Mark Pownall

The WA model used to deliver the BER stimulus program should be a template for future projects of this kind.

Immigration policy is hurting an industry that not only earns big bucks for Australia, but expands our influence in the region.

VETERANS of the Western Australian international student market know from experience that, when the English language students desert the sector, it has a ripple effect through the industry.

A CONFIDENTIAL report that delves deeply into the proposed privatisation of government superannuation fund GESB has revealed questions about the organisation’s long-term viability, despite a potentially massive cost to the state.

A recent report has revealed that Western Australians are pretty well off, they just don’t think they are.

THE Western Australian government’s procurement process has been credited with achieving the best outcome for taxpayers in the controversial $16 billion Building the Education Revolution national schools construction program.

THE average person might struggle to draw a link between skateboarding culture and science education, in fact some might suggest they are at opposite ends of the teenage spectrum.

NEXT year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting offers a big opportunity to showcase both the state’s resources sector and its proximity to Asia, according to Mark Barnaba.

WHILE the government has attempted to make the economy the central theme of its campaign this past week, there have been few morsels for business from the jostling between the major parties on their promised spending or savings.

There are no simple answers when it comes to managing big national issues.

ARE they back steps or backflips?

The success of West Perth as a natural resources hub is all about its ability to adapt.

A perfect storm is an apt description for what has hit the WA fishing industry, with a litany of issues conspiring to undermine its place as a key economic driver for the state.

Resources-focused services company Allmine Group has launched a $10 million capital raising effort to fund its plan to become a mid-tier mining services player focused on plant and equipment maintenance.

Industrial relations remains at the forefront of business issues after opposition leader Tony Abbott’s decision to rule out any changes to Labor’s Fair Work laws, including unfair dismissal provisions for small business.

AQUACULTURE commercialisation group Lobster Harvest is hoping to stimulate more local interest in its $4 million fund raising after announcing a big tie-up with listed Singaporean player Oceanus Group.

Some people just don’t realise how lucky they are, and their misplaced sense of entitlement is irksome.

WHEN it comes to this election campaign, Martin Bullock admits to being torn between his direct business interests and his personal views about economic management.

Bob Every is very comfortable in the chair of WA’s biggest home-grown company, even if he is relatively unknown in Perth.

Some people just don’t realise how lucky they are, and their misplaced sense of entitlement is irksome.

The value of West Perth as a business cluster has long been noted, but a group of experts at a University of Western Australia Business School event went one better today, workshopping a brand name for the resources-focused commercial district.

Investment banker Karl Paganin has parted company with listed Perth-based financial services group Euroz where he headed the corporate finance department.

THE resources industry should do more to prepare for its own staffing needs, according to a national taskforce that is the latest to forecast a big shortfall in skilled labour as a result of the mining boom.

Good government starts with getting the spending priorities right.

IT’S been a busy few weeks for the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, which has announced two significant deals – the development of a new headquarters and the expansion of its website by acquisition.

FEDERAL opposition leader Tony Abbott kicked off the Liberal’s campaign for the August 21 election with a promise about what he wouldn’t do if his party won office.

The sedate world of Perth's taxi service has been jolted by a $38.8 million takeover bid for Swan Taxis by global transport giant ComfortDelGro.

Andrew Forrest has all the credentials needed to make a fine political leader.

Entrepreneurs suffer the slings and arrows of government policy mistakes.

ACCOUNTING firm Ernst & Young has cemented its lead as Western Australia’s biggest professional services firm, boosting the number of Perth-based partners to 45.

JUST how much Western Australia’s entrepreneurial talent punches above its weight is exhibited in the state’s track record for sending its business leaders to Monaco for the equivalent of industry’s Academy Awards.

RESTRICTIONS on commercial fishing off the state’s South West beaches are the latest in a range of sweeping changes to the local fishing industry.