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IF there were an award for the company that provides the best disclosure on executive remuneration, Tap Oil would be a clear winner.

THE Federal Government's decision to cut information and communications technology jobs from its Migrations Occupations in Demand List is a reflection of the sector's subdued employment sentiment, according to industry insiders.

JDA Creative is targeting the Asian market as it seeks to harvest new opportunities following its split from JDA Advertising a month ago.

FORMER JDA Advertising managers Joanne Bulline and Nita Davey have joined forces with JDA Advertising design consultant Peter Grainger to form a new advertising agency – Trilogy Adv

RETAIL remains the best performing asset class in Australia and Western Australia is leading the way, according to a recent CB Richard Ellis report.

FINANCIAL planning group Associated Planners has taken an industry lead by refusing to accept ‘soft-dollar' benefits from fund managers.

BUSINESS software company MYOB has partnered with credit management firm D&B to launch a range of account management tools for small and medium sized businesses.

One of the special events this weekend involves world rugby domination ... the other some of the State's best wines. More familiar with a reisling than a ruck, David Pike gives us his spin on the Great Wine Estates auction.

Those in the know are tipping strong growth in coffee shop chains and espresso bars for Perth in the not-too-distant future. Julie-anne Sprague talks to one operator who's dipping a toe early in proceedings.

THERE have been several celebrations in recent weeks worthy of a congratulatory note from Gusto.

THE debacle arising from the secretly agreed upon McGinty-Barnett $1.28/vote compulsory vote levy (CVL) plan that consumed so much time and energy, especially within Liberal ranks, rested upon two essential ingredients.

Million-dollar salaries are becoming more common in WA. Mark Beyer takes a close look at WA's top 50 chief executives to find out who earned their keep.

Jim Grant has been appointed as chairman of VRI BioMedical Limited, in addition Peter French former chief executive officer of the company has been appointed managing director and

Rumours of a New York-based investor spending big in Margaret River have circulated for some time. As part of a wider look at offshore interest in the region, Mark Pownall found the man prompting all the talk.

ADJOINING landowners to the Emu Brewery site are concerned that Norm Carey's Westpoint Group's ambitious proposal for a 960-apartment development on the site will undermine the value of surrounding buildings and landholdings.

MARK Latham might be Federal Labor's head-kicking attack dog but at least the thinking he does out loud sparks the occasional policy debate.

INTERNET kiosk developer pieNETWORKS Limited has announced a second UK acquisition in as many months with the purchase of assets of Pinco 1696 Limited.

THE use of teaser advertising campaigns is paying off for listed property developer Cedar Woods.

THE Police and Nurses Credit Society has launched an extensive branding exercise and is in the process of ‘brand training' its 300 staff.

THREE Western Australian companies have been given a five-star rating in a national survey of corporate governance practices.

BUSINESS borrowers should review their cash flow projections to assess the impact of higher interest rates, accountants and finance brokers have recommended.

ACCOUNTING bodies have called on the Australian Tax Office to be more lenient with small and mid sized businesses that breach their GST obligations.

PROPERTY developers are remaining up-beat about the future residential market despite forecasts of a slow down in the sector.

LAST week's rise in official interest rates and signs of a slowing housing sector are likely to bring the cost of building a home and the associated taxes into greater focus.

Back home after her six-week culinary soujourn through Europe, Gusto's Julie-anne Sprague leafs through her trip diary and provides us with some of her favourites tastes of the Continent.

Xanadu will provide its Lagan Reserve 1999 for auction at the Great Wine Estates Auction later this month. David Pike takes a look at the winery and its success.

ALTHOUGH politicians work assiduously refining their interview skills, occasions arise when those efforts fail them badly.

Cooper Energy NL - 31-Oct-03

HE has been a backpacker, a lawyer, a prospector, a fish salesman, a company director but most of all he is known for his sovereign-like reign at the helm of one of WA's largest and most successful independent nickel companies – Jubilee Mines.

“I AM trying to find another big one,” prospector extraordinaire and reclusive gold player Mark Creasy says about his exploration plans

LOCAL electronics and software engineering firm AAA Barcode is hoping to piggyback on the success of local security technology firm Biometrics Limited by manufacturing that company's new biometric security system.

THE Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association is experiencing higher revenues and increased productivity following the implementation of a custom built online booking and information system.