A scholarship fund established in honour of late Western Australian corporate leader Geoff Rasmussen has named its inaugural prize recipient, a chemistry and psychology student at the University of Western Australia.
Shares in Navitas were lower this morning after the Perth-based education provider posted a 10.8 per cent slide in net profit for the 2017 financial year.
Biotech company Sirtex Medical is facing two class actions over allegations it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to missed sales forecasts for 2016-17, which sparked a share price plunge.
Recently listed tech company G Medical Innovations Holdings has attracted a $US67.5 million ($A83.9 million) deal for the sale of its smartphone jackets to a Chinese company.
Claremont-based biotech company PharmAust has announced a record year for its synthetic and medicinal chemistry subsidiary, and has flagged further growth in the year ahead.
The relocation of tenants of the old City Beach High School is continuing, despite the government having dumped plans to redevelop the facility for a new public secondary school.
New Business News CEO Mark Pownall sat down at Julio’s with Braemar Presbyterian Care’s Wayne Belcher to discuss his career and experiences in the aged care sector.
The state government has awarded Crothers Construction a $15.7 million contract to upgrade John Willcock College in Geraldton, which will be providing education for more year groups from 2019.
Former Wesfarmers boss Trevor Eastwood has stayed out of the limelight since exiting Perth’s corporate scene, but has broken his silence to publicise his largest-ever philanthropic donation.
Local universities risk losing much of the income derived from international students if they don’t rethink their curriculums and entry requirements, according to the chief of a prominent Asia-Australia business advocacy group.
Willetton Senior High School has claimed the top prize at this year’s WA Architecture Awards, while Elizabeth Quay, an arts centre in the Pilbara and the Gen Y Demonstration Housing project were among those to receive high accolades.
Dental services account for almost half of the extras claims made by customers of private health insurance giant Medibank, at more than $500 million, latest figures show.
Perth entrepreneur Paris Mitchell has packaged his past experiences with addiction and substance abuse into a series of educational presentations and workshops for schools, not-for-profit agencies and corporates.
Perth business executive Stephanie Unwin is moving from chairman to chief executive of listed biotech company Phylogica, while one of its non-executive directors has been promoted to the role of chief scientific officer.
A high-risk work licence assessor has been fined $14,000 and had his registration cancelled in WorkSafe’s latest efforts to address chronic problems in the sector.
The chief executive of medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings has received a boost to her salary package, which will net her about $360,000 in cash for FY17.
The state government has bowed to public pressure and dumped plans to move Perth's only academically selective school to a high-rise city building in favour of constructing another secondary school on a park in Subiaco.
An Osborne Park-based recruitment technology company focused on the education sector has announced plans to list on the ASX through the reverse takeover of Aquaint Capital Holdings.
The state and federal governments have announced a $12.8 million grant to build custom-designed indigenous accommodation at St Catherine’s College at the University of Western Australia.
ASX-listed app company MyFiziq has entered into a joint venture agreement with a Singaporean company for the development of a new diagnostic tool for the medical sector.
The directors of medicinal cannabis companies Creso Pharma and AusCann Group Holdings have reaped windfall gains worth $13 million after the vesting of performance rights and performance shares.
The University of Western Australia has received federal funding and contributions by partner organisations for two projects focused in the environment and resources sectors.
Five local companies will share in a combined $92 million worth of contracts awarded by the state government, with the majority of the work comprising school construction jobs.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended approval of the second stage of Water Corporation’s groundwater replenishment scheme, which will boost Perth’s drinking water supplies.
Five bidders have been shortlisted to build the state’s first Medihotel at the planned Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct, with the successful tenderer to be announced mid-year.
SPECIAL REPORT: Charities are diversifying their approach to building revenue streams as a soft economy challenges their business-as-usual fundraising models.
SPECIAL REPORT: The number of international students coming to Perth has grown strongly over the past four years, but WA is still underperforming, particularly in the university sector.
