A Perth company that has become a global leader in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main rival Blackboard takes over two of its biggest partners.
Tens of thousands of Aboriginal rock art treasures in the Pilbara region will be researched, catalogued and promoted under an agreement between the University of Western Australia an
A former business manager at Curtin University who abused her position to defraud the university of nearly $650,000 has been sentenced to four years' jail.
ALTHOUGH he may not have been the first to use the metaphor, former British prime minister Winston Churchill most famously used the term ‘black dog’ to describe his periodic bouts of depression.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dismissed claims from Premier Colin Barnett that the Gonski review of school funding is a federal attempt to take over state-run schools.
Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government over the Gonski review of school funding, saying it's an attempt by the commonwealth to take over state-run schools.
Health insurer HBF has revealed one of its strongest years on record as improved investment markets more than match up with the rising levels of claims.
Real Estate Institute of WA chief executive Anne Arnold has been appointed to the board of aged-care provider, Southern Cross Care, which the business said would contribute to its strategy in deali
A DESIRE to be of benefit to the wider community was among the motivating factors behind Iain Gerrard’s decision to take on the role of Western Australian business ambassador for the Leukaemia Foun
IN a reflective and personal moment 20 years ago, Helen Sewell made a deal with herself – if she ever made a substantial sum of money she would put some of it towards growing the support base for f
A NEW study by mental illness support organisation SANE Australia has found that most Australians with a mental illness receive little support at work, and more than half those surveyed did not bel
ST John of God Health Care has announced a new three-year partnership with Hills Community Support Group, with plans to increase support for young people in the Midland area.
THE Asthma Foundation of WA and Swimming WA have joined forces to promote greater awareness of asthma and the beneficial outcomes swimming can have for asthma sufferers.
FOR many in Western Australia, and indeed for large numbers of people around the world, the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research is much more than an institute – it’s an ‘institution’.
TEAMS from a range of Perth businesses will don the lycra and sweat bands to compete in the Spin to Cure Diabetes competition this Friday to raise money for juvenile type 1 diabetes research.
Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier is pushing for changes to skilled migration that go further than the reform package announced yesterday by the federal government.
Training and Workforce Development minister Peter Collier says a new $23 million trades training centre in Clarkson will fill a significant gap in training opportunities in the northern corridor.
When audio engineer Tom Misner began showing people how to twiddle the knobs in the 1970s, he never imagined the business would sell for almost $300 million three decades later.
CONTENT to let other organisations answer the ‘why’ when it comes to kids going to school without breakfast, Foodbank WA instead is focused on alleviating the problem where it hits hardest.
IMAGINE you are on a bus, travelling from North Beach to Manning to go to school; you’re in an unfamiliar city full of unfamiliar faces a long way from your regional home.
CONSIDERING one in 150 children are on the autism spectrum, there are plenty of parents in Western Australia experiencing the challenges that come with the condition.
DISABILITY employment organisation Westcare Industries hosted its annual breakfast to celebrate International Day of People with a Disability this week.
ST John of God Hospital may most commonly be thought of as a birthing hospital but there’s a lot more than meets the eye to the medical giant, with a foundation in the same name involved across a range of community services and healthcare projects.
Having increasing levels of demand would not bother most businesses if its part of the plan, but for the not-for-profit sector it is an ever increasing issue, with limited levels of funding required to meet those demands.
