Despite having about 250 years of business experience in Western Australia between them, five of the state’s greatest entrepreneurs agree there has never been a time like this, though their opinions differ on where new opportunities may lie.
Although it’s still early days, Perth is starting to develop a ‘laneway culture’ of its own, following the lead of the city widely considered to be Australia’s cultural capital, Melbourne.
Some employers still appear reluctant to adopt flexible hiring strategies to attract new mothers back to the workforce, despite the state’s evershrinking and increasingly competitive talent pool.
A region-to-region winemaker exchange is about to take place between Western Australia and Washington state in the US, supported by the Wine Industry Association of WA and the Was
With most in-the-know political pundits confident the next state election will be held this December, it’s time to begin considering some possible outcomes.
The aged and community services sector in Western Australian has established an taskforce with private sector participants to develop strategies to deal with labour and building issues.
The state government will pour more than $4 billion into a makeover of the health sector over the next decade, with the Fiona Stanley Hospital the standout in the overall capital works budget.
While there is no shortage of tenants looking for space in the Perth CBD, Saville Australia’s proposed 60,000 square metre office tower at Capital Square has actually intensified the competition to secure one of the largest tenants in the market left to p
Perth may finally be able to throw off the dullsville tag when a number of planned major public works projects are completed, with the state government planning to invest about $2.68 billion on the development of venues and projects state-wide.
Western Australia’s pubs market is expected to perform strongly in the medium term, although fewer sales are expected in 2008 as owners hold on to valuable stock, according to a report from CB Richard Ellis.
Legislation which will cut stamp duty on conveyances by an average of five per cent across the board has passed its first hurdle, treasurer Eric Ripper announced late today.
Architecture firm Fitzpatrick + Partners has revealed plans for BHP Billiton's new Perth head office on the former Westralia Square site and Brookfield Multiplex's proposed Old Treasury Building redevelopment.
Perth-based uranium explorer Mantra Resources Ltd is set to raise $24 million, after agreeing to place 12 million shares at $2.4 million, after agreeing to place 12 million shares at $2.00 each to Highland Park and its nominees.
The state government has agreed to invest $600,000 to help Western Australian medical research institutes gain access to a $30 million commercialisation fund backed by local superannuation fund Westscheme.
The claim that Western Australian shoppers pay less for food and groceries than those in other states where trading hours are not restricted is wrong, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist John Nicolaou.
Western Australia has lost ground in its proportion of national exploration expenditure, slipping two percentage points between the September and December quarters of 2007 to achieve a 50.1 per cent spend, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Sam Walsh believes the current benchmark pricing system for iron ore will come to an end but it will not be happening anytime soon.
Takeover target Rio Tinto has established a partnership with Curtin University which will see the launch of the mining giant's second innovation centre, the Materials and Sensing Centre.
Base metals miner Kagara Zinc Ltd has cut its copper production forecast for this year by ten per cent to 27,000 tonnes after bad weather adversely affected its operations in northern Queensland.
View Resources Ltd major shareholder IMC Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd has thrown a lifeline to the failed gold miner, offering to advance a $19 million loan to View's administrators.
Western Australia's business broking community has lodged a petition of almost 1,300 signatures in State Parliament against proposed government legislation which they believe will unfairly advantage big banks.
A joint venture involving engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been selected as the preferred proponent for the $200 million Wivenhoe Cressbrook pipeline project in Queensland.
Subiaco-based mineral exploration company Venture Minerals has sold $1.04 million of shares at a discount to fund further exploration of a magnetite and tin project in Tasmania.
Energy giant Chevron has announced plans to develop its wholly owned Wheatstone gas field offshore from Karratha as a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, and says it is still pursuing plans to develop its long-delayed Gorgon LNG project nearby.
Five new names have emerged in the contest for four directorships of WA Newspapers Holdings in the wake of Seven Network Ltd's move to spill the board, pushing the field to 11.
Following a definitive feasibility study of its Roseby Copper project in Queensland, West Perth-based Universal Resources Ltd has now assessed the value of the mine at $282 million, an increase of $96 million in preliminary results.
