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Half-year results from Mirvac Group, the Sydney-based property empire run by former Western Australian Greg Paramor, reveal expected future revenues of almost $2.1 billion to be derived from this state, which represents more than a quarter of its resident

I WOULD like to respond to the article ‘The Pathway to Commercialisation’ in WA Business News, January 17 edition, and particularly to highlight the key initiatives undertaken by the state government,

Covering territory equivalent in size to the whole of Western Europe, the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan has attracted plenty of interest from Western Australian companies seeking to exploit its mineral reserves.

A new study of one of the state’s first not-for-profit institutions, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals WA (RSPCA), may provide a valuable link to the past for historians and ideas for creating a successful structure for other not-

After a year of wrangling between key stakeholders, the starter’s gun has been fired on the city’s stadium project and Western Australia looks likely to have a 60,000-seat facility by 2016.

Following an initial 21 per cent fall, the stock market continues to gyrate frantically.

Perth-based custom software developer, Beacon Technology, has been bought by global IT management consulting firm The Birchman Group, marking the group’s first acquisition in Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region

Annual Conference: A decade of building partnerships The Australian Technology Network of Universities is holding an annual conference from January 29 to 31 at Curtin University.

Proponents of the expansion of Kemerton’s heavy industry precinct expect it will take 18 months to complete a strategic plan for the area to define its long-term usage.

The Department of Fisheries has granted its first commercial lobster aquaculture licence, signalling a possible revival of the fledgling industry.

THE federal government’s announcement this week that it would proceed with the establishment of a special body to study and plan Australia’s infrastructure needs was a welcome recognition of the impor

TRADE OPPORTUNITIES The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Resources.

Just how lonely is it at the top? Premier Alan Carpenter is at the height of his powers, giving the nod today to almost $400 million in new cultural infrastructure, bringing to $2 billion the commitments in this space in the past week.

The state government has announced the formation of a new Independent Expert Advisory Group to oversee the first round of funding from the $36.5 million Low Emissions Energy Development Fund.

A new hotel is the likely candidate for a site next to Perth Arena indoor stadium which the state government today committed to redevelop at a cost of $9 million.

Premier Alan Carpenter has today committed the state government to nearly $400 million in new infrastructure, including a Dubai-esque redevelopment of the Mounts Bay foreshore on the edge of Perth.

Base metals explorer Coziron Resources Ltd has announced that its proposed joint venture partner PT GALIAN ENDAPAN BUANA has been awarded a lead export licence by the West Sumatra Government.

The state government has invested another $200,000 in Western Australia's tourism industry to help it address the workforce shortage.

Premier Alan Carpenter and lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi have declared the state government's new liquor licensing reforms a success in helping to revitalise the City of Perth.

National Australia Bank has officially confirmed Perth's worst kept property secret by announcing it will anchor the new Century City retail/office project under construction at 100 St Georges Terrace.

Inflation to dog Rudd's first term; ERG clings to Saville's new $15m loan lifeline; WA curbs shopping centre growth, David Jones warns; Market senses Allco management buyout; Food prices rises out of step: regulator

Engineering and property management firm United Group Ltd has booked a 45.7 per cent rise in first half profit and maintained its annual earnings guidance as recent US acquisitions boosted revenue to a record high.

Premier Alan Carpenter has announced that the state government will build a new $1.1 billion multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Kitchener Park in Subiaco by 2016.

Perth-based private equity investor, Viburnum Funds, has supported a group of management and staff led by CEO Nigel Oakey to acquire control of iconic food retail group Dome Coffees from Asia based Navis Capital Partners.

Rio tactics questionned as BHP ploughs on; Ferguson rail risk for Fortescue; NAB rate rise may outstrip Reserve's; Futuris profit hopes hinge on AACo sale; Retread: Scotsman takes the wheel at Coles

Housing and works minister Michelle Roberts was in Albany today to release an afforable housing project at Mt Lockyer, and to open the first major park and sales office at its joint venture Oyster Harbour Development.

The state government has announced an additional funding commitment of $84.7 million to mental health services accross Western Australia, bringing the total extra money it has allocated for mental health since 2004 to $507 million.

The state government is seeking public comment on an informal type of credit known as 'book up'.

Razor gang to cut deeper in second round; Early reform of AWB unlikely; All aboard, WA ponders new inter-city rail link; Rising costs, dollar hit BHP's nickel earnings; Surprise departure hits Mac shares

Managed investment scheme project managers are confident investors will support their 2008 capital raising programs, despite uncertainty surrounding the future of non-forestry projects beyond this financial year.

PROPERTY developer Ascot Capital, Clive Palmer’s mining group, Mineralogy, and conglomerate Wesfarmers were the biggest donors to political parties in Western Australia in 2006-07, data released by

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Resources.