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WITH talk of a national economic recovery thanks largely to Western Australia's resources industry, it is perhaps to be expected that those in the state's fashion business are seeing the benefits on their own spreadsheets.

REPORTED fraud cost Australia’s not-for-profit organisations more than $1 million during the past two years, but the true magnitude of the problem is much larger, according to accounting and advisory firm BDO.

TRAVEL TALK with Mark Barnaba Azure Capital.

PERTH’S industrial property market is showing signs of renewed strength and confidence, although that could be undermined by supply constraints, according to the latest market analysis from Colliers International.

NATIONAL property developer Stockland has joined rival developers Peet and Delfin Lend Lease as a key investor in the Alkimos-Eglinton area, north of Joondalup.

AS the shutdown of the Raine Square development site in central Perth enters its third week, speculation continues over the possible fallout from the dispute that prompted the lead building contractor to close the site.

Kerry Stokes’ planned merger of the Seven Network with his giant WesTrac mining services arm is designed to make it the first choice of investors wanting low-risk direct exposure to the China story.

THE devil is in the detail of Kerry Stokes’ shock plan to turn a conventional media business into a diversified media and mining services group.

FOUR contracts with separate government bodies and publicly listed outfits worth about $65 million have been secured by local IT services providers during the past month.

Telco networks provider Amcom Telecommunications has announced a net profit after tax of $7.6 million for the first half of this financial year, a gain of 66 per cent over the previous corresponding period's $4.5 million NPAT.

Danny Green is bringing his world boxing title defence against Manny Siaca from Sydney to his hometown of Perth after the Western Australian government agreed to provide backing to the tune of $185,000.

Gindalbie Metals and Ansteel have signed another joint venture agreement to target new resource development opportunities in Australia outside of the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.

Woodside Petroleum has posted a rise in annual net profit and says sales revenue was down on lower commodity prices despite a positive boost from foreign exchange movements.

The central bank says Australia is experiencing a surge in mining activity driven by commodities demand from China and India that could last more than 15 years and expects the mining industry to double in size over the next few years.

Rio Tinto has started production at its $US901 million ($A999.3 million) Mesa A/Warramboo iron ore mine in the Pilbara, three years after a rare microscopic spider threatened to halt the development.

Aspen Group has returned to the black with the property developer and funds manager today reporting a net profit of $12.9 million for the first half of the 2010 financial year.

Civil and mining contractor NRW Holdings has won a $120 million contract from Gindalbie Metals for staged earthworks and concrete construction at the Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.

Property developer Cedar Woods Properties has reiterated its full-year profit guidance of $15 million after it today reported a profit turnaround to $9.9 million.

The Western Australian housing industry is eagerly awaiting the state government's release of a discussion paper to determine its direction over builder's warranty insurance.

Entrepreneurial dairy producer Suzanne Daubney heads a stellar list of winners in the 2010 WA Business News 40under40 awards.

Nickel miner Minara Resources says it expects to book a profit of $48.5 million for calendar 2009 on the back of higher revenue and a drop in production costs.

Microsoft and Yahoo have won clearance from the US Department of Justice and the European Commission to implement their internet search alliance, which the companies hope will be a challenger to market leader Google.

The state government has allocated a further $31 million towards the new Albany Health Campus after savings were identified on other health capital works projects.

Media mogul Kerry Stokes has injected $7 million into explorer Iron Ore Holdings as investigations continue over the possible acquisition of its Iron Valley project by Rio Tinto.

Alinta Energy Group has hired Macquarie Capital Advisors and UBS to help look at ways to deal with its $2.7 billion debt.

The globally-respected Western Australian School of Mines campus in Kalgoorlie will inevitably be closed unless far reaching changes are made, some of the school's most prominent graduates have warned.

It has been a long journey from burgers ‘n’ fries to enchiladas and rice for one Perth restaurateur. Russell Quinn reports.

A TWENTY year old with no formal qualifications and only a handful of low-level administrative-type roles might not sound like a pedigree for business success, but for Rory Vassallo, short-listed for the 1st Amongst Equals award, it was more than enough t

THE Goose That Laid the Golden Egg is a fable attributed to ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, which is regularly used (and abused) as an analogy in modern political life.

ANYONE who has started a business knows how tough it can be, even when the product sells itself and people are queuing around the block to become clients.

Failure to seriously advance plans for development of the Perth foreshore is not an option.

IN 2005, recognising a gap in the worldwide market for safety gloves, 1st Amongst Equals finalist Damione Wright established Ironclad gloves through his Carlisle-based business, Wrights HardWear.