Prime Minister John Howard made pledges on climate change and Australian troops in Iraq in last night's debate, but most commentators picked Labor leader Kevin Rudd as the winner.
The Wyllie Group-backed private equity vehicle Viburnum Funds Pty Ltd has made its first acquisition, paying $17.5 million for Imdex Ltd subsidiary Surtron Technologies Pty Ltd.
Perth-based Mineral Sands Ltd can earn up to an 80 per cent stake in the western Victorian mineral sands interests held by Beaconsfield Gold NL under a farm-in agreement signed today.
West Perth-based oil and gas exploration company GB Energy Ltd subsidiary Crown Energy Sro has been granted a uranium exploration licence in the Slovak Republic by the nation's department of environment, the company has announced.
Perth-based precious metals explorer Dragon Mining NL has secured a molybdenum-copper exploration project in northern Finland after lodging 11 claim reservations encompassing 9,350 hectares, the company has announced.
West Perth-based gold explorer Barra Resources Ltd has finalised arrangements with stockbroker RM Capital to raise $7.5 million for work on its gold and metals projects.
The rise of the Australian dollar against the greenback and lower production output has forced mineral sands miner Iluka Resources Ltd to downgrade its profit forecast by about 20 per cent.
Murchison Metals Ltd says its $1 billion offer for Midwest Corporation Ltd represents good value and there is potential for a re-rating the combined group if it proceeds.
South Australian uranium company Toro Energy Ltd has declared its $275 million takeover offer for Perth-based Nova Energy Ltd unconditional after receiving acceptances to more than 81.4 per cent today.
A joint venture between Perth-based engineering company GRD Minproc and the Australian arm of USA-based URS Corporation has won the definitive feasibility study contract over West Perth-based Marengo Mining Ltd's Yandera Copper-Molybdenum project in PNG
A week after joining Standard & Poor's All Australian 200 index, East Perth-based Macmahon Holdings Ltd will join the S&P/ASX 200 after Multiplex Group is removed from its indices, following its takeover by Brookfield BidCo Pty Ltd.
Leederville-based gold explorer Golden West Resources Ltd has recommended its shareholders take no action on a takeover proposal by Osborne Park-based Fairstar Resources Ltd, saying the bid "materially undervalues" the company.
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East Perth-based tin and nickel explorer Metals X Ltd, previously Bluestone Tin Ltd, will re-open its Renison project as a tin and copper producer, the company has announced.
West Perth-based Uranium Equities Ltd has entered into a joint venture with Queensland-based Southern Uranium Ltd for the exploration of up to four tenements near the Mid-West town of Three Springs.
West Perth-based Ashburton Minerals Ltd's Brazilian subsidiary Trans Pacific Gold Mineraçao Ltda has won the right to acquire an 80 per cent stake in ten gold tenements for under $1.2 million, the company has announced.