PLANNING and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has hit back at claims that the Government will not tighten regulations surrounding pilotage in WA ports.
THE Australian Taxation Office continues to roll-out final determinations, draft determinations, class rulings, product rulings and notices, at the rate of up to, and above, 20 a day.
A SPATE of recent accidents involving ships under pilotage in Australian waters, including two off the WA coast in the past month, and the increasing litigiousness of ship owners is prompting a rethink of the rules ship pilots operate under.
IN the midst of the company reporting season and with the wreckage of major listed companies still fresh in their memory, shareholders are calling for greater corporate disclosure.
DESPITE recent speculation, news of WA media celebrity Basil Zempilas’s departure from radio station 6PR may have been exaggerated.He hosts 6PR’s Baz and Barra breakfast show with fellow Channel 7 personality Adrian Barich.
THE benefits of a strong, recognisable brand go beyond just the immediate sales bonuses it brings to a company.One way to increase the brand’s value comes through extending its use into other product lines.
AFTER 10 years of falling market share, CSBP Fertilisers decided a change in public perception and workplace culture was needed.It also introduced a new soil analysis laboratory and satellite imaging technology.
DESPITE the current troubles surrounding two key international cricket tournaments and the US baseball Series, most WA sports administrators believe the business of Australian sports marketing is under control.
ACCOUNTANTS are said to be “reasonably happy” with the Australian Tax Office’s response to concerns they raised in May, although significant issues remain unresolved.
POOR cash flow management can land company directors in jail. It is a crime for a company to trade while insolvent and a conviction can lead to a maximum penalty of up to five years in jail.
REPETITION, consistency, credibility and clear messages are the key to good brand promotion.However, to successfully promote its brand a company must know how it wants to be perceived.
PUBLIC liability may be a major concern facing the industry, but many security companies are also being forced to deal with a change to the way they employ their staff.
CORPORATE intelligence provider John McGlue’s expanded business has forced his departure from Liam Bartlett’s show on ABC radio and the cessation of his regular column in The Australian.
PERTH Market City, the main market for WA’s fruit and vegetables and home to 21 agents, could become home to just a single super agency.The Perth Markets site hand-les between 60 per cent and 70 per cent of WA’s fruit and vegetables.
TRIPLE bottom line sustainability, the current catchphrase emanating from WA’s mining and resources industry, is presenting an interesting challenge to the State’s environmental service consultants.
MORE than 2,000 plaintiffs involved with legal action against the Finance Brokers Supervisory Board have lost an attempt in the Supreme Court of WA to have copies of all documents in the proceedings published openly on the
AUSTRALIAN accounting bodies have lauded the rapid passage of the Sabranes-Oxley Bill through the US legislature but warn that stricter legislation may not be the only answer to corporate governance issues.
FROM October, providing the Federal Government passes its Pooled Development Fund legislation, the lives of many venture capital fund managers will become easier.
THE latest tranche of corporate collapses has thrown executive remuneration – and more particularly the way these remuneration packages were accounted for – into a very harsh light.
