Staff Reporters

THE AUSTRALIAN information technology and telecom-munications industry’s total income increased 21 per cent between 1995-96 and 1998-99 to $59 billion.

AUTHOR David Michie recently launched his fictional debut, Conflict of Interest, at The Bookcafe.

BEN Franklin, WA State manger of non-bank lender Aussie Home Loans has been appointed to the Board of the Water and Rivers Commission.

It’s not often that outsiders get a glimpse into the very private world of Ric Stowe.

WOODSIDE Petroleum Ltd plans to fast track development of its wholly-owned Enfield oil field in permit WA-271-P on the North West Shelf.

Netcare Telecommunications is set to become the latest local company to be granted a telecommunications carriers’ licence by the Australian Communications Authority.

I READ with some disquiet the comments by your columnist Ann Macbeth in the 18 to 31 May edition about the proposed Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre complex.

CONTAINER trade through Fremantle Port is maintaining strong growth.

SAKURA Ya Japanese Restaurant at 566 Hay Street in Perth offers set lunches from $9.90. Ideal for busy workers, the set lunches include California maki, assorted sushi and sashimi, chicken teriyaki, tempura and gyu don.Other choices include deep fried

THE international diamond industry is being held to ransom over issues related to ‘conflict diamonds’, according to South African stockbroker BoE Securities (Pty) Limited.

AUSSIEHOME.COM did well to beat a high-turnover business such as AdultShop.com in the 2000 IT&T Awards Best New Innovation in E-Commerce category – especially given the company has only been around for six months.

DONATING to a charity is not only tax deductible but socially beneficial, says Australian Red Cross manager of public affairs Saskia Verschoor.“Donating to an organisation such as Red Cross not only offers tax benefits, it’s also a great investment in

THE SHADOW Minister for Trade and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Peter Cook will address the WA International Traders’ Club in a luncheon forum entitled Challenges and Opportunities in International Trade in the New Millennium on 16 June.

The worst restaurants and the best restaurants are equallywelcomed by food writers. They make writing easy. It says a lot about contemporary restaurant criticism that a writer only really hits his straps when he has something marvellous to say or, on t

THE RECENT 11th Perth Art Directors’ Club Awards followed the visually striking theme of The Year of the Golden Dragon.

THE RECENT 2000 Asia Pacific Information Technology & Telecommunications Awards gala presentation evening yielded more than a few surprise wins.

UK trade development has a new face – British Trade International.

THE HEALTH Department has signed a newfive year contract for the provision of information technology for the WA Government Health System.

HE AUSTRALIAN Securities and Investments Commission has won an International Public Relations Association award.

PERTH’S first commercial kitchen consultant is now available to assist the foodservice industry.

Speaking of problems, can anyone make sense of the new look being adopted by stockbroking firm Hartley Poynton?

PERTH-based junior Nido Petroleum Limited has brought its third oil well into production on the Zhongyuan redevelopment project in China.

AN online rental marketplace offering both real estate agencies and private owners free advertising has recently been launched.

Kalgoorlie-based Croesus Mining NL has launched a $2 million reverse circulation drill-ing program on its Davyhurst project, located 120 kilometres north-west of the gold mining centre.

CHROME Global has signed a $2.1 million deal with NSW medical group Pacific Medical Imaging.

IF YOU believe many of the 220 delegates who attended the ALTA Nickel/Cobalt 2000 conference, the event was a roaring success.

SATELLITE systems integration company New Skies Networks plans to create a Perth teleport for its IP-related services and satellite-based communications solutions.

FOR Perth-based white board manufacturer Hans Fruh, a decision to visit the Middle East and try his hand with cold calls to office and school equipment suppliers listed in the local ‘yellow pages’ has paid off handsomely.

PERTH’S filmmaking fraternity is up in arms over a new Australian Securities and Investments Commission booklet that casts doubt on the effectiveness of tax-driven film investment schemes.

Hard decisions lie ahead for the fat cat executives at Woodside Petroleum. Their cosy world has been turned upside down by a proposed merger/takeover from the Royal Dutch/Shell group.

Finance and insurance is the most profitable industry according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Perth-based Amity Oil NL has paved the way for a smoother gas operation on the Whicher Range permit in the South West.