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Public private partnerships aren’t as prevalent in Western Australia as in other states.

Australasian Property Investments is going ahead with the development of Scarborough's first high-rise development after an amendment removing height restrictions received ministerial approval, while plans for high-rise apartments are underway in Cotteslo

MINING entrepreneur Andrew Forrest provides a classic illustration of how share options, which are a key part of many remuneration packages, can be extremely valuable, and quickly become worthless.

AN interest rate cut by the central bank failed to stem falls on the Australian share market, which closed 4 per cent lower after taking its cue from weaker global bourses.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ind

WESTERN Australia's training system is about to go through a facelift in response to the current industry needs.

REMUNERATION packages for the non-executive chairmen of some listed companies in Western Australia continue to attract attention, with significant fees outlaid to keep these part-timers at the head of their respective tables.

AN interest rate cut by the central bank failed to stem falls on the Australian share market, which closed 4 per cent lower after taking its cue from weaker global bourses.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ind

Public private partnerships aren’t as prevalent in Western Australia as in other states.

THE $174 million infrastructure upgrade at the Australian Marine Complex has passed a major milestone with the arrival of a $60 million floating dock at the Henderson shipbuilding precinct on schedule.

AFTER much controversy in recent years surrounding the remuneration package for the position of director general of Health in Western Australia, this vital public sector role once again topped the list of public sector executive pay packets in WA.

SHARES in Fortescue Metals Group soared as much as 40 per cent on speculation the miner could be the target of a takeover bid by BHP Billiton or a Chinese firm.

SHARES in Fortescue Metals Group soared as much as 40 per cent on speculation the miner could be the target of a takeover bid by BHP Billiton or a Chinese firm.

TWO separate reports on the state's housing sector have painted another soft year as rate cuts and stimulus packages fail to resurrect the weakening industry.

THE global credit crunch has made a significant dent in Perth's commercial and retail sales for the year to November, with total sales value down 26 per cent on last year.

THE Australian share market finished November on a positive note, buoyed by bargain hunters snapping up shares in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, two days after the $100 billion takeover dissolved.

THE Australian share market finished November on a positive note, buoyed by bargain hunters snapping up shares in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, two days after the $100 billion takeover dissolved.

THREE major national retailers have announced the opening of new Western Australian stores in the face of a downturn in the retail market.

THE ASX 200 Index is currently trading with a trailing price to earnings ratio of less than eight times historical earnings, while consensus estimates for the 2009 financial year earnings place the index on a forward multiple of 10.

THE Australian share market closed around 2.5 per cent weaker despite gains in resource giant BHP Billiton and a positive lead overnight from Wall Street.

THE Australian share market closed around 2.5 per cent weaker despite gains in resource giant BHP Billiton and a positive lead overnight from Wall Street.

IT was quite fitting that the chairman of state tourism body Australia's North West, Ian Laurance, was awarded the industry's top individual honour last week, an award named after one of his earliest mentors.

FALLOUT from the collapse of margin lending business Lift Capital has hit the hip pocket of one prominent Perth director.

WESFARMERS has announced that finance director Gene Tilbrook will retire in the first half of 2009 after 23 years of service with the company.

WESFARMERS has announced that finance director Gene Tilbrook will retire in the first half of 2009 after 23 years of service with the company.

THE state government says it will wait for an indication of federal funding for the $1.

REAL estate agency, Realmark, believes that breaking away from a national franchise and rebranding have helped it weather the downturn in the property market.

ATLAS Iron has appointed Geoff Clifford as independent non-executive chairman.

ATLAS Iron has appointed Geoff Clifford as independent non-executive chairman.

CITIC Pacific Mining is on the recruitment drive for 100 workers across a variety of roles in a bid to get its Sino Iron magnetite project at Cape Preston in production by 2010.

FORMER Activ Foundation chief operating officer Andrew Wagstaff has been appointed chief executive of Subiaco-based Diabetes WA.

KEITH Spence has been awarded the North West Shelf Gas and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia WA Gas Industry Development Award for 2008.

KEITH Spence has been awarded the North West Shelf Gas and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia WA Gas Industry Development Award for 2008.