The director of one of the UK's largest and oldest arts festivals, Jonathan Holloway, has been appointed to take over as artistic director of the Perth International Arts Festival from 2012.
Industrial relations remains at the forefront of business issues after opposition leader Tony Abbott’s decision to rule out any changes to Labor’s Fair Work laws, including unfair dismissal provisions for small business.
THE federal government has refused to make a pre-election guarantee for junior miner representation on the panel that will finalise its proposed 30 per cent tax on coal and iron ore mining profits.
RESIDENTIAL and commercial valuers are looking towards next year for a recovery in the property sector, as the industry endures criticism that overly optimistic valuations contributed to the global financial crisis.
PERTH’S residential high-rise construction market remains flat, lagging behind other states where the sector shows more promise for recovery than other parts of the construction industry, new research says.
PLANNING policy changes due to be released this month will give shopping centre owners in Perth the impetus to invest in centre expansions, an area which has been constrained for over ten years, according to the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.
AS an arts education institute, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University is widely recognised for its elite courses and well-credentialed alumni.
Albany-BASED training provider Skill Hire has become the country’s largest employer of bricklaying apprentices, with 130 bricklaying apprentices on its books.
PERTH company AnaeCo has passed a regulatory milestone for construction of an expanded waste treatment facility at Shenton Park, but getting funding for the $35 million project is proving more challenging.
AQUACULTURE commercialisation group Lobster Harvest is hoping to stimulate more local interest in its $4 million fund raising after announcing a big tie-up with listed Singaporean player Oceanus Group.
Through the campaign so far and during the debate, neither Tony Abbott nor Julia Gillard is showing the type of leadership required to inspire voters at the upcoming poll.
WHEN it comes to this election campaign, Martin Bullock admits to being torn between his direct business interests and his personal views about economic management.
Moonlight Cinema, owner of the popular Perth outdoor cinema in Kings Park, has been purchased by Amalgamated Holdings Limited in a deal worth $1.75 million.
SINCE its establishment in the early 1990s, Primewest Management has built one of Western Australia’s largest property investment firms on the back of finding value where others don’t.
THE decade-long saga surrounding the proposed development of a parcel of bushland in Shenton Park has highlighted issues with the environmental approvals process in Western Australia and has sparked calls for further review.
FOR some not-for-profit organisations, choosing a demographic for fundraising is not difficult – they’ll search as far and wide as possible to collect money for the cause.
