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Avita wins Chinese approval for spray-on skin

Avita has gained approval to market its spray-on skin Re-cell technology in China.
August 17, 2009, 10:31 am
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Ausdrill, Brandrill to merge

Ausdrill and Brandrill have today agreed to merge in a deal that will combine two of WA’s biggest and best-known drilling companies with more financial firepower to cash in on growth opportunities.
August 17, 2009, 9:56 am

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Cash Converters to tap market again

Shares in listed pawnbroker Cash Converters are in a trading halt as it finalises details for a capital raising, a month after raising $5 million in a placement to institutional clients.
August 17, 2009, 9:56 am

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Gold price boosts Newcrest's profit

Newcrest Mining has lifted its annual profit by 84.7 per cent after the price of gold rose and the company cut operating costs.
August 17, 2009, 9:52 am

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V Australia to fly to Phuket, Johannesburg

V Australia is ramping up its international operations by launching direct flights to Phuket and Johannesburg.
August 17, 2009, 9:39 am

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iiNet continues growth trajectory

Australia's third largest internet service provider, iiNet, has posted a 28.8 per cent jump in full year profit after growing subscriber numbers and says it's well placed for the current financial year.
August 17, 2009, 9:09 am

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Clough moves to buy US engineering firm

Engineering firm Clough has moved to acquire a 70 per cent stake in subsea engineering and construction company Ocean Flow.
August 17, 2009, 8:57 am

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FMG pricing deal irrelevant: Rio Tinto

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has agreed to a price for all the iron ore it sells to Chinese steel mills for the six months to the end of December.
August 17, 2009, 8:40 am

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Shell made $3b bid for Arrow: report

Royal Dutch Shell has made a $3 billion approach for Australian coal-seam gas producer Arrow Energy, a newspaper has reported.
August 17, 2009, 6:52 am

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Stark sale to boost NRW's prospects

NRW Holdings' sharemarket recovery is set to pick up pace this week when it confirms that some of Australia's biggest institutional investors have acquired a $33.3 million shareholding in the WA mining and civil contractor.
August 17, 2009, 6:45 am

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Woodside's Pluto progress to overshadow first-half profit news

Woodside Petroleum chief executive Don Voelte will come under pressure from investors this week to deliver proof that the $12 billion Pluto LNG project's much-vaunted expansion is about to start.
August 17, 2009, 6:41 am

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Fine wines a top investment

Those buying dusty bottles of cabernet sauvignon from the South-West could be making a better investment than putting their hard-earned money into the sharemarket.
August 16, 2009, 1:04 pm

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Bad debts expenses stabilising: Norris

Commonwealth Bank chief Ralph Norris says expenses from bad debts are likely to stabilise or improve during the year ahead, and his company will look for acquisitions.
August 16, 2009, 12:29 pm
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BHP appoints Ravensthorpe advisers

BHP Billiton is thought to have appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help sell the mothballed $2.2 billion Ravensthorpe nickel mine in WA's south.
August 15, 2009, 12:41 pm

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Leighton clears way for Macmahon takeover bid

Leighton Holdings has opened the door to a possible takeover of Macmahon Holdings after revealing yesterday it would not renew the standstill agreement which has restricted its stake in the WA contractor to 19.9 per cent.
August 15, 2009, 12:38 pm

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Excitement over Emeco bid turns to low-ball disappointment

Initial market excitement about a potential takeover of earthmoving equipment giant Emeco turned into disappointment yesterday after analysts said any proposal was likely to disappoint shareholders.
August 15, 2009, 12:31 pm

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Centamin follows the ancients in big quest for Egyptian gold

The popular mythology behind Centamin Egypt goes that it was WA geologist Sami El-Raghy who came across the ancient papyrus map dating back to 1200BC hanging in an Egyptian museum.
August 15, 2009, 12:26 pm

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Woodside, Eve Howell in contract talks

The future of one of WA's most senior female executives, Woodside Petroleum's Eve Howell, should be decided within weeks.
August 15, 2009, 12:23 pm

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Ex-chairman 'key plank' in Great Southern rescue

Former Great Southern chairman Phillip Butlin has emerged as a key player in a $20 million rescue bid for the failed group's forestry projects, led by WA multi-millionaire and Coogee Chemicals chief Gordon Martin.
August 14, 2009, 3:25 pm

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Decmil wins $35m contract variation

Engineering and construction company Decmil Group has won a $36 million variation to its contract with BHP Billiton for stage two of the Port Haven accommodation village in Port Hedland.
August 14, 2009, 1:37 pm

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