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 TheBull.com.au | Thousands more jobs for Western Australia Australia & New Zealand Magazine Thousands of jobs are set to be created as the expansion of natural resource mining in Western Australia goes on apace. Mining giant Rio Tinto have announced a $3 billion expansion of its iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Rio spends $US3.4b on iron ore expansion |
 Brisbane Times | Labor keeps economy, jobs in focus The Australian Front pages: The Australian; The Herald Sun; The West Australian; The Sydney Morning Herald; The Advertiser; The Age; The Daily Telegraph; The Courier Mail; The NT News; The Hobart Mercury; The Gold Coast Bulletin; The Canberra Times. Abbott's own test of character |
 Sydney Morning Herald | WA power prices to rise 5 per cent NEWS.com.au ELECTRIClTY prices in Western Australia will jump another five per cent next year, and power producer Verve and retailer Synergy will be merged, according to Premier Colin Barnett. Mr Barnett told Fairfax radio 6PR this morning the 2006 decision to ... Georgatos: My personal look at the Tent Embassy protests Electricity bills set of rise in power shake up |
 WA today | Workers nervous, hopeful of smelter's future WA today Most of the workforce is aged over 40 and, if they lost their jobs, might have to move to Western Australia with its booming mining economy. ''That's a worry for them,'' Mr Noonan said. ''A lot of them have got families entrenched here, parents they ... |
Labor carbon tax ads broke rules WA Business News The Aus West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has thrown the troubled $6 billion Oakajee port and rail project into confusion, declaring his original preferred northern rail line might not be built before a smaller capacity southern rail corridor. |
Think big about maths and science: Evans The Australian An international committee will announce next month whether the SKA will be built in Australia and New Zealand, or in southern Africa. If the Australian bid is selected most of the facility will be built at Murchison in Western Australia. |
 The West Australian | Selwood keen on coaching move The West Australian ... West Australian Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands and West Coast defender Adam Selwood have been appointed as development coaches for the State under-16s team as a host of players from both clubs begin focusing on potential coaching careers. |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Working longer, retiring stronger Sydney Morning Herald The number of older workers with jobs in Australia has almost doubled in a decade, transforming workplaces and adding almost a million employees to meet the nation's skills shortages. New data from the Bureau of Statistics shows that, on average, ... |
 The West Australian | BHP cuts 155 mining jobs in WA Adelaide Now BHP Billiton's Nickel West operation in Western Australia. BHP will cut 120 support-worker jobs from the mine. Source: Supplied DEPRESSED nickel prices and a new ore-processing technique has prompted BHP to slash 155 jobs in WA. BHP may cut 155 Nickel West jobs BHP axes jobs at Nickel West BHP to cut output at Australia's Mt Keith nickel mine |
WA prisoner still on roof after five hours Ninemsn Authorities are still trying to talk down a man who has been sitting on the roof of a medium security prison in Western Australia for more than five hours. The man managed to get on to the roof of Acacia Prison, northeast of Perth, early Tuesday ... |