Mark Pownall

IT has been a big week of‘giving’ by Australian directors, with former WorleyParsons CEO John Grill giving $20 million to the University of Sydney and revelations that Rams Home Loans founder John

The value of shares held by some of the biggest names in mining have slumped along with the companies they lead, but there are pockets of good news in what has been a tough year on the markets.

THE state government appears to have removed a small but irritating hurdle to its plans to build a $700 million sports stadium on the Burswood Peninsula.

WA beer drinkers may be better served if the Japanese owners sold the ailing brand to local investors.

CHINESE investment in Australia may have slowed as uncertainty continues about the value of commodities, but it has not stopped.

WHILE the recent period of engagement with China goes back 40 years in diplomatic terms, and well into the 1980s at a trade level, there are plenty of cautionary tales from those doing regular busi

Our biggest export market has slowed demand, but a new growth phase is under way.

FOR most business leaders, moving premises is a big enough task without tackling both cultural change and reputational management at the same time.

Now more than ever, holidaymakers can have a whale of a time on Rotto.

THE Western Australian education sector is pinning its hopes on changes to the nation’s visa system to help revive growth in the foreign student market.

Management consulting in Perth has officially come of age with one of the world’s biggest brands, McKinsey & Company, set to unveil its new Western Australian team next month.

Pilbara pastoralists need to be able to diversify their production options.

THE drama that has enveloped the elite Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne over the past month has done more than put this private institution under an uncomfortable glare of public examination;

NEALE Fong has returned to health management in a major way, making it clear that his appointment to run the Peel Health Campus was not a stop-gap fix after recent turmoil.

WA is well placed to deal with any future economic upheaval.

THE constrained corporate finance market has improved slightly in the first quarter of the new financial year, with overall Western Australian-related activity rising to $13.72 billion from the Jun

WESTERN Australia’s biggest local stockbroker, Patersons Securities, is the latest to reveal it has felt the chill winds from the tough equity markets, recording a loss of more than $5.1 million af

There may be plenty of cash about, but the IPO market is struggling as investor confidence remains low.

Western Australia’s biggest local stockbroker Patersons Securities has felt the chill winds from the tough equity markets, recording a loss of more than $5.1 million after revenue slumped 28 per ce

Could we put Perth’s natural north-south divide to better use for testing ideas?

THE resources sector may be the safest of all industries when it comes to the threat of digital disruption, but the growing use of information and communications technology still has implications f

The listed retailer’s departure from an iconic location seems to be a wise one.

A MAJOR Perth think tank has urged the state government to develop a vision for the city that can comfortably accommodate a forecast doubling of the population and avoid mistakes that would result

Falling share and commodity values are poised to redefine the mining landscape.

In May 2007, when the Major Stadia Taskforce chaired by John Langoulant released its report on proposed new sports facilities, it recommended that venues should be governed by a body independent of

Powerful forces are running hard to reshape the future of football administration and development in WA after a golden era for the code.

A couple of WA’s mining entrepreneurs have made prominent contributions to the political debate lately.

Write downs and impairments have hammered a number of the state’s biggest-name listed property players.

Some innovative thinking will be needed to alleviate the likely problems Perth will face as it grows.

THE release this week of the state government’s long-awaited Strategic Energy Initiative has been welcomed by industry groups, with most commentary focusing on the 15 per cent domestic gas reservat

KEY business-linked organisations in Western Australia have backed Lisa Scaffidi in her quest to win the World Mayor contest because they believe it will be good for Perth’s profile.

The 15 per cent domestic gas reservation policy remains a point of contention among Western Australian businesses, with local industrial users claiming a small but significant victory from the late