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Migration deal for Rinehart's new mine

The Roy Hill iron ore project will be able to bring up to 1715 overseas workers into Australia during its three-year construction phase under a new immigration program announced today.

Alcock wants Kennett-style reform

Leading home builder Dale Alcock has called for more reform of the building approvals system, saying recent changes to allow private certification had failed.

Union furious over foreign labour plan

Union leaders have lashed out at a federal government skilled migration plan that will allow mining magnate Gina Rinehart to bring in 1700 foreign workers, saying it is a kick in the guts for Australian employees.

Emeco forecast profit lift

Earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco has forecast full year profit growth of up to 41 per cent due to strong demand in Australia, Canada in Indonesia.

ThinkSmart takes a hit

Online finance specialist ThinkSmart has taken a battering from shareholders on two fronts, with a sharp slump in its share price yesterday following a profit warning and a large protest vote against its long-term incentive scheme.

Book of Lists

Wineries

Rank	Company name	Senior executive and title	Volume of wine produced (litres)	Products/brands
1	Accolade Wines	Mr Troy Christensen Chief Executive Officer	NFP	Houghton, Goundrey, Amberley, Brookland Valley, Moondah Brook
2	Ferngrove Vineyards	Mr Anthony Wilkes Managing Director	3,763,000	Ferngrove, Leaping Lizard and Killerby
3	Howard Park Wines	Mr Jeff Burch CEO & Owner	NFP	Howard Park - Abercrombie, Leston, Scotsdale. MadFish - Originals, Gold Turtle, Grandstand, Sideways. Marchand & Burch - Australian and French collections
4	Fogarty Wine Group	Mr Peter Fogarty Proprietor	1,750,000	Barking Owl, Millbrook, Deep Woods and Smithbrook.
5	Watershed Premium Wines	Mr Geoff Barrett Managing Director	1,362,000	Watershed - Shades, Senses, Awakening
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Construction Companies

Rank	Name	Senior executive and title	Total staff in WA	Current WA major projects
1	BGC Construction	Mr Len Buckeridge Executive Chairman	3102	Northbridge Police Complex ($57.8m), Perth Arena ($536m), Pathwest Pathology Centre, QE II ($54m), Comprehensive Cancer Centre, QE II ($54m)
2	John Holland	Mr Adam Harry General Manager Western Region	1438	New Children's Hospital ($1.2b), Albany Health Campus ($170m), Joondalup Health Campus ($270m), Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre Northam ($125m)
3	Pindan	Mr George Allingame Managing Director	380	Indigenous public housing ($165m), LEAP 2 defence housing ($83.6m), Karratha Leisure Complex ($58.3m), Governor Stirling High School ($50.6m), Butler High School ($40.2m), Kalgoorlie Health Campus ($19.8m), Northern Link Construction Camp ($16.5m), Karratha Senior High School ($41m)
4	Brookfield Multiplex	Mr Chris Palandri Regional Managing Director	300	Fiona Stanley Hospital and State Rehabilitation Centre ($2bn), City Square/Brookfield Place Perth ($760m), QEII Central Energy Plant ($198.4m)
5	DORIC	Mr Peter Iancov Chief Executive Officer	300	Hope Downs 4 Accommodation Village ($92m), WA Institute of Medical Research QEII facility ($73m), South Hedland Recreation Centre ($26m), Wickham Recreation Centre ($16m), Warrandu Village, Jimblebar hub admin
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