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THE organisation behind the historic Fairbridge site at Pinjarra has gone full circle during the past century.

Perth chocoholics have been given an early Easter surprise with the opening of the first Koko Black ‘salon' last month. Carolyn Herbert reports.

The government's carbon tax proposal gets more convoluted by the day.

It may be an inconvenient truth, but companies must take the lead in bringing business and society back together.

Among the many big policy issues facing government, workplace relations could have the largest impact on business.

The CME should be careful what it wishes for as the good times roll.

It's worth taking note when scientists buck-up against a Labor government.

John D'Orazio was a central figure in the turmoil that eventually brought Labor's reign, under Alan Carpenter to an end.

The arrival of international players has disrupted the local market.

THE arrival of international players in the Perth legal scene has been a talking point for more than a year, and remains a big issue in the sector.

IF you took away the names of the leading law firms in Perth and focused on the numbers of lawyers, it would be hard to believe that the legal sector has participated in the dramatic changes in the Western Australian economy during the past decade.

Development giant Mirvac has unveiled its latest Western Australian residential community, the $75 million Highland Reserve at Jane Brook.

The state's largest renewable energy project, located near Merredin, has passed a major milestone with Western Power completing a $20 million project to connect the wind farm to the grid.

Consolidated Minerals has urged shareholders of OM Holdings to reject its proposed dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and has flagged major changes to the OM Holdings board.

HAVE you ever heard of the Burghound? He's a wine geek based in the US who, after finishing up as a CFO for a Fortune 500 company, decided to embark on a completely new career as a wine reviewer.

Despite a pipeline of multi-million dollar projects the Diploma Group faces the challenge of converting those dollars into profits.

A TWO-SPEED market has emerged in the industrial land sector, with demand spiking for land located in Perth's traditional industrial strongholds around Kewdale and Welshpool.

MORE than a decade ago, (then) 23-year-old Perth business students Damien Langley, Jeremy Chetty, Craig Chetty and Simon Loader came up with a concept to make the lives of Western Australian students easier.

MANY Rivers Microfinance has undergone a rapid expansion of its operations in the Kimberley, Pilbara, and Goldfields regions since its arrival in Western Australia last year.

A couple of fresh faces have added a new dimension to the Mosman Park scene. Amy French reports.

Having turned her own life around, Jade Lewis is determined to help others.

WA faces long-term energy cost increases as world oil prices continue to rise.

While they're widely considered to be unproductive and too long, meetings still take up much of a manager's day.

The issues surrounding the oil and gas industry in WA almost rival the scale and complexity of the sector itself.

Higher-than-expected construction costs are hurting the government's great infrastructure project – the NBN.

Julia Gillard may have neutralised the GST as an issue during her recent visit west, but there's still plenty of manoeuvring ahead on that front.

Christian Porter might be planning to prime the pump in his May budget.

The travel agency sector is crowded with suppliers, wholesalers and retailers, but two major players dominate the local scene. Emily Morgan reports.

Online bookings have provided travel agents with an enormous challenge.

Asia Iron has become the latest Mid West iron ore player to take a major step forward, with the appointment of WorleyParsons as its project management contractor for the first stage of the Extension Hill magnetite project.

Too many shops! That is the awful reality for traditional retailers, and investors in retail-focused funds, because there is no hope of a sudden revival of shopping as we have known it.

Western Australia's newest wind farm has opened on a sheep property near Mt Barker, after gaining 50:50 government funding.