WITH the Coalition holding power in Canberra and hot favourites to win the next election, the key figures in WA are in the Liberal Party.
The two people who currently wield most influence in the party are Senators Chris Ellison and Ian Campbell.
MARK Beyer's article on the Perth Parking Levy (BN June 5) has the Government “playing down” suggestions that it was considering extending the levy to regional shopping centre
UNDERTREASURER John Langoulant stands head and shoulders above other public servants.
His influence derives in part from simply being head of Treasury and Finance – the man who controls the purse strings.
WESFARMERS managing director Michael Chaney is clearly the most influential business executive in Western Australia.
His influence does not derive simply from running the State's biggest company.
ARMED with a relatively small commercial TV budget but a need to boost unprompted brand awareness StateWest Credit Society and JMG Marketing have embarked on an eye-catching advertising campaign.
MJB&B Advertising and Marketing hopes to have its public relations spin-off Livewire Communications running as a self-sufficient business within 18 months.
WEST Australian Newspapers chief executive Ian Law has been rated as the most influential person in the WA media.
He is seen as the driving force at the company, wielding far more influence than Brian Rogers, editor of The West Australian.
WITH Labor in power, Unions WA is automatically elevated to a powerful position in policy making.
The relationship between the two groups has not all been plain sailing.
ACCORDING to a recent contact centre management survey senior managers do not always understand the important role contact centres play in building a brand and differentiating an or
WESTERN Australian regulators have been very prominent over the past year.
The agencies on the list all have substantial autonomous power and their decisions can have a profound impact on the business sector.
INFLUENTIAL people in sport are more than just star players or star coaches.
They are people who affect the future of sport in the State through their influence on Government, business and the community.
BABY boomers are leading the charge out of the suburbs looking for lifestyle change and with another two-thirds of the baby boomers still to push past 48, lifestyle property development is the industry to be in.
The sun has set on the 2003 vintage. After taking part in his second consecutive vintage David Pike reports on the trials and tribulations of this season's offerings.
AN OUTBREAK of food poisoning is a major concern for any company in the food processing business, however, one Perth company is confident it has a solution that will revolutionise food processing standards and is selling the technology overseas.
THE situation occurring in the Western Australian parliament with the Greens (WA) decision, unusually backed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in at least one instance
PREMIER Geoff Gallop teamed-up with Queensland and South Australian Labor premiers, Peter Beattie and Mike Rann respectively at the February 1998 Constitutional Convention to argue for an elected Australian head of state to be called president.
The WA film and TV industry is producing content that is broadcast into lounge rooms around the world. Tracey Cook looks at what is driving the industry's growth and the niche position the WA industry has found in the international market.
AS one of the biggest production companies in Perth, Storyteller Media Group holds the privileged position of being Government funding free since 1994.
