The Carpenter ministry has experienced extraordinary turnover in the past year with several ministers sacked or demoted, leaving the same handful of senior campaigners in charge.
The state government employs thousands of public servants, yet real influence on public policy in Western Australia rests just with a handful of key advisers working in ministerial offices.
Tony Howarth is one of Western Australia’s most highly regarded company directors, yet he is becoming as well known for his philanthropic activities as his commercial achievements.
John Akehurst may not have rated a mention in WA Business News’ annual ranking of WA's most influential people a year ago, but during the past six months he has played a central role in deciding the fate of Alinta.
If the amount of money invested in Western Australia is a measure of influence, then the top executives at a handful of big resource companies are among the most influential people in the state.
Newspaper editors are meant to focus on writing headlines, but the editor of Western Australia’s only daily newspaper, Paul Armstrong, has actually generated more than his fair share over the past couple of years.
Western Australia’s main public universities have some of the state’s most influential people serving on their governing councils and among their senior staff.
Gooding Pervan partner Dalton Gooding and Azure Capital managing director Mark Barnaba are part of a team that last year enjoyed the highest revenue and profit derived from football earnings than any other club in the Australian Football League.
Western Australians are spending more on home renovations than ever before, as the combined effect of rising house prices and building delays flows through the sector.
The Town of East Fremantle has embarked on a strategic planning process and is accepting submissions from business and the community on how best to revitalise the area.
Visitors have been causing trouble in State and Federal Parliaments this week, with door-knocking union bosses, high-rollers at Kirribilli House and lost couriers at WA's Parliament all gatecrashing debate, while Holly Deane-Johns remains uninvited.
The former chairman of Burswood-based wireless communication technology developer Wavenet International Ltd, Peter Gregory, is seeking to oust current chairman Mick Stroud and return to the company board.
It was a desire to play a key role in the reinvigoration of one of Western Australia’s iconic tourism assets that drove tourism and marine industry businessman, Scott Bailey, to buy ferry service Rottnest Express.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd is fast approaching decision time on its giant Pluto gas project, which, if it proceeds, will be the single largest investment in a resource project in Australia’s history.
Woodside is expected to record a small decline in net profit this year, primarily because the company’s fortunes are closely tied to changes in the oil price.
The increasing demand for accommodation in Perth could see the median weekly asking rent for units breach the $300 mark later this year, and even surpass the median rent for houses, according to market analysts Australian Property Monitors.
While the long-awaited expansion of the Wanneroo Central Shopping Centre takes shape, a new retail strip is under construction across the road, which is almost fully leased.
Tenants occupying premium office space in Perth’s central business district have added cause for concern this month following a record $650/square metre net rental review agreement at Central Park.
Competition in Western Australia’s mortgage broking market looks set to intensify this year as three of Australia’s most successful non-bank lenders prepare to open new branches across the state.
Two Western Australian not-for-profit groups have achieved a target of $1 million in their respective fundraising campaigns during the past few months.
As foreshadowed in Gusto on May 3, Jeremy Cariss has opened Bistro Felix in Subiaco after a massive renovation to transform the former Atlantic Restaurant into a contemporary establishment.
CANADIAN property and infrastructure company Brookfield Asset Management has bid $4.3 billion for property developer Multiplex Group Ltd and has already secured the Roberts family’s controlling sta
STATE opposition tourism spokeswoman Katie Hodson-Thomas sparked a fresh round of controversy about branding Western Australia last week when she suggested a change to the signage near the airport
The state government has questioned the validity of a 34-year old state agreement that Midwest Corporation Ltd and Yilgarn Infrastructure Ltd are relying on for a $2 billion railway and port project in the Mid West region.
The WA ALP conference and Liberal Party's Federal Council meetings allowed for bush telegraph chatter this week, while Catholic Archbishops noted thrice-crowing roosters and the access card was lead out to pasture.
