HAPPY employees who create positive end results and, in turn, yield contented clients are always at the top of mind for Complete Fire Design managing director, Richard Welsh.
AS Local Government Minister John Castrilli continues to advocate mergers of local councils, some councils that have already undergone amalgamation say local communities feared the loss of a town's cultural identity.
THE slowdown in new project and construction activity is starting to flow through to engineering and consulting firms, with GHD shedding at least 60 staff from its Perth office.
An impairment charge to its New Zealand business and reduced levels in funds under management, administration or advice has impacted Plan B Group's earnings, which fell 52 per cent.
The falling Australian dollar has impacted Schaffer Corporation's bottom line with the industrial company today reporting a 42 per cent drop in its interim net profit.
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Western Australia will not be immune from Japan's worst economic slump since World War II, however demand will continue for key commodities iron ore and liquefied natural gas, an economist said.
Atlas Iron says it has the opportunity to defer $20 million in mine establishment costs after it entered into a deal to access infrastructure that can support its Abydos iron ore project in the Pilbara.
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Crane supplier Boom Logistics has put WA's economic performance in perspective, announcing that it will slash the number of cranes it has in Victoria while increasing the number in WA by one.
Wesfarmers has confirmed a sharp downturn in earnings in two of its Perth-based business units, with the energy and chemicals & fertilizer divisions both adversely affected by last year's Varanus Island gas explosion.
Work/life balance and pay are usually rated as key workplace issues but a new Australian-based study of 2,400 people has found other issues that really get employees riled.
The state government's plan to force amalgamations of small local councils could be blocked in parliament after Labor leader Eric Ripper said today his party would oppose the plan, a move that would be supported by the WA Local Government Association.
Wesfarmers Ltd has reported a 46 percent rise in net profit saying its businesses have weathered the global economic crisis but as expected its earnings per share have slumped.
Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has imposed further conditions on the rock lobster industry after his initial raft of measures failed to achieve the necessary results.
Western Australia's crucial trade and investment relations with Japan will be the focus of Premier Colin Barnett's four-day visit to Japan, which begins on Monday.
The current global uncertainty is expected to lift demand for contract staff in Western Australia this year as businesses look for flexible staffing solutions to ease shortfalls, a survey has revealed.
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Rio Tinto has reported a 50 per cent drop in net earnings for the 2008 calendar year which includes an asset impairment charge of $8.4 billion, mostly attributed to a write down of its aluminium business.
Payment of a minimum salary and return travel costs for spouses are some of the draft regulations released by the federal government today for employers of subclass 457 visa workers.
Western Australia's January jobless rate has risen to a seven-month high but the state still holds the lowest unemployment rate in the country, new figures show.
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BOATIES might have found a champion in Premier Colin Barnett, who has set his government's sights on a marina nestled into the northern part of Rous Head.
WITH Western Australia's fourth referendum on daylight saving since 1975 to be held in a few months, State Scene thought it appropriate to take a look back at parliament's disgraceful record on this question.
A NEW obstacle to the privatisation of the state government's superannuation fund, GESB, has emerged with the tax status of the $5.47 billion accumulation fund, West State Super, in doubt.
