Inflation rise to force RBA's hand; Margin calls triggers Allco sell-off; ERG on ropes as NSW kills ticket deal, to sue for $95m; Nexus-Anzon deal spoils Streiberg merger plan; Murchison extends Midwest bid
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.
A set of draft model rules for clubs and associations is the latest outcome of the state government's associations legislation review, yet a number of groups remain critical of the proposed changes.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Troy Buswell, who has rewritten the rulebook on how to become leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party in Western Australia.
The development of the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson as a major hub for Western Australian industry took a step forward last week when construction got under way on the local component of a $60 million floating dock.
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
SUBIACO-BASED boutique developer Match has this week launched its first purely commercial development, a combined retail and office project, in Guildford.
An interview with David Forrest, co-director of Gallery East for 16 years and chairman of The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries for 14 years.
FREMANTLE harbour provides a fascinating insight into infrastructure planning. Like many harbours, its location is an accident of geography and history.
Magellan Metals' plan to transport lead through Fremantle port has received a boost with two of the states largest livestock exporters, Wellard Rural Exports and Meat and Livestock Australia, expressing confidence in the safety requirements outlined by th
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,
We can be sure that Western Australia's increasingly desperate Liberals had an exhilarating new year's eve, the first time they have had anything to celebrate since the dark days of December 2000, when Richard Court's impending defeat cast a pall over the
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
