Revealed: secret RBA advice; 1 million 'to be out of work by 2010'; Inflation no longer rules Swan's day; China fears drive BHP, market down; GPT in $1.6b raising as chief goes
PREMIER Colin Barnett has named North Head, north of Broome, as his preferred site for a gas processing precinct to serve the Browse Basin gas fields, located off the Kimberley coast.
established in 1989, the Constable Care Child Safety Foundation aims to bring safety messages to children in the Western Australian community, aged two to 12 years.
Philip Fitzgerald from Peard Fitzgerald in Leederville can look forward to a weekend at the Bunker Bay Resort. Mr Fitzgerald won the prize after completing our recent Nielsen Company reader survey.
HIGHER than expected revenue projections over the next two years have prompted the state government to cut land tax by 7 per cent, Treasurer Troy Buswell has announced.
THE state’s economy could yet feel the impact of the global financial crisis, which has already lifted the cost of borrowing and could make it increasingly difficult to access finance.
Until Nov 17 A-Z of the Carbon Economy, business seminar series at Murdoch University. Eleven experts provide practical information for business leaders and senior managers.
THE controversy over the Varanus Island gas explosion has eased somewhat since gas production resumed in August, yet some major gas users have still not been getting any gas.
WESTERN Australian miners have been hit hard, with the metals and mining index plummeting over 12 per cent on Thursday on fears that the meltdown will spark a global slump and reduce demand for commod
Abra Mining Ltd The following have been appointed directors: He Renchun; Zeng Shaoxiong; Deng Yingjie; Chen Changmin; and Bo Shaochuan. Kenneth Street has resigned from the board.
JACKIE Shervington might be one of Perth’s leading internet maestros, but it’s not all high-speed traffic and Google adwords for a high-flying tech exec.
HOUSE rents in Perth remained steady in the September quarter, in line with most other state capitals, while rents for units fell 6 per cent, according to figures from Australian Property Monitors.
CI Resources Ltd director Lip Sin Tee spent $650,000 boosting his stake in the company to more than 16 per cent. He now holds about 13 million shares at a value of $15.2 million.
MINNEAPOLIS-BASED communications technology company, Amcom Software, has bought Commtech Wireless, which has grown from its Perth base to become an international provider of wireless messaging infrast
HEALTH Minister Dr Kim Hames has announced the appointment of Dr Peter Flett as Director General of the Department of Health, for a term of five years.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Retail Traders Association of WA present: Business Warfare for small and medium business. Business, like warfare, is dynamic and challenging.
ACCOUNTING firm PPB’s convoluted history in Perth took another turn last week when advisory practitioner Jeff Herbert rejoined the company as a partner after operating his own consultancy for two year
Global disaster averted: Reserve; Swan puts price on deposit guarantee; Market split as short ban lengthened; Lender homes in on Wizard; NAB warns of more pain before gain
West Perth-based Polaris Metals NL has turned its attention to the Esperance port as it looks for larger alternatives to export iron ore from its Yilgarn project.
RBA warns on bank guarantee; Mortgage fund freezes withdrawals; Grylls, Barnett up ante in royalties stalemate; Atlas reviews iron ore plans; Profits in reverse for car retailer AHG
Rift in Lib-Nats power alliance; Juniors have missed funding boat: Forrest; PM's latest crisis cure: go local; Tax breaks to spur state spending; Government sympathetic to car industry's woes
Western Australia's timber industry has voted to seek compensation of some $20 million from Apache Energy for losses incurred as a result of the gas explosion at Varanus Island.
