Staff Reporters

THE impact of a goods and service tax on property prices may be part of a driving force behind the increased levels of residential property sales, especially in the luxury bracket.

PERTH-based Glengarry Resources NL has launched a big drilling program to consolidate its position in the Tanami Desert.

MOVING from the security of the small primary school class group can often cause considerable anxiety to students starting high school.

REGARDLESS of their size, industry or financial health, a majority of major companies around the world are suffering some version of executive talent shortage.

PROPERTY analysts gazing into their crystal balls have forecast a relatively stable property market for the CBD during the remaining months of this calendar year.

THE Brumby’s bakery franchise has grown to 35 branches throughout WA in the past five years — with another seven planned by the end of the year.

SOVEREIGN Resources (Australia) NL has reached a significant milestone in the development of its SRDC manganese sulphate project.

WESLEY College recently launched WA’s first interschool student tabloid publication, xiBit, involving 10 other independent Perth schools.

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Gold Corporation CEO Don Mackay-Coghill and WMC executive general manager, Peter Johnston are among those maintaining faith in gold. As you would expect.

THE 1999 Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo at Burswood Dome in May should attract around 5,000 people.

STRONG gains in the value of shares on the Australian bourse during March were driven by the energy, resources and banking sectors.

WESTERN Australian students have suggested that Year 12 exams stay in place, but all subjects — not just TEE subjects — should be tested.

The Premier looks at a new report on the oil and gas industry, the New Living program in Balga and healthcare developments in Bunbury.

OUR trading pal Singapore, we can report after a three-day excursion there, isn’t about to roll over under the weight of Asia’s economic collapse.

ONE of the main criticisms of the franchising code of conduct is the cost of providing disclosure documents.

POLICY makers need to think carefully about the consequences of defining what type of food should be exempt from a GST.

THE growing attraction for property with redevelopment potential in South Perth was demonstrated recently when six housing blocks came under the hammer.

SERVICE station operators are digging in their heels to fight for survival against new conditions in the industry that could put them out of business.

HYDROCARBON producer Bligh Oil & Minerals NL has drastically reviewed its modus operandi after recording heavy losses in oil and gas production.

JOHN Curtin Senior High School will be renamed the John Curtin College of the Arts next year as the final part in a 1989 plan to sharpen the school’s focus on the arts.

WA’S independent supermarket owners are pleading for Federal Government intervention to save their businesses.

Most businesses are over-managed and under-led, says business coach and ‘change agent’ Jennifer Elliot of Soft Skills Australia.

In garages all around Australia, in car boots, in boxes, lofts and under houses, there are balls by the millions.White balls, yellow balls, fluffy balls, bald balls, big balls and small balls. All unused balls.

The railway is a barrier between the city and Northbridge and should be sunk, says City of Subiaco councillor Rob Butler.

MineMAX is an innovative new mine scheduling tool designed and manufactured in Perth by Technology Park-based Combinatorics.

#WITH a 28 per cent success rate in the exploration of the Timor Sea region, there is currently a strong industry focus on offshore and onshore oil and gas development.

The Y2K computer bug will be just the start of problems for business in Year 2000 with the real day of reckoning to come on July 1.

Perth-based recruiter Bell Personnel has moved into the Northern Territory recruitment market.

THE New Living program by Homeswest continues to gather momentum with more residential property being placed on the market.

While demand for prime office investment remains strong, negative sentiment in the resource sector is affecting the commercial market.

Far too many Australian organisations are jumping into mentoring and not reaping the benefits says mentoring expert Linda MacGregor.