Staff Reporters

A PERTH-based company has developed a series of specialised Internet portals devoted to science and industry.

INCREASED revenue and profits last year have allowed Woodside Petroleum Limited to expand its influence and exploration acreage in the hydrocarbon fields, both locally and internationally.

BELLY bacterial balance is crucial for health, says Probiotics Australia’s Reena Ghose.

THE BEST advice for those beginning a career in public relations is to get some sales training, says Devahasdin Public Relations director Sandra Devahasdin.

Global chief economist for the Zurich Group David Hale will be keynote speaker for the 2000 Australian gold conference.

THE Balla Balla vanadium project in the Pilbara under development by Tanganyika Gold Ltd is closer to economic fruition.

ONLINE employment site Seek has launched a service for executive job seekers.

WESTERN Australia’s continued economic success has brought good news and bad news in recent days.

THE forthcoming Australian Gold Conference comes at a crucial time in the history of the industry, which has seen gold production escalate in this country from twenty tonnes in 1980 to about 300 tonnes.

Can Alan Bond ever be forgiven? If sentiment surrounding plans to re-float and send Australia 11 off to Cowes for a fun sailing regatta is any guide, he my well be on the road to redemption.

PERTH-based diamond hunter Kimberley Diamond Company may be on the brink of discovering a major source of precious gemstone in WA’s Kimberley region.

PERTH-based Wavenet International Ltd launched a $10 million initial public offering on 29 February.

THE Australian Capital Territory Union’s latest national wage claim of $24 a week has drawn criticism from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

WESTERN Metals will spend an estimated $9.6 million to upgrade processing facilities at its Lennard Shelf operations.

Wok qi is the name given to a subtle combination of aroma and taste that a well-seasoned, well-used wok imparts to food.

A MAJOR factor in successfully doing business in the Middle East is understanding that business relationships, local customs and standards of behaviour are far more important and influential than in Australia.

TRAIN existing staff in basic information technology systems management or miss out on the electronic commerce boom, says Hands On Computer Training International principal Hong Fu.

AIRBOSS is chasing trading in selected bulk mineral and energy commodities for its business-to-business online commodity exchange.

AUSTRALIA seems unlikely to move to a US-style health system.Several organisations have promoted the view that Australia would head to the managed-fund driven system prevalent in the US.

RUMOURS that Heineken Classic organisers were taking legal action against Channel Ten for this year’s interrupted telecast have been dispelled by Heineken Classic tournament manager Rod Leembruggen.

THE biggest challenge facing Australian gold producers could well be reducing their operational costs.

A NAME change by Lynas Gold NL is part of a careful corporate plan to boost its non-gold image on the eve of a new resource venture.

Newly rebranded Mission Australia/ Mission Employment has opened twenty-six new employment centres in WA under Job Network 2.

A COMPANIES and Securities Advisory Committee review of the calling of shareholder meetings of public listed companies has not yet settled on a firm position.

BASING its mining economics program on the gold industry has paid off for Kalgoorlie-based Western Australian School of Mines.

In case you missed it, WA has an iron ore boom gathering pace in the Pilbara.

COCKATOO Island, touted as a stunning new tourist resort in the heart of WA’s Kimberley region, will be the site of a revitalised $7.4 million resource project by Portman Mining Limited aimed at boosting its iron ore production.

THE AUSTRALIAN Human Resources Institute is no longer a not-for-profit organisation.

A WIDE range of gold explorers and producers have been chosen to present at The Gold Show in Perth on 12 April.

SUSPENSION of work on the Canadian Diavik diamond project by Rio Tinto Limited will set back mine commissioning a further year.

When someone gets around to organising a competition for the least popular person in Perth it’s a certainty that many of the nominees will be bankers.

JOSEPH Gutnick plans to add another string to his resource bow with a major thrust into the vanadium market.