Staff Reporters

WHEN the Argyle diamond operation started mining in 1983 it introduced 25 million carats into a market which was producing 50 million carats.The world was dismayed. This meant Argyle needed a structured approach to marketing.Argyle identified Ind...

WA-based Sage Australia has signed its first retail sales agreement with Harvey Norman Holdings to sell Sage’s range of accounting and business software through the nationwide chain.Sage Instant Accounting, Sage Line 50, Sagepos, and Sagepay are no...

THERE is an increasing interest in the fascinating foods of the great sub-continent of India, where almost half a billion people speak over a dozen major languages which are localised by more than 1500 dialects. Fifty different races make up the massi...

SONS OF Gwalia Limited plans a major expansion of the Greenbushes and Wodgina mines following successful negotiations with two of its major customers.During the quarter, negotiations with the company’s two major customers resulted in the execution ...

PERTH-based Endeavour Health Care Limited has announced plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange later this year.Endeavour managing director Garry Garside said the company was established to provide health care practitioners with equity part...

JUNIOR explorer Macmin NL is on track to start mining in February 2001 with the first silver to be poured by April from its Texas silver project.Initial development will focus on the Twin Hills deposit, where Macmin announced a 39 per cent increas...

Heaven forbid! Hasn’t the country just endured the greatest change to its tax system?Australia finally received the GST it had to have.While the country waits for the dust to settle to determine the merits of the tax reform package (and the Opposi...

Nothing looks more distinguished on a man than a classic white shirt.For the corporate warrior and executive who has no time (or desire) to shop, Just White Shirts & Black Socks takes the stress out of shopping.For those men who can’t be bothered...

ANOTHER embryonic sulphide nickel project is about to be created in WA.Perth-based Bullion Minerals Limited, established as a private minerals explorer in 1969, has launched a new $3 million float targeting a package of exploration ground immediatel...

INTRODUCING the new Passat 20V Sports, out now at Skipper VW.A limited offer is available on the 20 valve turbo model with special features including sports front seats and leather upholstery, walnut interior, colour coded side panels, 16” ‘Montrea...

Car parking made easyTHE WORLD’S first free Internet car parking service and industry hub has been launched at www.carpark.com.au Carpark Australia managing director James Maund said the site would enable drivers to access information about the loc...

THE Australian Press Council has upheld complaints from the Anti-Corruption Commission against The West Australian.The complaints were based on a series of articles and an editorial concerning the work of the commission and were said to be highly c...

LINUX may be popular in the engineering and computer industries but it hasn’t broken into wider use because of its ‘nerd’ image, says E-Syn Engineering managing director Frank Veldkamp.According to the Linux Networking Overview “How To” by Danie...

KAGARA Zinc Limited is moving ahead swiftly to develop its mineral interests in North Queensland, with the acquisition of Perilya Ltd’s entire interest and rights in the assets of the Mt Garnet and Walsh River joint ventures.Under the agreement, Ka...

THE State Government is keen to ensure the arrival of new airlines on the east coast is just the start of more competition in the skies around Australia.The Western Australian Tourism Commission has been assessing all of the new start up airlines an...

children inherit the money and wealth practices of their parents. They copy their parents’ examples, actions, beliefs, habits, arguments, consumption patterns, struggles and achievements. The problem is that, after a 40 year productive work life, 96....

WOODSIDE Petroleum Ltd and its joint venture partner British Borneo have completed a large 3D seismic survey over portions of tenements held by Hardman Resources NL offshore Mauritania, West Africa.Initial data processing has now been completed and ...

DISCOVERING a use for tonnes of virtual waste product could provide the catalyst for a Perth company to dominate a world market.HiTec Energy will on Tuesday announce the favourable results from its bankable feasibility study to produce Electrolytic ...

IS your business looking for a software solution that will automatically document and link all correspondence and client information, as well as help you manage projects? If the answer is yes, new IntelliFACTOR is the solution.IntelliFACTOR combine...

BASIN Minerals Ltd’s commitment to the development of a major mineral sands industry in the Western Victorian Murray Basin, with first production expected by 2004, has received a substantial boost from a joint government-industry mineral sands infrast...

MJB&B subsidiary Livewire Communications has expanded its team to accommodate demand for its Critical Success Factor Workshops.Headed by communications director Jim Hanafee, the workshops aim to complement a business’ marketing strategy and increas...

PERTH-based Wavenet International Ltd has signed a distribution agreement with telecommunications giant Singapore Telecom.The agreement is between Wavenet and SingTel’s wholly owned subsidiary Telecom Equipment Pty Ltd, the equipment supplier for m...

RILEY Mathewson stole the show at the recent Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) State Awards for Excellence.The awards were open to WA individuals or organisations practising public relations in the private, public and non-profit sector...

PERTH-based developer and marketer of web-enabled recruitment systems BigRedSky has signed a substantial business-to-business contract with mBox, which claims to be Australia’s largest unified messaging service provider.Under the agreement, mBox wi...

Will the small players be casualties of bidding war?HOSTILE bids, friendly bids and counter bids.It is takeover time and major WA players such as North Limited and Woodside Energy are the targets.

PROVIDING more than 100 of Perth’s young journalism and film and television students with a break in their chosen vocations has been the highlight of Russell Goodrick’s career with his production company, MRG International.The company, which produc...

ERG Group has won four more automated fare collection contracts in Normandy, France.

PERTH-BASED Victoria Petroleum NL – which plans to drill 17 wells in the next nine months – has placed its immediate chips on three prospects.One of these is its Pipeline prospect, currently being evaluated at no cost to VicPet by the adjacent well ...

PERTH-based online shopping mall Starmall is trading profitably and gaining a large client base, says Starmall managing director Clif Edwards.

SAAB Automobile Australia is celebrating reduced GST car prices with Limited Edition extras for the Saab 9-3 TS Coupe and S Sedan to create the best value entry car in Australia at $49,990.The Limited Edition extras for the Saab 9-3 TS Coupe and S ...

PERTH-BASED junior explorer Galley Gold Limited will spend $2 million hunting gold elephants in Botswana, home of the natural pachyderm.After achieving high-grade gold hits with its recent 55 hole RC drilling on the Mupane prospect, near the border...

WRF Securities Ltd has acquired a new retirement project near Brisbane as part of its transition from a mining company to a profitable financial services group.