Staff Reporters

WHILE the number of active Native Title claims has fallen, there is a real danger they could skyrocket soon.

THE ERG Motorola Alliance has won the contract to install and manage a smart card fare collection system in Rome’s Metrebus system for nine years, with an additional five year option.

A heavy reduction in gold exploration in Western Australia has impacted significantly on general mineral exploration in the State.

The Federal Government must establish a GST education office for small business – independent of the tax office – to ensure smooth implementation of the GST.

A NEW community website program will help twenty regional community groups develop a website to allow for greater communication between members.

WHILE the design of the new Fremantle Maritime Museum has been lauded by architects, keeping its massive ocean-facing windows clean could pose a problem.

THE Department of Productivity and Labour Relations and the Security Agents Institute have joined forces to raise awareness of employment obligations within Perth’s security industry.

Kanowna Lights NL, which has been exploring for base metals at its Pin-nacles nickel project 130 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie, is on the threshold of developing a gold project.

THE State Government has taken another big step forward with the announcement of the details for the proposed sale of AlintaGas next year.

THE Westpac Group is to become the principal EFTPOS transaction processor for the ERG Group’s smart card products.

Hydrocarbon producer Woodside Petroleum Ltd has invested $8 million to support a research program developing electricity generation technology based on ceramic or solid oxide fuel cells.

On the national playing field, WA is ‘B’ team; certainly in the minds of most ‘eastern-staters’. The only trouble is, most Western Australians don’t quite see the world that way.

Is this the golden age for local companies to go global? The landscape of Western Australian business is altered forever. We are less isolated and more open to global threats and opportunities.

AN electronic system for automatic and accurate measurement of volumes of solid objects could become a weapon in the fight against breast cancer.

THE Prime Minister and the Treasurer have given away more than was desirable in the revised tax reform package negotiated with the Democrats and reform comprised to this extent is only a marginal improvement on the current system.

WORKERS with long-term injuries are more likely to improve their job prospects if they undertake physical activity programs, new research has found.

In line with other capital cities, vacancies continue to fall in the Perth CBD, according to a report by real estate group Knight Frank.

A lot is being said about the Year 2000 bug, and with good reason. Airlines, airports and air traffic controllers are still less than certain that the millennium will pass without a hitch.

A LUXURY cruise vessel to be based in Darwin, the Oceanic Odyssey, will make its maiden voyage from Darwin to Bali on 3 July.

Aspiring gold explorer Union Mining NL has changed tack and is seeking a new enterprise.

SMALL businesses can now have a presence at international trade fairs without leaving home.

CREATING a totally interactive environment for the changing needs of workplace roles and new technologies is a primary concern of the design consultant, says Marshall Kusinski director Kathleen Kusinski.

AN advanced online corporate travel reservations system has been recently introduced by American Express.

MARGARET River wine producer Evans & Tate has been awarded gold medals for its 1996 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon and 1996 Margaret River Merlot at the 1999 International Wine Challenge in London.

THE information technology skills drain need not be one way – Australia should import IT people from overseas, says Unisys People CEO Monty Sachdev.

SMALL business managers need to focus more on the development of formal human resource management systems, a new study has found.

RURAL Western Australians should not discount the possible effects of Y2K on dominant industries of the region, says Secretary to the Minister for Information Techno-logy, Ian Campbell.

TRAVELAND Claremont has devised a new approach to making leisure travel decisions.

A NORTHERN Territory-based telephone betting service is proving popular.

Perth-based Lynas Gold NL has intersected strongly anomalous copper in a first pass reverse circulation drilling program at the Blue Rose prospect within the Olary project.

EMPLOYEES who have high work demands placed on them – but little say – are at risk of injury or ill health, says The OH&S Services Network head Barbara McPhee.

Property trust company Col-onial First State Industrial (CIP) is recommended a buy by stockbroker JD Carmichael & Co due to a weaker price on the bourse.