PERTH’S biggest market research and marketing agency, Market Equity, has been bought by Synovate, a subsidiary of London-based Aegis Group plc, for a reported $28 million.Market Equity was establis
Rising costs somewhat dampen the enthusiasm that surrounds a significant increase in exploration expenditure by listed juniors in the June 2005 quarter.
Changing employee demands and a tight labour market are putting strains on human resource departments at many of Western Australia’s large companies and government departments.
Tension between Canberra and the states has long been a feature of Australia’s federation but the issue has descended to a level that is causing serious concern.
Every John, Liz, David and Janet is getting into the act.
All are opposing the best thing that’s to happen to young Australians since Otto Rohwedder developed sliced bread in 1928.
The hottest ice cream experience available at the moment is found at Fremantle’s The Gelato Company. But it’s not ice cream, it’s Italian gelato, traditional style; and there is a world of difference.
Australian winemakers must do more to secure their position as leaders in the wine export market, according to several speakers at the recent ANZ Australian Wine Marketing Conference, held in Adelaide.
The Accor Hotel Group is continuing its expansion into the Western Australian market with the four-star Sanctuary Golf Resort in Bunbury joining Accor’s All Seasons brand.
In its first year after listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, Western Australian-based developer Peet & Company has announced a profit of $31.6 million for the year to June 30.
While the plantation timber industry is still in its early stages in Albany, existing infrastructure is already under pressure to deal with the volume of timber making its way to the port.
With Perth’s CBD office vacancy rates approaching a record low it is little wonder that near inner-city office space has started coming onto the market.
The strength of the Australian stock market and the buoyant returns enjoyed by investors have been highlighted in WA Business News’ annual shareholder return feature.
Nickel developer Western Areas is scheduling production by the middle of next year after already rewarding shareholders who have been in the stock for as little as two months.
Companies in the resources industry have provided the best shareholder returns in Western Australia during the past three years, with only two of the top 10 performers outside the sector.
Western Australia’s top dividend payers are the producers, providing goods and services, as opposed to those paying shareholders off on soaring share prices fuelled by rising commodity prices.
The companies that have achieved the strongest growth in market value over the past five years illustrate the breadth and depth of the resources boom currently being enjoyed in Western Australia.
Only 11 of Western Australia’s mid to large-cap companies suffered a fall in their market capitalisation over the past three years, according to a recent review.
Whenever possible, State Scene highlights the bountiful benefits of democracy over its horrific totalitarian alternatives, most especially European fascism, Russian and Oriental bolshevism, and now Middle Eastern Islamic jihadism.
