Special Reports

Has anyone noticed that the iron ore industry is morphing into something resembling gold?

The changing face of the international iron ore game is probably best exemplified by the current rapid development of Australia's second largest iron ore region in Western Australia's Mid-West region.

The unprecedented China-fed demand for iron ore has set the stage for a new golden age of development in Western Australia. The rush for the big Pilbara producers to catch up with demand has been coupled with the emergence of the state's second iron ore r

Western Australia's iron ore export industry started in the mid 1960s with the first major shipments to Japan, expanded to South Korea and Taiwan in the early 1980s and, in more recent years, China.

Australia's two biggest iron ore miners, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, have either just spent or have in the pipeline more than $10 billion worth of short-term Pilbara expansion plans to cash in on the booming China-fed steel market.

The role of chairman of a board of directors is normally a part-time position, yet the chairmen at some of Western Australia's biggest companies earn more than most chief executives.

The number of Western Australian chief executives earning more than $1 million increased to 37 last financial year, helped in most cases by bonuses and share options.

WA Business News' third annual salary survey has idesntified a growing pool of millionaire executives but found it is necessary to go beyond the headline numbers to understand remuneration trends. Mark Beyer reports.

The top executives at emerging biotech company Regenera had a bumper year in 2005 courtesy of performance shares, which are rarely used in Australia.

Australian chief executives are guaranteed half of their income, irrespective of performance, a national survey has found.

Shareholders in engineering and mining contractor Macmahon Holdings gave the company a bloodied nose at its annual general meeting this month, with shareholders who hold 19 per cent of shares voting against the company's remuneration plan.

Wesfarmers broke with widely accepted industry practice when it negotiated the salary package for its new chief executive Richard Goyder earlier this year.

The salary package paid to Health Department director general Neale Fong continues to attract a lot of comment because it is substantially higher than any other public sector salary, yet it also highlights the disparity between private sector and public s

Biotechnology is a lucrative sector for chief executives, judging by the remuneration paid by Perth-based companies such as pSivida, Regenera and Stirling Products.

Built on strong foundations of creativity, innovation and a passion for the arts, the partnership between Marketforce and the Art Gallery of Western Australia reflects the corporate outlook of both organisations.

A long-time sponsor of the arts community in Western Australia, Wesfarmers has again been recognised in 2005 for its continued commitment to supporting local artistic endeavours.

LWP Property group is the developer of Ellenbrook, the fastest growing and most awarded new urban community in Western Australia.

Kwinana Industries Education Partnership (KIEP) is an award winning industry/education partnership formalised in 1995 to break down barriers between education and industry, strongly supported by 34 Kwinana industries, 12 high schools, tertiary institution

The 12th annual State Arts Sponsorship Awards winners were announced on Friday November 11 during an evening celebrating the collaboration between arts and business in Western Australia.

It will come as no surprise to business executives that our bodies do not like to be stuffed into an aluminium tube and hurled through the air at 900 kilometres an hour.

The relationships awarded at last week's State Arts Sponsorship Scheme Awards are dynamic and varied, with the range of collaborations demonstrating that partnerships between business and arts organisations can be harmonised to achieve mutually advantageo

Aragon Legal, which recently became an incorporated law firm, has won this year's best first-time partnership award for its work with ARTRAGE.

BHP Billiton's support of regional arts initiatives has long been recognised as a valuable investment in Western Australia's regional communities.

Voyager Estate, one of Margaret River's iconic wine producers, has been recognised for its contribution to the state's arts community, winning the 2005 best small or medium-sized business partnership award.

Planning your next conference, brainstorming session or staff incentive program? Maybe you just want to get away with a loved one.

Woodside Energy first funded the AWESOME Arts Australia in 2000 as part of its long-standing commitment to young Australians.

Special Report in WA Business News this week Monadelphous Group is looking to spend up to $100 million on an acquisition to strengthen its maintenance and services business.

The year 1991 was a bad time to be in business. It was the year Australia had “the recession we had to have”, to quote the immortal words of then Prime Minister Paul Keating.

Monadelphous Group is one of Western Australia's biggest and most successful engineering construction companies, but it wouldn't be running today if it hadn't been rescued by the co-founders of United Construction.

Property investment and property development have been the main commercial pursuits of John Trettel, Sam Castelli and Charlie Bontempo since they left United Group.

In 1969, John (Giovanni) Rubino, John (Giancarlo) Trettel, Sam (Santino) Castelli and Charlie (Carmelo) Bontempo were among the thousands of young migrants toiling in workshops and construction sites across Australia.

It's rare for the stars to align over all sectors of the property market, but in Western Australia right now the commercial, industrial, retail residential and land markets are all experiencing robust growth. Marsha Jacobs reports.