Mark Pownall

The state government has been stymied in its efforts to amalgamate councils.

THE state government last week announced sweeping changes to port management in Western Australia, reining in the ability of customers to influence development and access to the main conduits for t

LOCAL boutique players in the management consulting space are expanding their offerings to take advantage of the strong Western Australian market, which has drawn an influx of major global brands.&

Perth-based advertising group The Brand Agency has acquired the Western Australian office of specialist digital agency Market United, which was part of the ASX-listed company Q Ltd.

The politics of envy have reappeared in the US, and could make their way here.

A SIGNIFICANT parcel of inner-city land is being put up for sale by the Water Corporation as part of big changes taking place on the north-west fringe of the central city.

PROMOTERS of a major defence force base in the Pilbara will be disappointed with a progress report from the expert panel preparing the Defence Force Posture Review, released this week by Defence Mi

THERE is no doubt the superannuation talent pool in Western Australian is pretty small.

STATE immigration officials are working to change restrictions on a new, long-sought-after class of visa that have riled business at a time when it is struggling to attract skilled labour.

What real difference will recognising Aboriginal people in the constitution make on a practical level?

A national inspection program has uncovered problems with solar panel installation.

PASTORALISTS remain jittery about their future viability despite positive news from the industry body Meat and Livestock Australia, which forecast growth in beef and veal production to a record 2.2

BUSINESS lobby groups have largely welcomed the move by new state Labor leader Mark McGowan to support Sunday trading, one of two key policy initiatives he launched after a bloodless takeover from

THERE are few places in the world where minerals and petroleum players operate side by side as they do in Perth.

The federal government’s preference for the big end of town comes at the expense of small business operators.

EXPERIENCED resources investment bankers Neville Gardiner and Jeremy Carlberg are preparing to launch a new corporate advisory outfit in Perth called Torridon Partners, adding further diversity to

THE financial cost to the state of promoting solar panels on rooftops may have been more fully quantified in the recent mid-year budget review, but the longer-term liability for householders remain

PERTH’S residential growth corridors have experienced the biggest uptake of solar panels in the state, with suburbs at the fringe of the metropolitan area proving to be the biggest buyers under gov

Industry funds must face up to questions over governance, transparency and accountability.

It is difficult to know which union could claim to have had the most success during the past year but militant labour groups certainly appear to have found the new federal industrial relations regi

Domestic energy users are finding lucrative export markets provide a challenging competitor to their supply and costs.

Long haul: Julia Gillard has made up lost ground in the polls and should go a full term.

In a year when big deals were few and far between, the $4 billion acquisition by the Kerry Stokes-controlled WA Newspapers Holdings to buy most of his other media assets was something of a standout

Tax professionals have questioned the logic behind the federal government’s plan to remove the living away from home allowance for temporary residents, a group of employees used heavily by the mini

WESTERN Australia’s peak business lobby group, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, has started beating the drum early on the state budget, highlighting time-worn issues such as payroll tax it

We should be careful of adopting policies, successful elsewhere, that may undermine our national interests.

LESS than 20 years ago almost anywhere in Perth was no more than 20 minutes away from anywhere else in a car-friendly city over-serviced with roads.

BOUTIQUE Perth corporate advisory firm PCF Capital is firming up plans for an early 2012 launch of a stock broking division.

THE property development arm of national construction giant Leighton has established a Western Australian beachhead with a deal to develop the strategic Perth Entertainment Centre site as part of t

Workers in other countries would jump at the opportunities offered by our mining, and oil and gas giants.

PREMIER Colin Barnett has shrugged off concerns about the traffic congestion expected in the CBD once work starts on Perth’s Swan River foreshore.

THE increasingly crowded management consulting space in Western Australia has yet another new player, with investment adviser Azure Capital launching its own business, led by former SAS commanding