Staff Reporters

The Sydney Gas Company (SGC), which listed as specialist opal explorer Desertstone NL in July 1996, has undertaken a significant change in direction which has resulted in its shares spiking to more than $1.20 in the last few weeks.

The US internet population of 92 million now comprises 46% women, a growth of over 3% in just nine months.

WHAT to wear today? As we crawl out of bed looking forward to another cut and thrust day at work, the choices for women seem to be endless.

THE State Government, together with the Dow Chemical Company and Shell Chemicals Limited, is reviewing a likely site for the location of the proposed $2 billion world-scale Pilbara petrochemical project.

BUSINESSES failing to come to terms with the Y2K problem could find themselves in legal trouble.

WINDOWS Restaurant has been named the American Express Best Restaurant in an International Hotel for the fourth time this decade.

THE Premiers and Chief Ministers from around Australia will be meeting in Sydney on 23 July for a Leaders’ Forum.

WELCOME to the property industry’s page, presented by the Property Council of Australia.

EMPLOYMENT National has won contracts to provide Work For The Dole in WA, South Australia and Tasmania.

While some long term trends in the Australian energy market continue – such as strong growth in Queensland and Western Australia – the sector is undergoing rapid change.

A COMPREHENSIVE contingency plan can not only assist with Year 2000 problems, but also the failure of business systems or processes at any time in the future, says Stamfords Accountants Advisers Consultants partner Jon Petelczyc.

TOP chefs from Australia and around the world will share their secrets at the 1999 WA MasterClass Weekend to be held at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July.

AUSTRALIA’S immigration program is always well debated and ministerial consultations are held with a range of community organisations each year.

THE Telstra WA Small Business Development Corporation Awards is calling for nominations.

AUSTRALIANS are working longer hours to impress the boss – not because their workload is excessive – a Morgan & Banks survey has found.

THE South African mining giant, Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited (DRD), has continued its drive to gain a significant foothold in the Australasian gold mining industry.

The e-commerce industry is beginning to learn the importance of good housekeeping as they find many ‘linked’ pages that don’t work simply rot and turn off sales.

Serious newspapers have an obligation to deliver to readers news and commentary which is honestly arrived at and presented without fear or favour. This is the guiding principal of all good journalism.

BIG businesses bullying small businesses are the targets of the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission guideline.

THE DEPARTMENT of Commerce and Trade has released a revised version of its Y2K bug action plan booklet, The Millennium Bug Buster.

THE recent significant slide in gold prices has claimed another victim, with AMX Resources NL placing on hold its robust Golden Cities project.

EMAIL is an import-ant tool for chief financial officers of small to medium enter-prises, a survey found.

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:

Aquarius Platinum Limited, which will soon commission its Kroondal platinum project near Rustenburg in South Africa, is undergoing a major corporate and domicile restructuring.

PERTH-based CISA Technologies has formed an alliance with international Y2K specialist, The Software Revo-lution Inc.TSRI has been retained by the Boeing company in the US to ensure it is Y2K compliant before 1 January 2000.

KARRIDALE, in the Margaret River wine region, is to be home to a 1,000 tonne capacity winery due to open in December.

THE emergence of the global knowledge economy and the internetworked society has widespread implications for the legal profession.

You may be forgiven for thinking that there is little to say about the GST that hasn’t already been written, but although much has been said it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

THE best way to fast track your career is to have a trusted, powerful mentor says Monster.com.au interactive marketing director Marcelo Silva.

Consolidated Minerals Limited has unveiled a deal that brings all prospective manganese mining ground within the Woodie Woodie mining centre in Western Australia’s Pilbara region under the control of a single company for the first time.

Y2K UNCERTAINTY may well cause an international post-Y2K economic slowdown.

RENOWNED chef and cook book author Charmaine Soloman is the Hyatt Regency Hotel’s special lunch time guest for July.