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The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of I
The steady stream of partnerships between major companies and universities may have the latter downplaying competition for private sector cash, but the overall goal of international excellence has built a healthy rivalry.
Beyond the golden mile of Kings Park Road, a transformation is taking place in West Perth as developers pour money into the once-unfashionable end of the suburb.
Visiting WA Dave Snowden, founder and chief scientific officer, Cognitive Edge, UK, to speak at ‘Global Convergence: Answers to Management and Compliance’ on May 1.
The possibility of Western Australia becoming a major international centre for radio astronomy has prompted the state’s two major universities to recruit some of the world’s top minds in this specialist field
Tensions between the City of Subiaco and the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority (SRA) over the China Green site development have reached new heights, with the former threatening legal action if its request to settle differences with the SRA through mediation
To an outsider a $US1 billion blow-out in project costs seems horrific, but to Chinese-based conglomerate CITIC Pacific Ltd the rising expenses are far outweighed by the huge jump in commodity prices
Rising interest rates and global financial uncertainty are having a tangible impact on Western Australia’s housing industry, with two sets of economic data indicating a downward trend in the local market.
Bunbury has become the new battleground in the push for deregulated retail trading hours, with the city council planning change despite the objections of most local shopkeepers.
Recent construction projects at Western Australia’s public universities have focused heavily on research, teaching and student facilities, but a new development at Curtin University of Technology will be radically different.
West Perth-based developer Cedar Woods Properties Ltd has won a state government tender to develop the Harrisdale Village estate in Forrestdale, through a joint venture with the Department of Housing and Works.
After operating as a private company for 14 years, mining services firm ADG Global Supply Pty Ltd is planning a stock market listing to bring in new money and attract new talent for its growing business.
Advertising and marketing expenditure by Western Australia’s public universities jumped 45 per cent in the past year, as the institutions competed with the business sector for the hearts and minds of the state’s youth.
Mount Hawthorn could soon be competing with Subiaco and other near-city suburbs as a hub for businesses and as a lifestyle destination for young families.
A mystery company known as Yarri Mining Pty Ltd plans to take stoc market listing hopeful Energy and Minerals Australia Ltd (EMA) to court over a highly sought after uranium deposit, which is claimed to be the biggest outside of the control of the mining
The salaries of Western Australia’s academic leaders continue to move around, often appearing to have little to link them to the past year’s financial performance of their organisation.
Union membership has declined to 1.7 million people, or about 19 per cent of the workforce, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found.
With less than a week before the culmination of the boardroom battle at WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd, both sides remained in full battle mode ahead of Wednesday’s extraordinary shareholder meeting.
Construction magnate Len Buckeridge has vowed to fight the state government over control of a vital piece of land needed for an access road as part of Bunbury Port’s major restructure plans.
Overcoming negative perceptions has proved a major hurdle for Mullaloo-based Utopian Resources, distributor of the EcoSuper X range of environmentally friendly cleaner/degreasers.
Readers with long memories may recall that one of Bob Hawke’s major initiatives upon being elected prime minister in 1983 was to convene a national economic summit.
Airlines servicing Western Australia continue to reap the benefits of the state’s resources boom, as demand for transport into the regions grows and capacity increases to unprecedented levels.
The words ‘healthy’ and ‘fast-food’ aren’t often used together, but a new breed of entrepreneur is hoping to change that by combining nutrition with made-to-go servings for a hungry market.
With anecdotal evidence emerging that Western Australians are taking shorter breaks more often, particularly in the cooler months, there is growing demand for self-contained luxury holiday homes in the South West and other popular regions
ALTHOUGH Jim Malone (pictured right) is tackling powerhouses these days under the Richmond nametag, the former Tigers general manager is operating under a completely different banner to football.
