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A new tell-all book on failed fuel pill company Firepower shows strong evidence of pre-meditation.

INVESTORS in listed equities are now asking how far the current rally on global equity markets can go and whether it is safe to entrust savings into those markets.

The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.

Despite the tough times, there are some positive signs emerging from the WA wine industry.

The temporary feel of the state’s north makes it less inviting than it could be for potential residents.

REGIONAL Business Enterprise Centres will share in a $96,000 windfall after the state government's Small Business Development Corporation decided last week to pull funding from the Belmont BEC.

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

GLOBAL insurance broker Aon has lost a significant number of its senior management in recent times with some employees jumping ship to join the ranks of key competitors in the insurance broking arena.

MORE than two-thirds of Perth's CBD office stock will be below the federal government's new increased energy efficiency requirements, expected to be introduced in two years.

Current economic conditions have not dampened employees' expectations of a higher income, with 78 per cent anticipating a pay rise and 39 per cent budgeting for a bonus in the coming year, a survey has found.

The state's racing industry authority has asked the government for support for its $56 million wagering tax bill as funds allocated to the industry fall by over $4 million for the 2010 financial year.

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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.

Total building approvals in Western Australia have dropped 15 per cent in March, bucking the national 3.5 per cent rise, latest figures show.

Rio eyes a compromise; Credit cloud set to delay expansion of airport; House prices fall at fastest rate for 25 years; US order gets Austal back on course; Fortescue says no harm done over Chinese deal

There has been a mixed response to the federal government's back-flip to delay the emissions trading scheme by one year, with some saying the changes do not go far enough.

The state's health department says it expects to save several million dollars as a result of a printing contract awarded to a Victorian business director by former Liberal leader John Hewson.

The Financial Planning Association has recommended a fee-for-service remuneration model for financial planners, a back flip on its previous advice.

Engine technology group Orbital Corporation has entered a $2.4 million deal with a Chinese business to jointly develop a concept engine that will improve fuel economy.

China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group Co (CNMC) is set to gain control of Lynas Corporation, which holds a rare earths project in Western Australia, after striking a $505 million deal.

Banks ordered to pay $1.6bn in compensation; Macquarie set to raise $1.2bn; Alumina to tap investors for $1bn to ease debt risk; Turnbull sees red on Rudd China policy; Swan reveals $50bn budget revenue hit

Chevron says it will work with the state government on appropriate conditions for its multi-billion dollar Gorgon gas project after the environmental watchdog reluctantly gave the go-ahead to expansion plans.

Australia's largest resource project, the Gorgon gas development, inched closer to proceeding after WA's Environmental Protection Authority gave it qualified support today.

The steep economic slowdown reduced new infrastructure projects to a trickle in the first three months of the year, propped up only by a major federal government initiative, according to economic consultancy Access Economics.

Fortescue takes axe to $400m in costs; ANZ slumps on rising bad debt; Low rates boost WA housing market; Turnbull sets new ETS plan; Lower costs help nickel miners lift earnings

Property players believe the time is ripe for a visionary state planning strategy. Janelle Macri reports.

Andrew Carter is inspired by his unique creative niche in the world of visual arts.

BUSINESS owners have been urged to understand their legal obligations when making staff redundant.

THE rural townsite of Gidgegannup to the north east of Perth is perched for significant expansion if the master plan from property developer, Port Bouvard, lodged last week with the City of Swan and the Western Australian Planning Commission, receives app

DESPITE trade volumes falling at Fremantle Port in recent months, complaints about delays at the wharf by members of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA) suggest efficiency has not improved as expected.

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

LAST year's boost to the first home owners grant and cuts to interest rates have given rise to a two-tiered property market, with the first home buyer and sub-$500,000 market firing while the middle to upper end of the market languishes.