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THE fallout from the global financial crisis has left many big investors with red faces as poor due diligence or undue risk taking has been exposed by the seismic wrenching in the financial system.

WESTERN Australian tourism operators are increasingly looking at online strategies to attract business during the downturn.

DESPITE the downturn in the economy, fitness enthusiasts will still pay extra for personal training, according to industry experts.

Extensive, untouched coal reserves and increasing demand for power generation makes Tanzania an attractive prospect for WA miners.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resources.

IN what is already being pegged as the biggest office leasing deal of the year, Chevron has signed a 10-year lease agreement for the entire 14-level Dynons Plaza office tower.

This year’s 1st Amongst Equals winner, David Flanagan, sees himself as part of a new generation of mining entrepreneurs.

UNIONS and employer groups have become unlikely allies in jointly resisting the federal government's proposed model for occupational health and safety reform.

ast year, the world changed in a meaningful and substantial way, but most of us have not yet begun to grasp the nature of changes now in store.

THREE Western Australian companies servicing the resource sector have managed to defy the economic downturn to report record sales and profits in the half-year to December 2008.

A DIRECTOR at Compass Hotel Group has bought shares at a very favourable rate compared to the company's initial public offer price some 13 months ago.

Congratulation to WA's Top Young Acheivers.

BUSINESS owners could save millions of dollars updating plant and equipment through legislation being drafted by the federal government.

DESPITE the doom and gloom coming from the state's mining sector, the January Deloitte WA Index revealed stock values of miners rose more than 3 per cent, bucking the overall trend.

RUSSELL Collins is an overachiever by any measure, but he'd be the last person to ever give himself that label.

A PH.D project at the University of Western Australia hopes to change the way houses in bushfire-prone areas are designed by developing a structure that can survive a fire without human intervention.

Cross-cultural and historical influences are apparent at a new tapas bar in the CBD.

A LOT of people reckon they work in the best industry in the world and many claim their job is more fun than work, but Robert J Spencer, founder of multinational computer game developer Interzone, can certainly lay claim to having one of the coolest jobs

THE slowdown in new project and construction activity is starting to flow through to engineering and consulting firms, with GHD shedding at least 60 staff from its Perth office.

Nick Catania is passionate about his current role as mayor of the Town on Vincent.

HAPPY employees who create positive end results and, in turn, yield contented clients are always at the top of mind for Complete Fire Design managing director, Richard Welsh.

BUSINESS owners in Perth are increasingly seeking professional advice on how to deal with the federal government's industrial relations reforms and the implications for their future staffing needs amid a worsening global economic climate.

Record sales and revenue figures seem out of step with all the doom and gloom.

THE National Australia Bank has signed a 10-year lease to open a one of a kind branch at the former Red Rooster premises in the Murray Street Mall later this year.

Globally, high-capacity broadband is the infrastructure on which 21st century business will be built.

FROM a sailing career that began at age 16 on the STS Leeuwin to becoming the first female and youngest ever offshore installation manager of an oil-producing facility, Suzannah Vaughan (pictured right) packed a lot into life.

AS Local Government Minister John Castrilli continues to advocate mergers of local councils, some councils that have already undergone amalgamation say local communities feared the loss of a town's cultural identity.

Major players face off in north-west access stoush.

An impairment charge to its New Zealand business and reduced levels in funds under management, administration or advice has impacted Plan B Group's earnings, which fell 52 per cent.

Shares in Fortescue Metals Group have surged as much as 25 per cent today as the iron ore miner confirms it has been in talks with companies from China and the UK over investment opportunities.

Extract Resources has revealed that Rio Tinto has boosted its interest in dissident shareholder Kalahari Minerals, as its shares soared nearly 40 per cent over the past five trading days.

The falling Australian dollar has impacted Schaffer Corporation's bottom line with the industrial company today reporting a 42 per cent drop in its interim net profit.