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In the third of a four-part series on business tax planning, Mark Beyer looks at the new consolidation regime.

THE top political advisers are largely aligned with the most influential people in State politics. In Premier Geoff Gallop’s office the key people are chief of staff Sean Walsh and senior media adviser Kieran Murphy.

TAX Commissioner Michael Carmody has signalled a crackdown on the use of service trusts by professional firms such as accountants and lawyers.

THIS week I received an interesting note that started me thinking. The notion it contained was generally against compulsory superannuation.

WITH the Coalition holding power in Canberra and hot favourites to win the next election, the key figures in WA are in the Liberal Party. The two people who currently wield most influence in the party are Senators Chris Ellison and Ian Campbell.

THE Western Australian Government has developed a risk management and public safety awareness campaign for small businesses and community groups.

MARK Beyer’s article on the Perth Parking Levy (BN June 5) has the Government “playing down” suggestions that it was considering extending the levy  to regional shopping cent

UNDERTREASURER John Langoulant stands head and shoulders above other public servants. His influence derives in part from simply being head of Treasury and Finance – the man who controls the purse strings.

THE long lead-up to this week’s political bloodletting in Labor’s Federal Caucus room was a Godsend for State Liberal leader Colin Barnett.

WESFARMERS managing director Michael Chaney is clearly the most influential business executive in Western Australia. His influence does not derive simply from running the State’s biggest company.

ARMED with a relatively small commercial TV budget but a need to boost unprompted brand awareness StateWest Credit Society and JMG Marketing have embarked on an eye-catching advertising campaign.

THE business people on this list are not simply wealthy individuals or owners of large businesses.

MJB&B Advertising and Marketing hopes to have its public relations spin-off Livewire Communications running as a self-sufficient business within 18 months.

WEST Australian Newspapers chief executive Ian Law has been rated as the most influential person in the WA media. He is seen as the driving force at the company, wielding far more influence than Brian Rogers, editor of The West Australian.

CONSOLIDATED Business Media managing director John Webb has denied that his company’s two-year old glossy Perth Woman has been sold.

WITH Labor in power, Unions WA is automatically elevated to a powerful position in policy making. The relationship between the two groups has not all been plain sailing.

ACCORDING to a recent contact centre management survey senior managers do not always understand the important role contact centres play in building a brand and differentiating an

WESTERN Australian regulators have been very prominent over the past year. The agencies on the list all have substantial autonomous power and their decisions can have a profound impact on the business sector.

In the first of a three-part series on computer hardware, Alison Birrane talks to Western Australia-based suppliers in the computer hardware market.

AS the name implies, the miscellaneous group comprises influential and prominent Western Australians who do not fit neatly into any other category.

WITH less than three weeks to the implementation of the Western Australian Government’s energy efficiency housing rating scheme on July 1 the construction industry is bracing itself for significant delays in building application approvals.

In the first of six-part series on commercial development Tracey Cook investigates the Government’s new tendering policy.

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In the second instalment of a five-part series on transport logistics, Alison Birrane investigates the role of cargo inspectors in the process.

The sun has set on the 2003 vintage. After taking part in his second consecutive vintage David Pike reports on the trials and tribulations of this season’s offerings.

AN OUTBREAK of food poisoning is a major concern for any company in the food processing business, however, one Perth company is confident it has a solution that will revolutionise food processing standards and is selling the technology overseas.

In the second of a four-part series on business tax planning, Mark Beyer looks at the Simplified Tax System.

THE situation occurring in the Western Australian parliament with the Greens (WA) decision, unusually backed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in at least one instance

LARGE proprietary companies have been advised to check whether they need to have their accounts audited.

PREMIER Geoff Gallop teamed-up with Queensland and South Australian Labor premiers, Peter Beattie and Mike Rann respectively at the February 1998 Constitutional Convention to argue for an elected Australian head of state to be called president.

Name Paul Jeffreys Title Manager, Information Systems Company

The WA film and TV industry is producing content that is broadcast into lounge rooms around the world. Tracey Cook looks at what is driving the industry’s growth and the niche position the WA industry has found in the international market.