbroker, Patersons Securities, is the latest to reveal it has felt the chill winds from the tough equity markets, recording a loss of more than $5.1 million af

There may be plenty of cash about, but the IPO market is struggling as investor confidence remains low.

The housing construction industry in Western Australia hit decade-low activity levels last financial year, yet there is uncertainty about whether the traditional bounce will occur.

IF there is one subject that unifies people across the property sector it is concern with the lending policies of the banks, which have been criticised for being overly strict and not really unders

THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000

DEMAND for medium and high-density dwellings and a cosmopolitan lifestyle in the suburbs is growing, but residential developers warn that the high building cost associated with multi-storey develop

IT'S slow, it's uncertain and it's costly. That's how property industry players describe the processes for gaining approvals for new developments.

Property experts tell WA Business News forum they see signs of a more sustainable and realistic sector emerging in the state.

Many analysts predict that by 2020 Australia will overtake Qatar as the world's leading LNG exporter and, with Western Australian LNG exports accounting for 87 per cent of the national total in 201

Traditional takeover activity in corporate Western Australia has been quiet this year but it's a different story in the oil and gas sector.

In May 2007, when the Major Stadia Taskforce chaired by John Langoulant released its report on proposed new sports facilities, it recommended that venues should be governed by a body independent of

Powerful forces are running hard to reshape the future of football administration and development in WA after a golden era for the code.

DEVELOPING nations' inexperience in the establishment of sustainable mining industries has meant some are missing out on the benefits afforded by new mining projects.

WHEN Silver Lake Resources managing director Les Davis and Integra Mining chief Chris Cairns used the first day of the recent Diggers & Dealers Forum in Kalgoorlie to unveil the $1 billion merg

THE level of exploration activity being undertaken by junior miners in Africa is increasing, with Burkina Faso in particular coming more into focus as a promising gold producer.

As Africa punches above its weight as a mining investment destination, it both attracts and competes with WA miners.

Nuclear energy has been under a cloud since the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan last year, uranium prices have remained well off their highs and public confidence in nuclear power is weak but u

PERTH-BASED engineering and construction contractors have released a spate of record earnings reports, while bulging order books suggest there's plenty of life in the resources boom.

AUSTRALIA'S two major ammonium nitrate producers are punting $1.3 billion that the mining boom has enough legs to justify their investment in new production capacity.

Western Australia's pipeline of significant non-iron ore projects is showing signs of a quick slowdown as construction of major projects is due to be completed by the end of next year.

MID West iron ore projects have the potential to produce 67 million tonnes of iron ore per year, earning the state annualised royalties in the range of $42 million.

IRON ore producers in the state's Yilgarn region are not immune from the hurdles facing producers in the Pilbara and Mid West – port capacity and access issues, transportation and infrastructure –

At the very end of an extraordinary week, a late announcement from an unlikely source – Transport Minister Troy Buswell – gave one of the few clear signals about future growth in the mining sector.

SCAFFOLDING and equipment hire company Pilbara Access has developed an in-house Aboriginal employment-training program to guard against skills shortages and improve indigenous engagement.

COMMONWEALTH Bank has increased its involvement in Western Australia's north-west during the past year, and has developed an indigenous banking strategy to build relationships and business across t

A JOINT venture between NRW and two east Pilbara indigenous groups has dominated the indigenous contracting space during the past 18 months, winning contracts with Fortescue Metals Group and Rio Ti