Mark Pownall

THE Gallop Government’s backflip on the premium property tax was a refreshing victory for common sense.

WORD has it that some months ago, a high-powered team of executives from Western Power was invited to the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry to explain their view of the world of energy.

SHAREMARKET investors who stuck with WA’s blue chips will be feeling chuffed – the top companies have proved three times as likely to beat key benchmarks as their locally-listed peers.

THE more I look at the land tax proposal from the WA Labor party, the more I cringe at the issues that arise from it.

WITH attention focusing on the development of a “branch office economy”, who would rate the likelihood of a Perth-based diversified industrial being a standout performer in terms of long-term TSR performance at a national level?

EVENTS of the past week or so have highlighted our vulnerability in so many ways.While the events unfolded in New York and Washington, many of us watching felt relieved that we lived so far away from such dangers.

AS the toll from the corporate pile-up mounts, Australia’s chief financial regulator has been prompted to farm out its work around the nation, leaving the high profile One.Tel investigation in the hands of Perth-based Stephen Howell.

A SURGE in vineyard developments during the past three years is having a flow-on effect in liquor regulation with a growing number of applications for wine producer’s licences.

ACCOUNTING giant Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has established a specialist team in its WA operation to focus on the wine industry.