Issues over infrastructure, particularly the provision and accessibility of water, were among the most significant challenges of the next two decades, according to participants at the WA Business News boardroom forum.
As footy fans ratchet the excitement up a notch ahead of the weekend's AFL grand final the State Government has brought sport to the forefront of the political debate with a renewed focus on Perth's sport facilities.
A funny thing happened on the stock market last week at the height of the confusion about the sale (or not) of the Government's outstanding 51 per cent stake in Telstra.
The increase in high-density living, and related potential for disputes over strata title issues, has prompted a Perth pair to open a new business focused solely on strata rules and their application.
Western Australia's first government architect, Professor Geoffrey London, has moved to create a framework that will ensure the pursuit of quality design in the state's architecture.
Lot sales in Western Australia for the June quarter this year were the highest since 2003, according to recent figures from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA branch).
Alumina and petrochemicals are set to join the iron ore and oil and gas industries as major drivers of the state's extraordinary investment boom, WA Business News'annual major projects review has found.
The petrochemical industry, which has long been targeted as a growth sector for Western Australia, seems likely to start realising some of its potential during the next year.
AN increase in iron ore prices of 71.5 per cent this year has added a massive incentive to second-tier iron ore producers/explorers in Western Australia, particularly those in the Mid-West.
With a review of Western Australia's public infrastructure concluding it is generally superior to other states, the Gallop Government is spending $4.7 billion this year to try and keep it that way.
The planned visit by the Rainbow Warrior to Fremantle at the weekend did little to stir passions that I could note – having not been in the port city or caught the news – but it did get me thinking about where the environmental debate was heading.
TELSTRA is the classic example of why business and government don't mix.
The current furore over the telco's new and outspoken leadership team is all politically driven, despite criticism of some management for talking down the price of the stock.
The release of 100 lots at Capricorn Village, part of the $20 billion St Andrews project, marks a new phase in the plan to develop a satellite city for 150,000 people north of Perth.
The University of Western Australia's new $45 million business school is a striking departure from the traditional architecture commonly found on university campuses.
While spring, for some, is a time of rebirth, fresh starts and new directions, for others this time of year heralds the start of a gastronomical adventure that only gets better as the months get warmer.
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.
With so much interest in the booming resources sector it is easy to understand the raft of junior explorers keen to etch their name on the Australian Stock Exchange board.
A shortage of suitable exploration land and expertise have meant mineral explorers and producers alike have had to find ways around obstacles to project development.
Western Australia is losing its share of global investment in mineral exploration, according to Association of Mining & Exploration Companies CEO Justin Walawski.
