Mark Pownall

Former Western Australian high flier Kevin Parry last link with avian issues was probably as the head of the Kookaburra yachting sydnicate, but now his biotech enterprise hopes to have an answer to bird flu.

Western Australian treasurer Eric Ripper is seeking Commonwealth backing for a major aviation industry shake-up to deregulate the industry and allow international carriers to fly domestic routes.

Joondalup will be the focus of a new health study to be led by 2005 WA Business News 40under40 winner Professor Lyle Palmer who hopes it will be a major boost to the Western Australian medical research industry.

Shares in Subiaco-based uranium hopeful Deep Yellow Ltd were suspended from ASX trading yesterday after new test results on its Napperby site in the Northern Territory indicated a much reduced deposit.

Construction boss Len Buckeridge’s BGC has won a key development battle, achieving environmental approval for his proposed quarry expansion at The Lakes near York.

I had a discussion one evening earlier this week about the philanthropy in the US.

After a decade working in the world’s financial capitals with some of the biggest names in the business, Tim Andrew chose to return to Perth. But it wasn’t an easy transition, as Mark Pownall reports.

The Fremantle Football Club has signed up global consumer goods giant LG Electronics as its major sponsor, with a three-year deal thought to be worth around $3.5 million.

A founder of Western Australia's biggest advertising agency and one of the industry's best known characters, Colin Mullins, passed away yesterday.

Construction boss Len Buckeridge's BGC has was won a key development battle, achieving environmental approval for his proposed quarry expansion at The Lakes near York.

New statistics confirm that Western Australia's property market remains the hottest in the nation, with approvals for new houses largely making up for a noticeable drop-off in multi-dwelling demand.

The Clough family will sell down its stake in the engineering and construction firm that bears its name after shareholders agreed to a resolution allowing South African-based Murray & Roberts to acquire up to 49 per cent of the Perth-based company.

SINCE the day I joined WA Business News I have been asked constantly, ‘when are you going daily’? The reply to that has been consistent. We are never going to do that, at least not as a newspaper.

WA Business News is to enter the daily news market with a new free email service offering the local business news stories of the day in a mid-to-late afternoon bulletin.

Fortescue Metals Group has won a groundbreaking draft agreement from the National Competition Council that it be given access to the Mt Newman railway to transport iron ore in the Pilbara.

Despite raising just $83,000 in seven months, the backers of the deal to spin off Conquest Mining's diamond assets remained confident of raising the necessary $5 million, claiming Malaysian interests intended to take a $2.2 million stake.

Graeme Yukich's WA advisory and fund management group Entrust has bought 20 per cent of the listed Flexi Property Fund.

Jubilee Mines executive chairman Kerry Harmanis has told Australia's institutional investors to butt out of management issues, claiming that studies show entrepeneurial companies that fail some new corporate governance tests produce better results for inv

WA listed property developer and syndicator Peet & Co is seeking $16 million from investors to fund a new $22 million residential property development south east of the Melbourne CBD.

WA car retail giant Automotive Holidings Group had a positive debut of the ASX, opening at $1.14, a healthy premium on its $1 issue price.

The Gallop government’s move to streamline the approvals process for resources developments is a welcome, albeit belated response to a critical issue in this state – making sure we maximise benefit from the boom we are experiencing.

I had the pleasure of chairing a panel session for our recent Success & Leadership event, The Modern Entrepreneur in WA. The event kicked off the 2006 WA Business News 40under40 Awards by bringing together four previous winners from the program to discuss

This week’s edition of WA Business News carries two initiatives to help our readers do business – a weekly business issues case study and a monthly liftout for the business of travel.

The resignation from state cabinet of Bob Kucera may well provide a boost for young Liberal leader Matt Birney, but it signals just how difficult we make it for our politicians to be normal these days.

John Howard is one of the canniest politicians in the business and his proposed reform of industrial relations has his textbook approach written all over it.

Matt Birney’s Liberal Party manifesto announced at the weekend marks a key point in his fledging leadership.While publicity about his plan was largely overwhelmed by the news of new bombings in Bali, there were several initiatives of interest to business

I don't normally pick up on issues raised by politicians campaigning for their slice of the funding pie, but I was intrigued by the efforts of Greenough MLA Grant Woodhams who raised the vision of the Indian Ocean Drive in State Parliament last week.

Investors in Western Australian-listed stocks have enjoyed an extraordinary year of growth, with the Deloitte WA Index showing a performance of almost double the Australian Stock Exchange’s All Ordinaries Index.

Western Australian employers are the most confident in the country, with more than 40 per cent planning to increase permanent staffing levels in the next quarter.

One thing I am not an expert on is technology. I struggle with any new piece of equipment and probably only ever use 10 per cent of the capabilities of the gizmos that I own.

The planned visit by the Rainbow Warrior to Fremantle at the weekend did little to stir passions that I could note – having not been in the port city or caught the news – but it did get me thinking about where the environmental debate was heading.

The neck and neck battle between talkback hosts Paul Murray and Liam Bartlett remains tight as Perth’s radio ratings season approaches the home stretch.