Mark Beyer

THE Australian Taxation Office plans to conduct 70,000 compliance reviews this year to detect and deal with businesses operating in the black economy.

TWO of Perth’s leading biotechnology companies are coming together, with pSivida’s BioSilicon technology to be evaluated for use in Clinical Cell Culture’s products.

THE State Government has endorsed a plan for the delivery through just five agencies of all high-volume corporate services for government departments.

A PROPOSAL to exempt insurance agents from disclosing commissions on risk products has been roundly criticised by financial planners and the consumer lobby.

THE local developer of an innovative perimeter security system has concluded a national distribution agreement with Alarmcom, one of Australia’s major wholesalers of electronic security products.

THE good news was flowing freely at Wesfarmers’ annual profit announcement this week, with managing director Michael Chaney speaking positively about the company’s prospects and the State Government’s

A NATIONAL package to tackle the crisis in professional indemnity insurance has been welcomed by a range of professional groups.

WESTERN Australian businesses have been urged to start planning now for the implementation of international accounting standards in 2005.

FROM 11,500 recent audits for superannuation compliance, the ATO has found that $124 million of super funds remain unpaid.