AMIDST the recent controversy surrounding a national curriculum and benchmarking for Australian schools, a handful of Perth’s schools has introduced an international curriculum program that offers both an alternative pathway to university and an internati
THE change management program implemented during John Akehurst’s time as Woodside Petroleum chief executive broke new ground both inside the company and for McKinsey as a consulting firm.
SKILLS shortages have been a major problem for many Australian industries, and now those involved in farming and agriculture have joined other sectors in calling for action.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has refused to rule out the introduction of a resources rent tax, following reports that the new tax will raise at least $5 billion a year.
TUG of war generally requires an equal balance of strength on either side to ensure the longevity of the game, but at various times in Australia’s history politicians have played the game of political push and pull with uneven strength on either end of th
Woodside is set to pay $US12 million ($A13 million) to former joint venture partners, ASX-listed Global Petroleum and UK-based Dana Petroleum, after the oil and gas giant settled outside of the English High Court of Justice today.
Sydney-based Lynas Corporation says its rare earths project near Laverton in WA will require $36.5 million more than previously estimated to complete construction.
Tasmanian company Forest Enterprises Australia has become the third major agribusiness to be placed into administration in the past 12 months, after ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank made a move to recover funds.
Conrad Crisafulli has devoted much of his recent time to developing a new-age rotary club on the side of his passion for bringing new technology to the world.
ROTARY Clubs probably wouldn’t claim to be the most socially progressive of community groups – the Dalkeith club’s current policy of not allowing female members makes this clear – but Perth’s newest Rotary based in Crawley is endeavouring to change this r
Grain handler and marketer CBH Group is currently Western Australia’s largest not-for-profit business, but whether it retains that status depends on a review of the best way to serve its members.
West Perth-based technology group ipernica has decided to not appeal against a German court's dismissal of one of the company's largest intellectual property litigation cases.
SOLAR and wind power generation may still be breaking new ground in the energy industry, but it was the use of the ocean’s swell for power generation and regional energy efficiency projects that were recognised at last week’s sustainable energy awards.
The City of Perth was the fastest growing local government area in Australia in the last financial year with growth of 12.8 per cent, new figures from the Bureau of Statistics show.
FRESH from the completion of the state’s largest road project last September, the $705 million Perth-Bunbury Highway, the state government is in the early stages of planning another major road project with a similar cost.
THE private owner of Western Australia’s freight rail network has budgeted to spend $918 million over the next five years expanding its rail infrastructure.
A GEOSPATIAL mapping company that takes aerial photos of Australia’s cities and regions was among the winners at the WA Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards.
Fifteen English language schools in Perth have collectively ensured that students caught up in the collapse early this year of GEOS have secured alternative positions.
