Mark Pownall

A TRANSFORMATIONAL shift to the individual with a market-based approach or is it just another power grab by Canberra, which provides for plenty of bureaucratic interference?

Could the Gascoyne town of Carnarvon be a petri dish for the development of the state’s efforts to reach mandated renewable energy targets?

Shouldn’t governments be saving more if we’re to avoid Dutch Disease?

BRITISH industrial services giant Cape has continued its expansion via acquisition in the Western Australian market with the purchase of Bibra Lake-based defence specialist Shoreguard Marine.

THE Western Australian government has submitted its draft structure plan for the Oakajee Industrial Estate for public comment, a key step in the development of the proposed Mid West port.

THE head of the state’s top economic watchdog has warned that Western Australia’s energy policy has become muddled, creating barriers to investment and competitive pricing.

Tax levels are at a historic high, so where’s all the money gone?

COULD the Wheatbelt be dotted with small-scale power plants fuelled by crop stubble to generate energy, sequester carbon and grow algae as byproduct?

AMONG the 3,400 delegates at the recent Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Asso-ciation annual conference in Perth was lawyer Paul Griffin.

THE arrival of international players in the Perth legal scene has been a talking point for more than a year, and remains a big issue in the sector.

It’s worth taking note when scientists buck-up against a Labor government.

The growing number of high-net-worth individuals in Perth has attracted one of the more exclusive players providing advice in that realm – The Myer Family Company.

IF you took away the names of the leading law firms in Perth and focused on the numbers of lawyers, it would be hard to believe that the legal sector has participated in the dramatic changes in the Western Australian economy during the past decade.

The arrival of international players has disrupted the local market.

The giant iron ore miner is eyeing a potential $48 billion expansion of its export facilities at Port Hedland.

Is Woodside Petroleum a de facto state oil company?

THE impact on taxi plate values from the latest move by the state government to add supply into the system is likely to take some time as the sector absorbs the news.

Julia Gillard may have neutralised the GST as an issue during her recent visit west, but there’s still plenty of manoeuvring ahead on that front.

Len Buckeridge’s plans for a port at Kwinana are still top-of-mind for the building giant.

Alinta is a very different beast after the controversy of 2007.

A bizarre case of theft underscores the need for the state to outsource unnecessary work.

A WESTERN Australian building company with significant work from the federal government’s Building the Education Revolution program has run into financial trouble, with Midland Constructions calling in administrators this week.

IF it were possible to have a classic pairing in the newest of fields, then Dave McKinney and Stuart Hall would be it.

A Western Australian building company with significant work from the federal government's Building the Education Revolution program has run into financial trouble, with Midland Constructions Pty Ltd calling in administrators last night.

Voicing suspicion of Canberra’s intentions always plays out well in WA politics.

NIGEL and Denise Satterley’s art purchases may have started off as an investment but there’s no doubt that the couple has evolved into bona fide aficionados.

The location of a new factory planned by BGC is up in the air after the Perth Airport blocked a building application by the private group on land it leased in 2006.

Having enjoyed predominantly strong economic conditions for much of the past 20 years, it’s clear many of us just like to spend up.

PERTH’S legions of amateur cyclists will be able to qualify at home for the masters World Cycling Tour thanks to some local entrepreneurs who have won the right for a new event to be held in April.

THE middle of this current decade is shaping up to be the crunch year in the iron ore game, when the rapid expansion of supply restores balance in the market and tests those sitting at the higher end of the cost curve.

LANDCORP is seeking a development partner for the northern 120 hectares of its Eglinton landholding in Perth’s fast developing northern corridor.

FOR those who haven’t visited the Henderson industrial area lately, the entry road from Fremantle sports two new billboards.