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A supreme Court appeals bench has sent a case involving Mt Lawley Pty Ltd and the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) back for retrial.

BankWest returned to television advertising this year after focusing its $10 million advertising account predominantly on niche marketing in 2003.

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Retravision didn't feature among WA Business News' most recognised brands last year because the brand originates from Victoria.

Jason Walker learned his trade from some of Europe's finest chefs, and Altos is the beneficiary, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

Established in 1941 as the Perth Metropolitan Hospitals Benefit Fund, HBF has gone through a few name and brand transitions over the years.

Evans and Tate continues to go from strength to strength, having recently released its Mosaic brand.

Staying relevant to the market has never been a more obvious priority for the State's only daily newspaper, The West Australian.

Caffissimo will launch two more stores in Western Australia this September, taking its tally of coffee shops to 10.

Maurice Meade (pictured right) opened his first hair-dressing salon in Subiaco 30 years ago.

Peters Ice Cream and Brownes Dairy have been household names for generations of Western Australians.

Diabetes Australia WA is the State branch of Diabetes Australia.

Western Australian telephone counselling service Lifeline has turned 10.

Unlike the full-time professionals of today's era, the sporting heroes many Western Australians grew up with had to juggle work and sport.

Western Australia's rapid economic growth and falling unemployment have created a rare opportunity for the State to rethink its industry policy.

The Gallop Government's recent reluctant admission that it won't continue pressing for fixed-term parliaments comes hard on the heels of its reneging on the proposed one-vote-one-value legislation.

While it was interesting reading, I was dismayed that an article written about the Western Australian potato industry by Tim Treadgold (“Propping up th

The West Coast Eagles boasted a top line-up in the 1990s and several of their players have gone on to business success.

Former Fremantle Docker Brad Wira has more insight into the linkages between elite sport and finance than most other retired players.

Many Western Australians have made a national and even international impression in their sporting pursuits, and a handful has also had a national impact in the business world.

After a partnership of 15 years, Stephen Reiffer and Paul Conti have restructured real estate agency Time Conti Sheffield into three separate businesses to allow for more specialised service and interests.

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In its occasional look at commercial property precincts, WA Business News this week gives an overview of the BankWest Tower.

The old saying that good things come in small packages could well be a marketing line for Baby Cakes, the Tuart Hill-based business of former pastry chef Sarah Brigden.

Wills Domain will be opening its new cellar door just in time for summer with the official ribbon cutting set for this November.

Family Business Awards Second-Generation winner – TCC GROUP

Warren Mead's Oyster Bar brand is poised for significant expansion in Western Australia and on the east coast.

I have been dwelling on the remarkable news of a couple of weeks ago that unemployment in Western Australia had dropped to 5 per cent in May – the lowest level since seasonally adjusted monthly data was produced in 1978.

Theft and vandalism on new home sites across Australia cost the housing industry more than $8 million a year.

Those who attended the University of Western Australia or even just toured its northern grounds probably know that the creation and initial development of that campus was primarily due to the efforts and funds of Irish-born Perth newspaper proprietor, Sir