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In a rare moment of candour after last year's Federal election, former Labor leader Mark Latham acknowledged that his party's policies had failed to keep pace with changing society.

Just a few weeks before going into hospital and, as it turns out, sealing his fate as Federal Opposition leader, Mark Latham was in Perth seeking answers to one of Labor's great challenges – how to win over the small business vote.

Despite the Latham imbroglio and State Labor's dismal scores in several opinion polls held late in 2004, a surprisingly large number of senior Liberals – MPs and rank-and-file – believe Gallop-led Labor is still likely to sneak home in the coming election

What would a WA election be without a big ticket prize for the people. So far, we haven't seen anything to rival past elections. There have been higher wages promised for nurses, and more police on the beat.

The latest statistical snapshot of the small business sector has highlighted the emergence over the past decade of home-based businesses, which account for 72 per cent of the 139,500 small businesses in Western Australia.

The hospitality scene in Northbridge is experiencing a slow revival thanks to a couple of new operators who have upped the ante in both food and service.

The owners of popular Waterman cafe, The Wild Fig Cafe, are looking to open another business in the northern suburbs this year.

Malcolm McCusker will launch a new label in February, McCusker's Wines, based in the Chittering Valley.

It takes a perspective from outside the square to find comparisons between raising children and running a company, but that's how one of Western Austra

Learning to adapt to changing circumstances is a key component in long-term professional survival, according to former teacher, lawyer, barrister, and

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Networking and becoming a known commodity is one of the key elements to success in business, according to Heather Zampatti.

Some of last year's WA Business News 40under40 winners share their thoughts on being young women in business.

Penny Flett has the passion and enthusiasm for her work more often associated with a recent graduate than a 20-year veteran in the field.

While women remain a minority in senior management and around boardroom tables, Western Australia has produced several leaders in their fields. Marsha Jacobs talks to some of this State's top performers.

Communications company Vodafone has emerged as one of the major winners from the Western Australian Government's new Mobile Telecommunications Contract.

I struggle to come to terms with the way political parties deal with the election process and I am not looking forward to the next few weeks.

The headline of a story reporting Premier Geoff Gallop's recent address to the WA Media Club read: ‘Gallop sorry on taxes as poll looms'.

It's not often that a business says thanks to government. Duncan Stone and his crew at solar energy specialist Solco are doing that – in stereo.

The much-debated sinking of the rail line that divides the CBD and Northbridge is predicted to send property prices upwards and inject much-needed life into the neglected precinct.

Western Australian owned and operated Seashells Hospitality Group is currently undergoing expansions on three of its four tourism sites.

TWO decades ago the staff at emerging technology company Poseidon Scientific Instruments were tinkering away on radio technology for cray fisherman.

FARMING electronics developer and electronic display sign manufacturer Computronics is a significant investor in research and development in Western Au

AN independent panel has been formed to assess the economic and social impacts of the State Government's wetlands policy before it goes to parliament.

PERTH property industry pundits are expecting a steady year for the residential property market in 2005 and a consolidation of last year's market posit

IT was once said in New York that when the bell hops start giving share tips it's time to sell.

TIM Treadgold is correct when he states that Xstrata's primary corporate goal is to improve shareholder returns (WA Business News, December 9 2004).

Everyone seeks to be and be known as authentic. Very few are.

YOUR correspondent Tim Treadgold has put forward some interesting hypotheses to explain the delay in getting AEC's prospectus over the line (Briefcase,

A DECADE in the hospitality business is good going by any measure, so former hotel broker Renzo Deleo must be doing something right.