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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

The Western Australian Local Government Association has criticised the state government’s decision to retain the amnesty on council rates for independent living units in retirement villages owned by not-for-profit organisations.

WHILE the WA Business News Innovation forum in the January 17 edition provided some interesting debate, opinions expressed in the article ‘Pathway to commercialisation’ on university research commerci

The owner of Leederville coffee haven Oxford 130, Stuart Lofthouse, is to open a new, groovy coffee spot.

SUBIACO-BASED boutique developer Match has this week launched its first purely commercial development, a combined retail and office project, in Guildford.

Market's $110bn wipeout; No end in sight to carnage after 7% fall; Bumi swoops on Herald stock; Financing fears could delay Vale's move to buy Xstrata; ASIC affirms grip on Westpoint

Agriculture and food minister Kim Chance will travel to the Middle East this weekend to discuss trade and investment opportunities for Western Australian agriculture and food.

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has questioned the methodology behind an international survey which claims Mandurah is the most unaffordable city in Australia.

New Western Australian Liberal leader Troy Buswell came under attack today from both the Labor government and former coalition partner The Nationals.

Broker hit hard over "bad" trade; Rio chief takes aim at iron ore hopefuls; Freo mayor pleads with Federal MP's to block lead shipments; Treasury assures Swan on growth; Directors on a roll trading own stock

The state government has imposed a raft of additional conditions on Magellan Metals before it can proceed with its bid to ship containerised lead through Fremantle.

Almost 99% of Western Australian employers intend to maintain or increase their current staff number during the first three months of 2008 according to the latest Hudson Report Employment Expectations survey released today.

$40bn lost in sub-prime wipeout; Booming China will buck US slowdown: Rio chief; Confidence slides as turmoil hits home; First cut: Rudd razor gang given $3bn head start; Victory to Blackham in lapsed lease pegging row

While Western Australia’s mining stocks and their investors enjoy a bull run, emerging technology companies with new ideas are finding it harder to attract investor attention.

One of the buzz phrases of the 1980s and 1990s was “the now generation”.

Westnet joint owners and directors Barry Mitchell and Peter Brown have sold their Geraldton IT services company, Mitchell and Brown Corporate, to marketing and web development agency Market Creations Pty Ltd.

The Western Australian government is touting for school cleaners, gardeners and tourism workers amid chronic worker shortages in the booming state.

National rail freight operator, Pacific National, has signed a longterm lease agreement with the state government to secure an additional 38 hectares of land adjoining its Kewdale site.

Former state Liberal leader Matt Birney’s recent announcement that he won’t be seeking re-election for the seat of Kalgoorlie means the Liberals, in less than three months, have lost two former leaders from their parliamentary ranks

The state government has backed the development of a major new timber recycling centre designed to reduce the amount of industrial waste going into landfills.

Commercial Property Conference The Property Council of Australia is hosting a conference on commercial property, February 29 at the Hyatt Regency.

The Australian cricket team has been a wonderful example of professional sport at its best and worst in recent years.

Wictoria Park-based building company, Westwide Developments Pty Ltd, is making headway with its move into land development, preparing to develop 110 hectares of land in Baldivis over the next few years

Large employers are finding it increasingly tough to find suitable workers in the tight labour market, and in some cases are being forced to retrain staff, a survey has found.

Wesfarmers Premier Coal Ltd and Blackham Resources Ltd have ended their dispute over the Scaddan Energy Project tenements near Esperance, by signing a joint venture agreement to develop the project.

The volume of owner occupier home loans in Western Australia jumped by 4 per cent in November, despite coinciding with the Reserve Bank of Australia's most recent interest rate hike.

Fremantle-based McRobert Aquaculture Group Ltd is seeking $2 million from investors to develop its fish farming business.

Farm budget bonus firms hope of bumper grain crop; Shakeout turns MFS into a target; Credit crunch cuts super returns; Debt funding boosts Windimurra; Iron ore prices ready to roar

Perth-based scooter manufacturing and distribution group Vmoto Ltd announced today an annual revenue target of over $100 million a year by 2011 with the Stage 1 of the company's China plant expected to be operationnal by mid year.

Australia's North West Tourism, an arm of Tourism WA, has requested the State Government release a government site for a new 5 star Resort at Broome.

Hopes for change at AWB hit as farm groups dig in; ASIC summons Centro for talks; CBA lifts rates as banks come under more fire; Stockland to pocket big profit on Karrinyup sale; Warning over power blackouts

State Scene hopes opportunities arise during 2008 that will enable a historical assessment of recent contemporary events, making them more meaningful in the wider context.