THE administrator of Australian Internet domain names, .au Domain Administration Ltd, has extended the deadline for new second-level domain (2LD) name proposals to June 14 2002.
CURTIN Radio 927 will soon cease to exist following a decision this week to hand back its community broadcasting licence to the Australian Broadcasting Authority, due to a lack of funding.
AUSTAL Limited subsidiary, Austal USA, has sold its first passenger catamaran in the US.The company will build and deliver an 86-foot passenger catamaran to Lighthouse Fast Ferry of New York by July this year.
WHILE WA remains one of the bright lights economically, relative to the other Australian States and Territories, comparing Australia’s performance globally puts WA’s performance into perspective.
A NEW national tabloid mining publication has hit the streets, or mines as it were, with the launch last week of Simon Hadfield’s newest arrival, The Australian Mining Times.
SOFTWARE developer Calytrix Technologies will soon open offices in North America and Europe to pursue sales of its Calytrix SIMplicity into the major defence markets
CHANGE Corporation, the IT consultancy started up by ex-Method MD Stephen Langsford, is understood to be close to announcing a number of strategic deals.
AS India and Pakistan continued to face off across the line of control in Kashmir, and Pakistan tested a few missiles, the Australian Government was quick to seek assurances and the Opposition at pains to demand more be done.
NEXT month, as Premier Geoffrey Gallop (pictured right) celebrates 500 days as WA leader, he will headline the second in WA Business News’ series on Succession and Success.
THE Hotel Ibis on Murray Street in the city is to undergo a significant redevelopment, including the addition of two new retail tenancies on Murray Street.
WA has tackled the rights to host five matches in next year’s Rugby World Cup, including the blockbuster test match between South Africa and England.All tests will be played at Subiaco Oval.
AFTER five years as chief political correspondent for The West Australian newspaper Anne Burns is to turn her hand to communications and public relations at national group CPR.
There has been plenty of activity in restaurant circles this week, be it new ownership, menu and opening time changes or hot action in the kitchen, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
THE world congratulated East Timor this week when, after a history of colonial rule and foreign occupation, it celebrated its status as the world’s newest nation under the leadership of head of state Xanana Gusmao.
THE State Government has released the results of a review into the laws governing retirement villages in WA and is seeking public comment on the recommendations over the next two months.
AGRICULTURE Minister Kim Chance has called for an independent review of the skeleton weed eradication program.Mr Chance has established a five-member panel to be chaired by Dexter Davies.
WEST Perth-based IPT Systems has approved a change to the name of its wholly-owned subsidiary, MTIC Corporate Pty Ltd to Synergy Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd, effective immediately.
HAVING gone through the process of changing its name to reflect a reformed image, Griffin Energy Pty Ltd, formerly Griffin Coal, has now released plans to become a sustainable business.
AFTER 16 months of commissioned research, workshops, conferences and individual dialogue, Australia’s input into a worldwide initiative to look at sustainability and the mining and minerals industries has been released.
