Fraser Beattie

Former Norton Rose Fullbright partner Simon Bellas has joined global law firm Jones Day as a partner at the firm’s recently opened Perth office.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about the sale of four Western Australian Supa IGA stores to the Wesfarmers-owned Coles.

The Tourism Council WA has attributed the creation of 2,000 jobs in the sector to a major rise in domestic tourism.

Perth gold explorer Emmerson Resources has completed raising $1.87 million through a 49 million share placement to Evolution Mining, satisfying all conditions precedent to the joint venture agreement.

Mix 94.5 has retained its lead as Perth’s favourite radio station while Triple J lost the most listeners, according to the latest radio survey.

Perth-based Altona Mining has agreed to sell all of its Finnish operations and most of its exploration assets to Swedish miner Boliden Mineral AB for about $US95 million.

Shares in Perth-based Poseidon Nickel have risen 23.7 per cent after the company agreed to acquire Norilsk Nickel’s Black Swan project near Kalgoorlie for an undisclosed amount.

Perth-based oil and gas company Antares Energy has received a fresh $US300 million offer from an undisclosed party for its Permian Basin oil and gas assets in Texas, less than six months after it backed out of a previous sale agreement.

Perth-based online movie streaming and DVD rental provider Quickflix has completed a share placement and board restructure with the appointment of a new non-executive director and new corporate advisers.