Special Reports

WA experience has kept Perth's top PR firms on top of their game and prevented global companies from getting much of a look in.

THE near certainty of a Coalition government being elected in September, and the single-handed control of state leader Colin Barnett, have reshaped Western Australia's 2013 Most Influential list –

THE challenging state of the wine industry has been illustrated by Ferngrove Vineyards' financial reports, which reveal the business has incurred losses totalling $14.1 million over the three and a

The restructuring of WA's wine industry has led to the emergence of some surprising names.

It might be too early to crack the champagne but junior miners are certainly celebrating the weakening of the Australian dollar, which had lost its traditional connection with commodity prices and

NEGOTIATING the often-rocky terrain of the environmental approvals process can be a daunting task for emerging miners, particularly those in the uranium space.

JUNIOR miners have been given some relief in the struggle to raise cash from cautious equity markets, but it could be offset by additional compliance costs.

SHRINKING profit margins and dwindling cash balances in the junior mining sector are not only putting pressure on miners, but also those who provide key services to the sector.

NORTHERN Star Resources was better placed than most to ride out last month's sharp drop in the gold price to less than $1,400 an ounce.

HOW does the managing director of an aspiring nickel miner remain positive amid weakening commodities prices and an equities market in decline?

It's an old adage that some of the biggest fortunes have been made when business conditions are at their toughest.

THE Department of Health says its rollout of a modernised patient administration system is on track, four years after the upgrade was given the green light.

AN integrated business embracing public and private health-care services has doubled the availability of cancer treatment in Western Australia.

Privately owned Bethesda Hospital is starting to plan for its next expansion, after regaining outright ownership of its Claremont property and overcoming a period of financial challenges.

BY any objective standards, the nation's demand for healthcare services is growing rapidly.

The private sector is playing an increasing role in port development across Western Australia, as rising demand outstrips the government's capacity to deliver.

A targeted strategy to secure high-yield conferences is paying off.

Perth's conference market has been a beneficiary of the mining slowdown and increasing infrastructure spend.

Having won a big victory at the state election, Premier Colin Barnett is looking to widen his influence, within Western Australia and elsewhere.

The seaside suburb of Cottesloe is attracting boutique fund managers who don't feel they need to be in the city.

SOUTH Africa's RMB Resources is not a new player in the Australian market, but it's the kind of financier that is likely to become more prominent as local companies seek alternative funding solutio

Only a handful of WA companies completed substantial capital raisings in the March quarter. We analyse how they went about it.

FORMER federal resources and energy minister Martin Ferguson has gained genuine respect from a sector that nearly brought his government down.

Last week's failed leadership tilt has sparked further upheaval in the Labor caucus and yet another ministerial reshuffle.

Albert JACOBPortfolios: Environment; Heritage.

Of the five new ministers in the Barnett government, the most interesting prospect is Energy and Finance Minister Mike Nahan.

OFFICE school supply companies are experiencing huge growth despite the collapse last year of Wooldridges, with national stationery supplier OfficeMax Australia due to open a new distribution centr

WHEN it comes to keeping a business in the family, most companies invest a great deal of time and effort in their transition strategies.

FOR Raw Hire directors Sean and Lisa Clarke, sharing profit with employees is simply a way of sharing the rewards of the vehicle hire company's significant growth.

The leaders of some of WA's top private businesses say overregulation is stifling the development of an entrepreneurial culture in Australia.

This year's candidates again proved what a wealth of talent we have in WA.

Andrew WhitehouseHead of developmentTelethon Institute for Child Health Research