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Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... is set to undergo huge local infrastructure development with the doubling of its rail network and increased demand for 'western standard' housing.

Capital at risk in emerging markets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Superannuation Funds that the unrest in the Middle East is likely to spread to Latin America and parts of Asia, threatening Western investments. "It's not a revolution of the destitute," he said, pointing to demographics that show the population of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... BHP awarded a $71 million contract to Decmil Group Ltd to install permanent accommodation at the Warrawandu Village in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Decmil's shares firmed four cents, or 1.21 per cent, to $3.35. Newcrest Mining fell 19 cents, or ...

WA director joins AustralianSuper board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Bowtell, is a director of Westscheme, which is set to merge with AustralianSuper to form a $40 billion fund. She is also a Western Australian State Training Board member, the UnionsWA secretary and a member of the ACTU executive. "Irrespective of the ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... one for one. Perhaps they didn't see back then that the Australian Liberal National Coalition would win government in Western Australia, Victoria and more recently New South Wales. Their victory and what it implied - no carbon tax, no mining tax - are ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... two most populous states NSW and Victoria that have just turned conservative following the export earning powerhouse of Western Australia doing the same in 2008. The federal government, in co-operation with the Greens, will nonetheless take control of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... giant that it would spend nearly $US10 billion to expand iron ore operations and energy and metallurgical coal projects in Western Australia. "I think part of the (selloff) is to do with this rumour," Mr Leppinus said. "A lot of analysts have gone out ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... operating nuclear plants -- two under construction and 11 being prepared for construction - that's dotting the eastern and western coastlines (from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south) of the country. To date, explosions have been reported in ...

Countplus buys super law firm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Countplus increases its presence in Western Australia with the acquisition of Perth-based legal business SuperGeneration by its WA subsidiary McDonald Pynt Lawyers (MPL). SuperGeneration will receive 533,600 Countplus shares, priced at $1.50 each, and ...

GESB appoints chair

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Langoulant has previously held chief executive roles at Australian Capital Equity and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. His current board positions include that of chairman at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research ...