Executive Development Course The Australian Institute of Management will hold a five-day program for mid-level managers and technical professionals wishing to update their skills.
In a further demonstration of the industry's confidence in the Perth market, several international and domestic carriers are scheduled to increase capacity on their Perth services.
With three Liberal leaders - Matt Birney, Paul Omodei, and Troy Buswell - humiliatingly dumped since Colin Barnett's resignation after his failed bid to oust Labor's Geoff Gallop in 2005 - the Liberals have Mr Barnett again leading them.
PERTH chefs are not the only ones to have embraced the emergence of the truffles in Western Australia, with the Truffle Festival held in Mundaring on August 2 and 3 attracting more than 10,000 visi
Emirates has confirmed its A380 aircraft will service Western Australia on a daily basis following the launch of its aggressive expansion program this month, when the first of Emirates' eventual fleet of 58 A380s flew from Dubai to New York.
The appointment of Australian Football League legend Graham Moss to head the state's peak tourism industry lobby may seem a curious choice to some, but for those who have worked with the no-nonsense operator, it's far less of a surprise.
The past two years has been a period of upheaval for the Western Australian olive industry, with big players going through major structural changes or leaving the sector altogether.
THE three partners in the Gorgon gas project have approved spending of $1 billion and the employment of 1200 staff and contractors ahead of a final investment decision over the coming 12 to 18 months.
A consortium headed by WorleyParsons is embarking on a major study to develop a series of 250-megawatt advanced solar thermal power stations across Australia.
Hydrotech International Ltd director David Ledger has resigned from the company after a share purchase earlier today was found to be in breach of the company's trading policy.
The Brand Agency is likely to take over Curtin University of Technology's advertising account, which has been managed by Gatecrasher for the past five years.
Portman Ltd has turned up the heat in its battle with junior iron ore company Golden West Resources Ltd, which has recruited a senior Rio Tinto manager as its new chief executive one day after signing a Chinese iron off-take deal.
Subiaco-based minerals explorer Western Metals Ltd has decided to divest its interest in two overseas projects in a bid to concentrate on its flagship Mtonya uranium project in Tanzania.
Pay packets in resource rich Western Australia climbed 5.6 per cent over the year, the fastest in the country, while the mining industry was the top sector for annual wage growth.
Great Southern Ltd's 50 per cent owned Bunbury chip mill has entered into a $150 million, six-year purchase agreement to buy timber from Intergrated Tree Cropping Ltd.
Golden West Resources Ltd has appointed former Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief operating officer David Rose as its chief executive, as it shores up its defence against Portman Ltd's bid to oust two directors.
Liberal leader Colin Barnett has failed to outline a firm retail trading policy after the Labor Party's promise yesterday of modest reforms to shopping hours.
Former state opposition leader Matt Birney has officially retired from politics, saying that the instability of the Liberal Party's leadership has made it difficult for the party to win the election.
Swimming's glamour girl Stephanie Rice has broken the world record for the 200 metres individual medley at the Beijing Olympics to claim her second gold medal at the games.
West Perth-based Straits Resources Ltd has submitted 72 grounds of appeal against recommendations made by the state environment watchdog which decided against a $200 million solar salt farm in the Exmouth Gulf last month.
West Perth-based Emerald Oil & Gas NL has entered into an agreement to acquire a 25 per cent interest in 50 gas wells in the United States for $2 million.
Late surge nudges St George to record run; Gas blast warnings ignored; Partners set $1b budget for decision on Gorgon; WorleyParsons reaps bonanza on resources; BHP, Rio to square off as they pull out profit guns
Golden West Resources Ltd has entered into a 15-year offtake agreement with a Chinese steelmaker, which will also subscribe to nearly $27 million worth of shares for an 11 per cent stake.
East Perth-based Legacy Iron Ore Ltd is poised to receive $1.8 million from an investment by Sydney-based Western Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd via a share placement.
An investigation into the Varanus Island gas pipeline rupture has found the operation complied with general safety standards as the government calls on the state opposition to not jeopardise the inquiry.
