Education

TREASURER Troy Buswell has indicated that Western Australia may be falling behind in its bid for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project as rival host, South Africa, takes charge on the political front.

PERTH universities have embarked on major capital works programs, developing award-winning, world-class research and learning facilities without sacrificing design aesthetics.

COULD a sea of electricity generators appear on the distant horizon off Yanchep in the next few years? Perth-bred scientist and entrepreneur George Taylor certainly hopes so, having a struck a deal with Griffin Energy to develop a wave power station capab

University of Western Australia vice chancellor Professor Alan Robson and Azure Capital founding managing director Mark Barnaba were among the winners announced at the WA Citizen of the Year Awards over the weekend.

FORMER senior deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Western Australia, Professor Margaret Seares, has joined the National Research Infrastructure Committee.

ELIZABETH and Ken Frankish have been Heart Foundation of WA donors for many years, but it wasn't until Elizabeth suffered a stroke at the age of 49 that they decided they wanted to do more for the charity through a bequest.

More than 40 directors have dropped off the WA Business News rich list during the past 12 months.

Another prominent resource sector executive has joined the Black Swan Theatre Company board with Alcoa Australia managing director Alan Cransberg joining chairman Sam Walsh.

An $80 million federal budget allocation to boost the state's chances of hosting the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project has raised questions from the existing project's headquarters.

Workers are under-represented on the political left.

STAFF costs at Western Australia's public universities have risen significantly as the institutions seek to deal with rising students numbers and improve their reputations at home and overseas.

AN industry body responsible for the promotion of Western Australia's $840 million international education sector is expected to secure ongoing funding from the state government this week.

WA's public universities are taking up the post-boom challenge.

PERTH technology firm Antaria expects a licensing agreement with global pharmaceutical firm Merck will see its products make an impact on the international market.

THE Fremantle Hospital Medical Research Foundation has found a recession-proof way to raise funds in an increasingly difficult economic environment - lottery.

THE high calibre of the University of Western Australia's alumni was on show this week, with the opening of its business school premises and the launch of an international conference.

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Former Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA chief executive Tim Shanahan has been appointed as the new chairman of the Pilbara Development Commission with Port Hedland Port Authority chief executive Andre Bush to be his deputy.

The federal government is going to great lengths to cosy up to China.

Mark Pownall reports on Lyle Palmer's vision to place WA at the forefront of medical research.

PROFESSOR Lyle Palmer's Laboratory for Genetic Epidemiology has been restructured to come directly under the control of the University of Western Australia, leaving the umbrella of the WA Institute of Medical Research.

West Coast Eagles chairman Mark Barnaba has joined the Western Power board as chairman Peter Mansell is re-appointed.

A PERTH charity has demonstrated it's not how much you have that counts, it's what you do with it.

How are political and business decisions made to achieve short-term goals of any real benefit to society?

State treasurer Troy Buswell said today that local businesses can tender for $100 million of maintenance and minor works in almost 800 WA schools.

India presents opportunities Australia, and WA, must be prepared to capitalise on.

The international education sector is worth almost $840 million to Western Australia and employs more than 2,200 people across the state, according to a new Access Economics report.

INNOVATIVE fundraising events are becoming increasingly important for benevolent organisations in light of the decline in income from traditional fundraising appeals, as reported in last week's WA Business News.

Black Swan State Theatre Company has appointed Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief Sam Walsh as its new chairman while University of Western Australia vice-chancellor Alan Robson has joined its board.

Residents in Esperance can breathe a sigh of relief after an independent expert review found the export of nickel through the town's port did not pose a health risk.

THE international economic downturn has filtered through to charities, with a national survey revealing more than half of not-for-profit organisations are recording a slump in donations.

A REVIEW of capital works, an efficiency dividend and a growing reliance on Commonwealth funding; it might sound like the state government but it's actually Western Australia's oldest tertiary educational institution.