FREMANTLE harbour provides a fascinating insight into infrastructure planning. Like many harbours, its location is an accident of geography and history.
SUBIACO-BASED boutique developer Match has this week launched its first purely commercial development, a combined retail and office project, in Guildford.
I WOULD like to respond to the article ‘The Pathway to Commercialisation’ in WA Business News, January 17 edition, and particularly to highlight the key initiatives undertaken by the state government,
DIVERSIFIED property player Aspen Group Ltd says its conservative debt position has placed it in a ‘sound position’, despite the volatility and uncertainty prevailing in the listed property sector.
THE state government has announced the first release of acreage for geothermal exploration. The acreage stretches from south of Kalbarri down to Dunsborough and goes inland about 250km.
Annual Conference: A decade of building partnerships The Australian Technology Network of Universities is holding an annual conference from January 29 to 31 at Curtin University.
AS companies scramble to pre-commit to newly constructed office space coming online in the next few years, the reality of the commercial office market is forcing many to take a somewhat piecemeal appr
GLOBAL software business Smartsoftware has taken on the challenge of operating from the world’s most isolated capital city and developed a unique business model for its other offices worldwide.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Troy Buswell, who has rewritten the rulebook on how to become leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party in Western Australia.
BELMONT-BASED industrial services provider Paladio Ltd’s subsidiaries, Decmil Australia Pty Ltd and Eastman Fort, received $8 million in orders last week, bringing the company’s order tally to more th
THE federal government’s announcement this week that it would proceed with the establishment of a special body to study and plan Australia’s infrastructure needs was a welcome recognition of the impor
An interview with David Forrest, co-director of Gallery East for 16 years and chairman of The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries for 14 years.
PERTH’S northern suburbs are tipped to provide some good opportunities for investors and owner occupiers, as more properties come onto the market and sellers become more willing to negotiate, accordin
WHILE the WA Business News Innovation forum in the January 17 edition provided some interesting debate, opinions expressed in the article ‘Pathway to commercialisation’ on university research commerci
THE Western Australian government this week announced the release of 185 new taxi licences as well as dropping operational restrictions on peak taxis, a move it claims is to improve services for morni
Rob Goffee, professor of organisational behaviour at London Business School, to speak at an Australian Institute of Management workshop titled ‘Why should anyone be led by you?’, February 12 at the Bu
Market's $110bn wipeout; No end in sight to carnage after 7% fall; Bumi swoops on Herald stock; Financing fears could delay Vale's move to buy Xstrata; ASIC affirms grip on Westpoint
Western Australia's biggest stocks were among the hardest hit by today's market jolt, with Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and Paladin Energy Ltd all suffering big falls as Perth-based companies lost a collective $13.72 billion.
Moguls' sons reshape media; Market falls wipes off another $40b; Sinosteel cleared for first Chinese tilt at WA miner; 'Patient' BHP hails its steel exposure; Research group denies grain levy is a rip off
BHP set to start work on twin rail network; Bears on prowl as losses pile up; Rudd plan to tackle inflation risks; Orbital warns loss may hit $500,000; BHP plays down rumours on higher Rio bid
Broker hit hard over "bad" trade; Rio chief takes aim at iron ore hopefuls; Freo mayor pleads with Federal MP's to block lead shipments; Treasury assures Swan on growth; Directors on a roll trading own stock
$40bn lost in sub-prime wipeout; Booming China will buck US slowdown: Rio chief; Confidence slides as turmoil hits home; First cut: Rudd razor gang given $3bn head start; Victory to Blackham in lapsed lease pegging row
SCOTLAND and Norway are popular tourist destinations and perhaps more renowned for tartanclad bagpipe players and stunning fjords than perhaps base metals.
PROPERTY group Stockland has sold its 25 per cent stake in the Karrinyup shopping centre for $152.5 million, more than doubling the value of its original investment.
FUNDS associated with New York commodities hedge fund Ospraie Management LLC have revealed substantial stakes in two major Western Australia companies, both outside the group’s previous purely mining
