Mark Beyer

THE go-ahead for one liquefied natural gas plant in Papua New Guinea and the possible development of a second will add to the keen demand for skilled labour and equipment in Western Australia’s booming LNG industry.

Premier Colin Barnett has announced new roles for his current chief of staff Deidre Willmott and the head of the government media office Paul Plowman.

It is becoming increasingly clear that Western Australia will be stretched by a spate of massive gas projects over the next few years.

The change in Liberal Party thinking on an emissions trading scheme constitutes a remarkable about face.

A new report highlights the challenges facing Western Australia as rapid growth resumes after a one-year lull.

THE state government's long-awaited science and innovation review will result in the abolition of a long-standing industry policy council in favour of lifting the role of its science and innovation council.

THE proposed new name tells the tale.Perth law firm Cochrane Lishman Carson Luscombe will start trading in January next year with four of the city’s most prominent legal practitioners at the helm.

FARMING groups expect that a fire early this week at a Western Meat Packers Group facility in O'Connor will have costly consequences for the state’s meat processing industry.

The changing industrial relations climate is a slow burner issue that needs careful management.

As Western Australia’s economic recovery gathers steam, supply-side constraints are shaping up as a major issue.

Plans for a $35 million property float headed by former Fremantle Dockers captain Peter Bell have come to a sudden halt after the company SAS Global Baldivis Ltd was placed in administration today.

Tim Moore has just completed his second successful private equity deal with a low-profile Perth software company.

PERTH architect Peter Hunt has won numerous awards over the years, but his latest was perhaps the most surprising.

A year after an ambitious public sector review process was established, the time for the state government to deliver results is approaching.

Tim Moore has just completed his second successful private equity deal with a low-profile Perth software company.

The guidelines governing Chinese investment in Australian resources seem to be getting more opaque.

IF the past year was a time of dramatic economic change, someone forgot to tell the accounting profession in Western Australia.

The prospect of labour shortages will force a major rethink on training and migration.

The debate over Western Australia’s energy policy is livening up as it gets more specific.

Compulsory voting raises the hackles of many people but could there be merit in extending the concept to local councils and companies?

The University of Western Australia has taken its long-running legal dispute with Dr Bruce Gray, a former staff member and founder of profitable biotechnology company Sirtex Medical, to the High Court.

MANY people associate business fraud with sophisticated scams targeting large companies, but the reality is usually very different.

Financial markets are important but can sometimes get too much attention.

WEST Perth company Cool Energy is planning to press ahead with development of its innovative gas field technology after a major ownership and board restructuring.

The amount of local content on big resources projects is a lingering concern for many business people.

THE major engineering companies in Western Australia cut employment by 15 per cent during the past 12 months, defining the impact of the global financial crisis on the sector.

HAZELMERE-BASED CFC Group, which has grown to become one of Western Australia's largest private companies, has moved to full ownership of Underground Services Australia.

Planning reforms announced last week set a constructive example the state government should follow with vigour.

Giant gas projects such as Pluto and Gorgon deliver huge benefits to WA industry but could the state do better?

Legal disputes involving three Perth entrepreneurs highlight the risks that can unexpectedly change lives and careers.

The state government has won plaudits for many of its reform plans but the hard decisions lie ahead.

Australians have suddenly woken up to the big growth opportunities in WA, but are we prepared?