In this special liftout edition we are delighted to introduce to you the 40under40 class of 2005. Now in its fourth year, the 40under40 program has identified and profiled a total of 160 outstanding young individuals since 2002.
After a wave of consolidation Western Australia’s most active small to mid-cap nickel miners have paused to watch the epic takeover battle between WMC Resources and Swiss-based Xstrata.
While any one of Lyle Palmer’s achievements would be impressive on its own, it is the combination of a number of exceptional accomplishments that have contributed to Dr Palmer being named this year’s 40under40 First Amongst Equals winner.
Eight years ago, former trucking and mining contractor Michael Kiernan found himself about $2.5 million out of pocket when manganese miner Valiant Consolidated collapsed.
West Perth mining companies are usually run by one of two types – the accountants who never get their hands dirty and the operators who’ve seen it all first hand.
Property Council vacancy figures for the CBD office market show Perth’s vacancy rate has dropped to 13.4 per cent with 17,000 square metres of space newly leased in the six months to January 2005.
Investors in property shouldn’t expect returns of recent years to continue unchecked, according to Gavin Hegney, despite expectations the market in Western Australia will be among the nation’s top performers throughout 2005.
Mallesons Stephen Jacques, ranked in the WA Business News Book of Lists as WA's fourth largest law firm has the prime focus to assist major corporations and financial institutions
In a rare moment of candour after last year’s Federal election, former Labor leader Mark Latham acknowledged that his party’s policies had failed to keep pace with changing society.
Just a few weeks before going into hospital and, as it turns out, sealing his fate as Federal Opposition leader, Mark Latham was in Perth seeking answers to one of Labor’s great challenges – how to win over the small business vote.
Despite the Latham imbroglio and State Labor’s dismal scores in several opinion polls held late in 2004, a surprisingly large number of senior Liberals – MPs and rank-and-file – believe Gallop-led Labor is still likely to sneak home in the coming election
What would a WA election be without a big ticket prize for the people. So far, we haven’t seen anything to rival past elections. There have been higher wages promised for nurses, and more police on the beat.
The latest statistical snapshot of the small business sector has highlighted the emergence over the past decade of home-based businesses, which account for 72 per cent of the 139,500 small businesses in Western Australia.
The number of small business lobby groups in Western Australia has ballooned over the past year, and while all cover similar issues they represent different parts of the small business community.
A home-operated business started in May 2003 by Jenny Spring so she could spend more time raising her children has become a global operation with forward estimate earnings of $4 million.
Amendments made last year to LandCorp’s governing legislation enabling the agency to engage with the private sector has been the catalyst for several joint ventures with partners such as Mirvac Fini, BGC, and Doric.
