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An experiment in public sector reform came to an untimely end last week with the resignation of Health Department director general Neale Fong.

Nomad Building Solutions Ltd subsidiaries, Modular Building Pty Ltd and MacGrath Homes, have secured $60 million worth of new contracts in the Pilbara courtesy of the state's mining giants.

Mr McGinty went out on a limb when he recruited Dr Fong to head up the state's ambitious health reform plans, following the Reid Review

A review of listed uranium companies found that the top three performers – West Australian Metals, Extract Resources and Bannerman Resources – all have operations in Namibia.

Many readers will know that, when reference is made to the world's second oldest profession, it's spying that's being discussed.

The City of Nedlands is proposing to re-zone an area of land in the heart of Dalkeith to allow for a mixed-use retail, commercial and residential development of up to five storeys.

I have spent the past fortnight immersing myself in issues relating to women in business.

Curtin University of Technology is preparing to launch its own sustainability research group, after recruiting a number of staff from Murdoch University.

The creation of more diversity in Perth is essential to retaining talent and ensuring long-term economic growth, according to Planning Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

Heron Resources Ltd's decision to place its Jump-Up Dam nickel heap leach operation on care and maintenance has not deterred similar trial programs from going ahead, despite calling into question the viability of the technology as a low-cost method of nic

Two years after it was established, Ibex Capital Pty Ltd is proceeding with a pair of accommodation projects in the South West, having recently started construction works at one site and preparing to bring the other on to the market later this year

The Western Australian wine industry appears to have entered the 2008 vintage with a positive outlook, amid signs the wine glut that has plagued the sector for a number of years is coming to an end.

Perth house prices are on the verge of a sustained period of weakening, according to market analysts Australian Property Monitors.

There's progress and there's progress. The opportunities for women in business have grown significantly during the past 30 years, aided by laws, societal changes and individuals who broke through barriers.

Trade workers in Western Australia's housing industry remained in short supply during the final quarter of 2007, placing more upward pressure on house prices, according to the latest HIA-Austral Bricks Trades Report.

Libby Lyons is a very rare commodity – a female who chairs the board of a Western Australian-listed company.

Almost 10 years have passed since the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research was founded with just a handful of staff and some foundation funding.

It's hard to see any common ground between geology and communication, yet these two fields do share something – they both feature prominently in the career backgrounds of women now atop the corporate tree in Western Australian listed companies.

There is a lot to discover behind the doors of popular Rokeby Road cafe-cum-giftshop, Boucla. Most Subiaco foodies are no doubt familiar with the cafe, but to many who visit only periodically, the gourmet and giftware store is a well-kept secret.

Maureen Muggeridge is not really interested in causes or making a big deal about women's progress up the corporate ladder.

The accolades keep flowing for Western Australia's premier luxury boutique hotel, Cape Lodge.

‘Diamonds are a girl's best friend' might be a cliché, but the history of Western Australia's Argyle mine in the Kimberley reflects something of a deeper truth in that saying.

Medical research could almost be the other boom industry of Western Australia, with more than $300 million in pledges over the past year to this thriving sector.

Boutique investment bank Azure Capital has been appointed corporate advisor to the proposed initial public offering of bauxite explorer Cape Alumina Pty Ltd, targeted for mid 2008.

State Training Board chairman Keith Spence has called on Western Australian industry to get involved in a restructuring of the training advisory bodies, whch will be cut from 14 to eight industry bodies.

Monaro Mining NL has signed an agreement with China's Sinosteel Corporation to assess and develop the West Perth-based company's uranium projects in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The federal government has nominated Fremantle Prison for a World Heritage listing, along with 10 other convict sites accross Australia.

EnviroGold Ltd has mandated Standard Bank Plc to provide a US$23 million ($25.8 million) term loan facility and a US$2 million ($2.2 million) cost overrun facility for the company's 70 per cent owned Las Lagunas Gold Project in the Dominican Republic.

Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd has taken a significant step forward in the development of its namesake Western Australian iron ore project, following confirmation of a 59 per cent increase to the resource estimate at the project to 1.56 billion tonnes.

State government strategies to tackle Western Australia's teacher shortage appear to be working with vacancy rates for the start of the 2008 school year around half of what they were at the same time last year.

The state government has called for expressions of interest for the provision of up to 200 factory-built houses to be constructed, delivered and installed in regional and remote areas of Western Australia.

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