Since about April, all of State Scene’s best informants have said that the coming federal election would be held in November; in other words, later rather than sooner.
An online lecture presentation system developed at the University of Western Australia has been sold to one of its emerging competitors, US-based software company, Anysteam Inc.
Energy and resources sector asset services contractor PearlStreet Ltd has announced a $1.6 million net profit for the year ended 30 June 2007, it maiden profit as a listed entity.
Evans & Tate creditors today met to form a committee in an attempt to try and recoup $185 million they are owed by the Margaret River winery, although administrator Ferrier Hodgson partner Martin Jones believes the process will be difficult.
East coast wine player McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd has entered into an agreement with the receivers of Evans & Tate Ltd for the Australian distribution of the E&T, Gnangara, X&Y and Oakridge wine ranges from September 1.
The failed property developer Westpoint Group owes investors more than $420 million and with two exceptions, investors in most of its projects will receive little if any return, a report by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has found.
UK-headquartered oil services company Cape plc has bought Kwinana-based mining and industrial processing services company TCC Group in a cash and scrip deal worth $85 million.
Perth's MacCormick family has agreed to sell its engineering and tunnelling business, DJ&MB MacCormick Civil Engineering, to ASX-listed contractor Walter Diversified Services Ltd for $35 million.
Two new communities, dubbed Haynes and Hilbert, will spring up in the green southern locale of Brookdale early next year, when developers begin subdividing up to 1,580 hectares of land around the Wungong Brook.
Roxby Architects has built a strong niche in the design sector by specialising in retail interiors, including the design of all McDonald’s restaurants and Betts shoe stores across Australia.
Employers and employees in the real estate sector will have the right to agree on commission-only payment arrangements from October 1, when the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s new piece rate Australian pay and classification scale for the sector comes in
The aftermath of a stock market correction is always a marvelous time for pondering some of the deeper investment questions, such as whether a business is better off following the
Not-for-profit organisations in Western Australia are embarking on a number of new projects in regional centres to service communities from Kununurra to Esperance.
Albany’s Tanglehead Brewing Company has experienced such strong interest in its boutique beers that its owners are considering buying a bottling plant and finding some storage space to tap the demand.
When Newspoll - Australia’s most reliable measure of two-party voter mood - shows Labor running at 56 percent and Liberals at just 44, the only question left to ask is how big will the seat margin be after the dust from the coming landslide has settled.
BOUTIQUE corporate advisory group, New Holland Capital Pty Ltd, has recruited Investec Bank executive Jason Brewer to run its newly established Perth office.
The spectacular rise in Fortescue Metals Group’s share price since chief executive Andrew Forrest took the reins has made the iron ore developer the top performing Western Australian stock over the past five years.
Uranium stocks Summit Resources Ltd, Deep Yellow Ltd and Paladin Resources Ltd delivered top returns for shareholders over the three years to June 2007.
Kimberley Diamond Company Ltd was a consistent poor performer in terms of shareholder returns, and it fell last month to a friendly takeover bid by UK company Gem Diamonds Ltd.
Engineering and construction company Monadelphous Group Ltd was one of the top performers in the total shareholder return survey, outperforming every other mature business in Western Australia.
The appointment of a new board and executive team in June 2006 heralded a revival in the fortunes of Western Metals Ltd, which has been ranked as the best performing Western Australian stock last financial year.
Large block sizes may be a key attraction for many living in the Perth Hills area, but the landscape is set to change with a number of higher density residential developments being proposed for the region.
Building companies are set to benefit from strong mining-driven demand for housing in the Pilbara, with two major projects getting the go ahead in the past week.
The value of Australia’s wine exports broke through the $3 billion mark for the first time last month as consumers from around the globe drank more premium wines from regions such as Margaret River and the Swan Valley.
Skilled migration agency Immigration Solutions Australia is preparing to re-badge itself after recent merger and acquisition activity has expanded its suite of services.
