Michael Ramsey
The Courier-Mail
Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Chloe Valentine’s grandmother Belinda Valentine has slammed Premier Jay Weatherill over thoughtless gaffe
THE grandmother of Chloe Valentine has slammed Premier Jay Weatherill over an ugly spat about child protection. → Read More
Stakes raised in Seven’s Nexus takeover
Cash-strapped oil and gas company Nexus Energy has warned shareholders it will likely be forced into administration if a planned takeover by Seven Group Holdings fails to win approval. → Read More
Amcom eyes acquisitions with $40m raising
Amcom Telecommunications says it is on the hunt for new growth opportunities after raising $40 million through a share placement. → Read More
Clock ticking on Aquila takeover
Aquila Resources will respond to a $1.4 billion joint takeover bid from listed railway operator Aurizon and Chinese steel giant Baosteel within the next two weeks following the dispatch of a bidders' statement today. → Read More
Quickflix chief hits back at critics
The war of words between online movie company Quickflix and a group of activist investors has heated up ahead of an extraordinary general meeting next week. → Read More
ACCC not sold on Wesfarmers LPG sale
The competition watchdog has raised concerns the proposed sale by Wesfarmers of its east-coast LPG business to competitor Elgas could leave customers vulnerable to price increases. → Read More
Crowe Horwath considers fresh takeover bid
Accounting firm Crowe Horwath has entered into exclusive takeover talks with a partnership between wealth management group Financial Index Wealth Accountants and private equity firm KKR Asset Management, snubbing rival bidder Anchorage Capital Partners. → Read More
Interest waning in housing market: REIWA
Perth home sales are down 5 per cent on the same time last year with investors and first home buyers showing weaker interest, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of WA. → Read More
Papillon attracts $615m takeover
Perth company director Ian Middlemas has presided over another lucrative takeover deal, after the board of Africa-focused Papillon Resources agreed to a $615 million all-scrip takeover by Canadian major B2Gold. → Read More
ASG wins $21m new cloud contracts
IT services provider ASG Group has secured contracts worth $21 million for the delivery of its cloud-based services, and says it has a further $80 million worth of additional agreements in the pipeline. → Read More
Australia the priciest major economy
Australia has been identified as the world's most expensive major economy, with the cost of living in Sydney and Melbourne now greater than in Tokyo, London and New York City. → Read More
Coretrack to buy fraccing technology firm
Perth-based oil and gas services company Coretrack has signed a deal to acquire unlisted fraccing technology developer Ecopropp in an all-scrip transaction worth about $17 million. → Read More
Neon Energy in $US27m lease sale
Shares in Perth-based oil and gas explorer Neon Energy have soared after the company booked $US27 million from the sale of exploration leases in California to an anonymous buyer. → Read More
Admedus raises $8m for CardioCel
Biotech company Admedus has completed an oversubscribed $8 million share placement as it looks to push marketing for its CardioCel regenerative tissue product in Europe and the US. → Read More
QCG Resources eyes $60m IPO
Perth-based private company QCG Resources has announced plans to raise up to $60 million in an initial public offering to fund its purchase of the mothballed Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania. → Read More
Dockers’ Cockburn plans get $10m boost
The Fremantle Dockers are closer to securing new training facilities in Cockburn with $10 million allocated in yesterday's budget but a pitch for funds by crosstown rivals the West Coast Eagles proved less successful. → Read More
Gilly resigns from TFS board
Former Australian cricketing great Adam Gilchrist has stepped down from the board of sandalwood producer TFS Corporation, citing increasing media commitments. → Read More
No outsourcing mine safety: Marmion
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has flagged new industry safety guidelines in the wake of five mining fatalities in Western Australia in nine months. → Read More
Rinehart-backed oil play eyes shale
The Gina Rinehart-backed Sun Resources has purchased a stake in oil and gas leases in the prospective Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk shale formations in the American state of Texas. → Read More
Tangiers finds new investor interest
Tangiers Petroleum has completed its second capital raising for the month after receiving "strong, unsolicited demand" from major investors. → Read More