Jim Hawtin

THE Australia Chinese Business Council has moved to quell what it is says are growing frustrations over strict visa requirements Chinese people are facing travelling to Australia.

A PASSION for Western Australia’s raw coastline combined with a long-held determination to produce quality surf wear targeting the surfing lifestyle is something WA wet suit and surfwear company,

WITH Beijing milk stands selling out of their daily supplies of fresh milk before 9am most mornings, things could be looking up for western Australia’s dairy industry.

THE education of Federal Opposition leader and Western Sydney resident Mark Latham about the importance of Western Australia’s resource industry got off to a shaky start last week.

AMENDMENTS to Western Australia’s Occupational Safety and Health Act, which include the new penalty of jail terms for grossly negligent managers, “reflect community expectations”, according to Consumer and Employment Protection Minister John Kobelke.

AUSTRALIAN exploration levels have remained flat as increasing numbers of small-to-medium resource companies look offshore, adding their weight to increasing global exploration expenditure.

DRAWN-OUT negotiations between a Rio Tinto-led joint venture and the Western Australian Government over long-held bauxite deposits in the Kimberley region have concluded for the time being with the joint venture agreeing to allow the third party access

HIGHLY lauded University of Western Australia finance graduate and former WA league footballer, Joe Procter has put himself into a postion to help commercially-minded Aborigines break into the world of business.

IF THE level of interest at a recent national Indigenous tourism conference is anything to go by, Indigenous participation in the Western Australia tourism industry is set to grow.