A Federal Court judge has cited evidence of "serious misconduct" and "ruthless disregard" for the interests of investors and creditors in the collapsed Westpoint property group as he appointed rece
In 1979, 53,000 people attended the WAFL grand final at Subiaco Oval. Now, 27 years on, the state’s population has grown by around 800,000, WA is in the middle of an economic boom, and the same venue holds nearly 10,000 less.
March 2006 was important for several reasons, including the arrest of several alleged jihadists in Melbourne, showing that what US President George W Bush calls ‘the long war against terror’, continues.
Last week marked the end of an era in Western Australian education when Curtin University of Technology vice-chancellor Lance Twomey retired after nine years in the position and 37 years at the university.
The Building Code of Australia will adopt five-star energy efficiency measures for new homes from May 1, raising concerns about the potential impact on construction costs.
The Claremont City Council has given developers Hawaiian and Multiplex the green light for a $340 million, seven-storey residential and retail development along St Quentin Avenue in Claremont, almost a decade after the developers bought the site.
Emirates is one airline that uses MedLink services and has recently introduced the passenger health monitoring system, Tempus, from UK-based Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd (RDT).
As part of the celebrations to mark Qantas’s inaugural Sydney-San Francisco flight last month, the airline officially signed for up to 115 Boeing 787s to be used extensively from Perth.
If you haven’t set foot on a cruise ship and just want to put your toe in the water to test the experience, then Captain Cook Cruises may be a good option.
Lifestyle villages are hot property thanks to a booming market and an ageing population wishing to sell up and settle in to a village with a difference.
Western Australian winery Howard Park is the only Australian wine producer to be awarded gold at the 2006 Wine Masters Challenge – VIII Concurso Mundial de Vinhos in Portugal.
Perth-based junior oil and gas explorer and producer Burleson Energy Ltd has a lodged a prospectus for its $4 million initial public offering to fund its share of a proposed two well drilling program in Texas and the acquisition of additional leases.
With Western Australia’s resources boom exceeding all expectations, the three big manufacturers of portable accommodation are enjoying unprecedented demand.
Investors looking for Fleetwood Corporation to make a quick return to its halcyon days as a booming stock should not hold their breath, though people looking for dividend income and a solid growth outlook should be happier.
The state’s camper trailer industry is experiencing a growth trend that is likely to continue as the baby boomers, among others, discover the joys of the open road.
The success of Perth company National Lifestyle Villages has played a notable part in the growth of Fleetwood Corporation’s manufactured accommodation business.
Another prime mixed-use lot has been released to tender in Midland amid a booming commercial and residential property market in Perth’s north-eastern corridor.
