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WHILE the status of the federal government's emissions trading scheme may be up in the air, laws linked to climate change continue to affect business.

Pauline Vamos spends a lot of time in the air.

Award for Constable

THE lure of generous tax deductions has taken more casualties in Western Australia, with investors fleeced of almost $100,000 in a scam disguised as a film industry investment.

The state government has won plaudits for many of its reform plans but the hard decisions lie ahead.

Directors of coal producer, Bathurst Resources, have been increasing their shareholdings over the past few months.

Barb de Corti has built a $100 million cleaning empire, and now plans to make Australia's cleaning industry greener.

An ageing population presents political, social and scientific challenges.

Short and sweet Rebranding is all the go these days, even for industry bodies. It seems it's out with the acronyms and in with easy words that people can remember.

SMALL businesses are turning to Australia's largest barter exchange as a way of preserving cash flow, selling excess stock and increasing revenue through times of economic uncertainty.

AS Baosteel seeks to get the latest big decision across the line at the Foreign Investment Review Board, many share market investors may not realise what legally occurs with a transaction of this nature.

Confidence on its own will not sustain economic growth; we need to deal with reality.

TWO national property developers with significant interests in Western Australia have announced strong year-end results despite difficult market conditions.

A major urea project could help secure the long-term future of the coal industry.

Woolworths has serious plans for its hardware business.

GROWING numbers of Australian organisations are offering paid maternity leave according to recent research by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency and Alcoa of Australia.

The relationship between industry and educators is closer than ever, but is it a perfect match?

China needs a drastic rethink on how it engages with the world.

SMALL business operators have been urged to remain vigilant for scammers during the global economic crisis, with a spate of postal scams hitting Western Australia in the past few months.

Experience has demonstrated that funnelling students into courses designed to fill a skills gap just doesn’t seem to work.

Regional learning looks for a white knight in an increasingly competitive educational marketplace.

Wesfarmers appoints two directors

LIKE most in an economy teetering on recession, small businesses are doing everything they can to keep costs down.

A major boardroom shakeup is believed to be imminent at Subiaco-based laterite nickel explorer Graynic Metals.

The state government will provide nearly $8 million of additional funds and employ a further 72 people to boost WA's Resources Safety Division as the state's mining death toll creeps up.

Perth-based Samson Oil and Gas plans to raise more than $17 million through a rights issue with Patersons Securities to underwrite up to $10 million.

Decmil non-executive director Denis Criddle has takeover over from chairman Dennis O'Neill after the latter today stepped down from the position.

Herald Resources has reiterated its rejection of a takeover bid by Jakarta-based PT Bumi Resources despite another major shareholder advising it will accept the offer.

Western Australia is set to receive first funds from the Rudd government's $650 million Jobs Fund, with the bulk of the funds to go to projects in the south west of Perth.

Nexus Energy has raised $31 million from an instiutional placement with funds to be used for ongoing development of its 85 per cent owned Crux liquids project off WA and Longtom gas operation in Victoria.

Delays have prompted Stirling-based ComputerCORP to terminate its acquisition of private east coast outfit S Central while it seals the deal on another purchase.

Perth will be home to the country's fastest wireless broadband service early next year as the Seven Network commits $50 million towards the rollout of the 4G network.