FOR almost 25 years, Leeuwin Estate has staged a series of alfresco concerts in its picturesque grounds as part of the winery's ongoing association and sponsorship of the arts.
THE Perth music landscape has been irreversibly transformed over the past decade with events organisers for outdoor concerts and festivals poised to stage one of the busiest summers in Perth's entertainment history.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore has been in negotiations for 18 months to get its labour agreement approved, which is the first step to be granted the right to employ overseas workers on 457 visas.
HOW many dollars and how many share options does it take to motivate a chief executive? Judging by recent experience with engineering and contracting companies in the Perth market, it could be anything from $350,000 up to nearly $3 million.
ENTREPRENEUR Brad Matheson founded online community and dating service Lunch Works in 2004 after discovering a unique position within a congested market in Perth.
Property developer Nigel Satterley believes the Perth residential property market is virtually at the bottom of its downward cycle, with increases to the first home owners grant and the drop in interest rates injecting some stimulus into the market.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has expressed concern that the fundamental strength of the local economy is being undermined by uncertainty and pessimism.
A major redevelopment of Belmont Park racecourse is back on the table after Planning Minister John Day today approved the advertising of a metropolitan region planning scheme amendment.
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The North West Iron Ore Alliance has appointed former chief executive of the Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC), Dr Justin Walawski, as its chief executive.
Alcoa has shelved the proposed expansion of the Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, estimated to cost approximately $3 billion, amid weakening demand and volatility in financial markets.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has defended Treasury's growth forecast, saying it does not conflict with more pessimistic predictions by the World Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Property prices in most capital cities including Perth have plummeted in the September quarter, with house and unit prices flattened or posting negative rates of return in the past 12 months.
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Commerce Minister Troy Buswell will recommend Western Australia opts out of joining a national industrial relations system that would refer its industrial relations powers to the Commonwealth.
The federal Workplace Ombudsman has put 200 of Western Australia's premier wineries and vineyard contractors on notice that they will be subject to a series of random audits.
The federal government's $6.2 billion investment in the car industry has been applauded by car makers around the country and the unions representing more than 60,000 employees tied to the car industry.
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The federal government has announced details of a new financial literacy program designed to help young people make decisions about insurance and superannuation in their future.
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iiNet managing director Michael Malone has warned a Senate Committee that the federal government's national broadband network is doomed to be a huge monumental failure and a waste of $5 billion of taxpayers money.
Western Australia's jobless rate for October has been described as "sensational" as the figures tumbled towards record lows while the national rate held steady.
Nedlands-based Tox Free Solutions has successfully completed a $13 million capital raising and revealed it will acquire a Victorian waste management company for $1.5 million.
