WHILE the recent period of engagement with China goes back 40 years in diplomatic terms, and well into the 1980s at a trade level, there are plenty of cautionary tales from those doing regular busi
A RECENT investigation by the Auditor General has added weight to state government plans to amalgamate many Western Australian ports, particularly in regional areas.
WESTERN Australia’s agricultural exporters look set for a flat year ahead as dry conditions reduce the state’s forecast crop harvest for 2012-13, and livestock exporters suffer adverse trading cond
THE Western Australian education sector is pinning its hopes on changes to the nation’s visa system to help revive growth in the foreign student market.
THE commercial property market in Western Australia is in a strong position despite recent weakening in industry sentiment flowing from the pullback in resources sector investments.
FROM Subiaco in the west to Booragoon in the south and Innaloo in the north, more than a dozen mid-sized office developments are either under way or at an advanced stage of planning around Perth.
THE industrial land market in Western Australia has been characterised by consistently strong demand for most of the past decade, which has been good news for investors and developers who bought la
Development of Australand’s $2 billion Port Coogee development has been reinvigorated by increased sales, $40 million of infrastructure investment and two commercial buildings on the waterfront.
THE constrained corporate finance market has improved slightly in the first quarter of the new financial year, with overall Western Australian-related activity rising to $13.72 billion from the Jun
WESTERN Australia’s biggest local stockbroker, Patersons Securities, is the latest to reveal it has felt the chill winds from the tough equity markets, recording a loss of more than $5.1 million af
The housing construction industry in Western Australia hit decade-low activity levels last financial year, yet there is uncertainty about whether the traditional bounce will occur.
IF there is one subject that unifies people across the property sector it is concern with the lending policies of the banks, which have been criticised for being overly strict and not really unders
THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000
DEMAND for medium and high-density dwellings and a cosmopolitan lifestyle in the suburbs is growing, but residential developers warn that the high building cost associated with multi-storey develop
Many analysts predict that by 2020 Australia will overtake Qatar as the world’s leading LNG exporter and, with Western Australian LNG exports accounting for 87 per cent of the national total in 201
In May 2007, when the Major Stadia Taskforce chaired by John Langoulant released its report on proposed new sports facilities, it recommended that venues should be governed by a body independent of
DEVELOPING nations’ inexperience in the establishment of sustainable mining industries has meant some are missing out on the benefits afforded by new mining projects.
WHEN Silver Lake Resources managing director Les Davis and Integra Mining chief Chris Cairns used the first day of the recent Diggers & Dealers Forum in Kalgoorlie to unveil the $1 billion merg
THE level of exploration activity being undertaken by junior miners in Africa is increasing, with Burkina Faso in particular coming more into focus as a promising gold producer.
