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PERTH Energy is seeking a trading licence to compete against industry heavyweight Alinta for the supply of gas to the state's residential market.

IT should come as no surprise that the biggest and most common issue confronting a bunch of successful Western Australian companies is that of labour - getting and keeping the skills they need to meet the strong demand they are seeing.

SEVEN of Western Australia’s top entrepreneurs have been recognised at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Awards held in Perth last week.

SPECIAL REPORT: Energy Minister Mike Nahan has told Business News a review of Western Australia’s wholesale electricity market could open the door to some dramatic shakeups in the sector.

The issue of electricity prices not surprisingly has emerged as a hot topic of discussion following the government’s recent announcement of a statewide review of the electricity market.

The Barnett government has moved to defer future payments to providers of reserve electricity in a key first move of its review of the state’s electricity market.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News looks at what’s holding up and what’s contributing to electricity price reductions, reviews the players in WA’s wave energy and waste-to-energy industries and reports on allegations of market manipulation by a Synergy-owned business.

Two niche operators in Western Australia's electricity market have accused the state government of being more concerned with protecting its own interests than creating a truly competitive industry