Noel Dyson

AN independent panel has been formed to assess the economic and social impacts of the State Government’s wetlands policy before it goes to parliament.

ENERGY storage company ZBB Energy is poised to write the next instalment in its colourful history with a $6 million listing on the Australian Stock Exchange due for March 9.

FAILED waste treatment solutions company Environmental Solutions International has been sold to Tenix Alliance.

YACHT clubs on the Swan River are preparing to renegotiate their riverbed leases to preserve current terms they have with the Western Australian Government, even though there are about 26 years remaining before they require renewal.

A RAFT of proposals by the Western Australian Government to help head off the truck driver dispute has been greeted with enthusiasm by both parties in

TUNA fishermen have lost a Supreme Court bid to land any striped marlin they catch as part of their long-line fishing activities.

NON-UNION collective agreements and allowing unfair contracts to be assessed in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission are two of the recommendations from William Ford’s review of the State’s IR laws. The Ford report, which contains 38 rec

CHANGES proposed for the Trade Practices Act could allow panel beaters to join together in their long-running battle with insurance companies over pay

ANY settlement in the long-running truck drivers’ dispute over pay rates that could result in a pre-Christmas strike could run the risk of running foul

THE investment flow in the business relationship between Western Australia and Malaysia appears to be very much in WA’s favour.

SEVERAL possible buyers have emerged for dairy icon Peters & Brownes (PB Foods) amid speculation the operation could be sold by its owner, Fonterra, to clear the way for a $1.62 billion takeover bid of Aust-ralian diary company National Foods.

A PILOT program that aims to bring respect and economic benefits to Indigenous culture while bringing returns to business has been launched.

BADGE Constructions has been awarded the $4.1 million contract to build the long-awaited combined Department of Planning and Infrastructure and Departm

Western Australia’s top public sector staff and teams have been honoured at this year’s StateWest Achievement Awards. Noel Dyson reports.

A plan to expand the Mondarra gas storage facility will receive another airing after Western Power agreed to co-fund a feasibility study of the facility’s expansion.

Two diseases that threatened to devastate the State’s $200 million-a-year lupin industry have been stalled, thanks to the work of Department of Agriculture molecular geneticist Hu

Marina operators have warned that one of Western Australia’s most popular pastimes could get more expensive, with boat owners facing higher charges to house their vessels because of rising State Government charges.

A grower-owned company, Western Potatoes Limited, will take responsibility for the commercial activities of the Western Australian potato industry as part of a major restructuring to the controversial regulation of the sector.

Creditors of foundering ship builder WaveMaster International may have to wait until next year to see if the business can be salvaged and they can recover what they are owed.

One minute it was boldly taking Western Australian off-road vehicle manufacturing knowledge to the world and the next, seemingly, OKA Motor Company was gone.

Former Woodside Energy executive Joe Proctor has been appointed to the Federal Government’s National Indigenous Council.

Embattled shipbuilder Wave-Master International Pty Ltd has slipped into administration amid revelations that it has been sold to a sister company that may have played a role in its demise.

As a sport it was flying high in the 1980s, becoming the game of choice for executives the world over.

PORK growers are calling for a restructure of their industry to ensure it remains strong in the face of growing imports and domestic pressures.