Mark Beyer

Tim Moore has just completed his second successful private equity deal with a low-profile Perth software company.

A year after an ambitious public sector review process was established, the time for the state government to deliver results is approaching.

PERTH architect Peter Hunt has won numerous awards over the years, but his latest was perhaps the most surprising.

The guidelines governing Chinese investment in Australian resources seem to be getting more opaque.

Tim Moore has just completed his second successful private equity deal with a low-profile Perth software company.

The prospect of labour shortages will force a major rethink on training and migration.

IF the past year was a time of dramatic economic change, someone forgot to tell the accounting profession in Western Australia.

The debate over Western Australia’s energy policy is livening up as it gets more specific.

Compulsory voting raises the hackles of many people but could there be merit in extending the concept to local councils and companies?

The University of Western Australia has taken its long-running legal dispute with Dr Bruce Gray, a former staff member and founder of profitable biotechnology company Sirtex Medical, to the High Court.

Financial markets are important but can sometimes get too much attention.

MANY people associate business fraud with sophisticated scams targeting large companies, but the reality is usually very different.

The amount of local content on big resources projects is a lingering concern for many business people.

THE major engineering companies in Western Australia cut employment by 15 per cent during the past 12 months, defining the impact of the global financial crisis on the sector.

WEST Perth company Cool Energy is planning to press ahead with development of its innovative gas field technology after a major ownership and board restructuring.

HAZELMERE-BASED CFC Group, which has grown to become one of Western Australia's largest private companies, has moved to full ownership of Underground Services Australia.

Planning reforms announced last week set a constructive example the state government should follow with vigour.

Legal disputes involving three Perth entrepreneurs highlight the risks that can unexpectedly change lives and careers.

Giant gas projects such as Pluto and Gorgon deliver huge benefits to WA industry but could the state do better?

The state government has won plaudits for many of its reform plans but the hard decisions lie ahead.

WESTERN Australia may not be proceeding with plans to liberalise retail trading hours but that has not stopped the country's two biggest retailers from vigorously expanding their reach.

Australians have suddenly woken up to the big growth opportunities in WA, but are we prepared?

The news cycle means that many stories do not get the scrutiny they deserve.

THE term eco-tourism may have become overused in recent years, but one place that truly lives up to the term is Eco Beach Wilderness Resort.

A NEW national research centre that includes Curtin University and the University of Western Australia is aiming to achieve a change in the development of mineral exploration technologies.

Multiple economic reviews have reached varied conclusions but the outlook for Western Australia clearly has many positives.

A north-west driving tour leads travellers to both popular tourist destinations and some less-travelled gems.

Colin Barnett may be an astute premier but is he in the right political party?

Karratha should be an obligatory destination for Western Australians who want to understand their state.

The Broome Port Authority has signed a leasing agreement with Woodside that it hopes will position Broome as the major supply base for future gas projects off the Kimberley coast, including Woodside's proposed Browse Basin project.

The case of Stern Hu is disturbing but should not be surprising to China watchers.

Waste management is an issue that warrants more serious attention in the community and in business.