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Skywest revenue up but profit falls (The West Australian)	2/9/2012 11:35 PM
Skywest Airlines has recorded a 37 per cent fall in interim net profit to $3.5 million, mainly because of aircraft cross-hire expenses.
Doray wins native deal for Andy Wells (The West Australian)	2/9/2012 11:34 PM
Doray Minerals has secured a native title deal which paves the way for the grant of its lease application over the Andy Well gold project in the Murchison.
Disputes dog Mount Gibson Iron (The West Australian)	2/9/2012 5:08 PM
On top of board disunity and the forced search for a new chief executive, embattled Mount Gibson Iron revealed yesterday it was yet to resolve $18.4 million worth of legal disputes with disgruntled contractors.
Protesters barred from Chevron offices (The West Australian)	2/9/2012 5:03 PM
Protesting unionists will not be allowed within 100m of Chevron's city offices after the oil and gas giant yesterday won an interim Supreme Court injunction.
BWP Trust's profit down 41 per cent (The West Australian)	2/8/2012 11:36 PM
Bunnings Warehouse properties investor BWP Trust has posted a half-year net profit of $32 million, down 41 per cent from a year earlier.
CPC after stake in Browse (Bloomberg)	2/8/2012 10:19 PM
Taiwan's CPC said it was in talks with Woodside Petroleum to buy a stake of less than 10 per cent of the proposed Browse LNG venture.
Avalon Minerals poised for capital raising (The West Australian)	2/8/2012 10:09 PM
Shares in Avalon Minerals have been placed in a trading halt pending an announcement from the Sweden-focused junior mineral explorer on a capital raising and management changes.
Dolomatrix shareholders back sale to Tox Free (The West Australian)	2/8/2012 9:55 PM
Shareholders of Dolomatrix have approved the $58 million sale of four east coast hazardous waste businesses to Tox Free Solutions.
Clough JV wins $400m Wheatstone contract (AAP)	2/8/2012 8:50 PM
Clough has won a $400 million contract for Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project, the second to be announced in the past week.
Straits Resources plans capital raising (The West Australian)	2/8/2012 7:09 PM
WA miner and explorer Straits Resources is planning to conduct a capital raising.

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Malay PM in Perth for wife's doctorate	2/11/2012 5:02 AM
LAST time Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited Perth, he was met with angry protests during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Outreach worker loses bid for injuries claim	2/11/2012 4:06 AM
A FORMER outreach worker who was hit in the head with a milk crate as she tried to break up a fight has lost her bid for criminal injuries compensation.
Cop crashes car, blows .091	2/11/2012 2:49 AM
A POLICE officer who drove into the back of another car last night was allegedly detected drink driving.
WA tops country for spinal injuries	2/11/2012 12:53 AM
A RECORD number of West Australians have suffered spinal injuries in the past year, prompting experts to warn against drinking alcohol and swimming.
New warning on ADHD drug	2/11/2012 12:29 AM
PRESCRIPTION drugs are meant to help people with disease, but new warnings on an ADHD medication indicate it can not only cause suicide, but also heart problems.

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