Staff Reporters

A BLEND of internal and external courses seems to be the preferred option now for training top executives.

After picking up strong signals of a polymetallic sulphide zone by geophysical survey, Julia Mines Ltd has started a 2000 metre reverse circulation drilling programme at Pipeline Bore to test targets on the Allco Monetti joint venture ground.

Perth-based company Inter-national Mineral Resources has taken the final step to becoming a telecommunications infrastructure company with its recent re-listing as ‘FTL’ on the Australian Stock Exchange.

ONE of the world’s first masters degree programs focusing on leadership is being run by Curtin Graduate School of Business.

Seen through western eyes, the Japanese are a curious bunch.

A price increase for diamonds from the Kimberley region of South Africa augurs well for Majestic Resources NL which has just commenced bulk sampling its Pniel Estate diamond project.

Men and those in the information technology sector are most likely to work for a company with performance-based pay, according to national recruitment company Recruiters Australia.

PERTH’S new floating entertainment venue The Crystal Swan is serving as a prototype for ventures in Docklands in Melbourne and Darling Harbour.

THE Property Council has protested strongly to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission at the WA Government’s proposal to charge stamp duty on GST-inflated prices, effectively imposing a double tax.

WA IS set to strengthen its position as the world’s number one supplier of alumina with the completion of the $260 million expansion at Alcoa’s Wagerup refinery which will allow Alcoa to boost its share of the WA market by around 5 per cent.

WA companies are raking in regular orders from Selfridges department stores in England as a result of the recent Land of Plenty promotion.

The banner ad is almost five years old, but already it’s looking haggard.

Perth-based exploration junior Alkane Exploration NL is on the point of proving up the marketability of product from its 100 per cent held Dubbo Zirconia project, located twenty kilometres south of Dubbo and 400 km north-west of Sydney.

PRETZEL Logic has received favourable comment for its creation of the World E-Com 1999 conference web site.

The Family Business Australia WA chapter has held its first workshop for members.

There’s an old saying with more than a grain of truth in it that one should ‘never trust a restaurant with a view, which revolves or which overlooks the water’.

EXPLORATION discoveries and a strong reinvestment program have augured well for gold miner Hill 50 Gold NL which posted a net profit after tax of $10.77 million for the last fiscal year.

A few weeks ago the world rather dubiously celebrated the birth of the sixth billionth citizen on planet Earth.At the end of the first millennium, the world’s population was estimated to be about 300 million. At the beginning of this century it was 2.5

Capital gains tax changes proposed under the Ralph review could be both a boon and a burden to mum-and-dad investors, according to the Australian Society of CPAs.

THE appointment of former Homestake CEO Richard Tastula as a director of Titan Resources NL has given a significant corporate boost to the company’s various resource endeavours.

IT IS not often we see retailing dominating the news but the movements in the sector have certainly created a lot of interest recently.

Data integrity strategies are the cheapest business insurance you can have, says Hewlett-Packard Australia SME program manager Graham Thomas.

THURSDAY 10 October 1996 stands out as a date to be remembered by Plutonic Resources Limited exploration manager Wally Bucknell.

THE Perth-founded telecommunications company Westel was the golden child of small-cap stocks on the All Ordinaries Index this month.

AFTER seventy-seven years in retailing, Aherns’ decision to sell to David Jones has marked the end of an era for Australia’s last family-owned department store.

Internet employment solutions company HotJobs.com Ltd has established an Australian office, HotJobs.com Pty Ltd (Australia).

AUSTRALIA’S peak employer body has used the first WA-hosted Industrial Relations Society’s national convention to spell out its IR objectives.

GST help is now a phone call away.A new government-funded Helpline for small and medium enterprises run by the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants is up and running.

A MAJOR exploration drive by Australian Gold Resources Limited in the Murchison mineral field will not only focus on vanadium but also test the potential for gold and base metals mineralisation.

After dedicating twenty or thirty years to the workforce, many mature workers naturally feel insulted when thrown on the scrap heap.

“An infopreneur is a person who has the knowledge and ability to use technology for improved decision making and overall productivity enhancement,” says Steve Dunphy from Ohio’s University of Akron.

PERTH-based hydrocarbon major Woodside Energy Limited has continued its drive to expand production and take advantage of surging oil prices.