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SO it’s out with the chef and in with the critic for the next series of Channel Seven’s reality TV series My Restaurant Rules.

AN ability to deliver the right products in the right environment is an essential component in the ever-competitive retail world.

WESTERN Australians quickly forget former premiers. Thankfully Perth author and poet Hal Colebatch, son of WA’s shortest-serving premier Sir Hal Colebatch, reminds us of his father’s efforts and achievements in a recently released biography.

THE ability to specialise in a range of areas that combine to form a targeted business plan has served Julian Walter well throughout his career. 

DESPITE a heated construction market, cost increases in labour and materials are eroding profits for some builders, particularly in the residential sec

THE investment flow in the business relationship between Western Australia and Malaysia appears to be very much in WA’s favour.

REMEMBER when your mother warned you about buying cheap shoes? “They’ll fall apart, dear,” are the words that ring in your ears. Well, mother’s words are ringing loudly in the ears of Planning Minister, Alannah MacTiernan, as she contemplates what to do w

YOU just got a testimonial. Great.It was from your best customer, saying how great you are.

WHILE Margaret River and wine have a long-standing connection in terms of recognition throughout Australia and around the world, the neighbouring town of Witchcliffe has not been so fortunate.

MUST Winebar has received the State award at the 2004 Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards, coordinated by Tucker Seabrook and held in Sydney las

NEW FACE: Geoff Hayward's The Brisbane will open this week, providing one more reason to enjoy summer in Highgate.

MIKE Folwell returned to his home town of Perth in 2002 after a 25-year absence, boasting an impressive CV and a reputation for getting the job done.

THANKS to the growing number of diners looking to eat a little later than may be considered usual, Tsunami proprietor Brett Carbone has decided to keep

MIKE Folwell is an achiever, and while his style may not be flamboyant, it’s very effective.

IT’S no secret that Prime Minister John Howard and his inner Liberal sanctum want Labor’s Mark Latham to stay on as Labor leader for as long as possible.

I AM thinking of starting a special Monday watch column to analyse the news we have suffered with at the start of the week.

I WAS extremely pleased to see that I was not the only one to be neglectful in my responsibilities toward my chosen airline and their need to make a pr

IN Western Australia we have a water shortage, apparently.

GROWING demand for mineral sands is allowing Iluka to secure much-needed price increases.

WHEN Iluka’s long-time CEO Malcom Macpherson’s left the company in late 2001, chairman Ian Mackenzie thought he knew what the company needed.

THE owners of several prominent Perth buildings have made modifications to incorporate sustainable principles ahead of the release by the Green Building Council of Australia of its sustainability guidelines.

In Western Australia’s most comprehensive executive salary survey, Mark Beyer looks behind the headline numbers to find the State’s best value chief executives.

The AGM season is upon us and that perennial issue of their value is again being debated. The issue has been discussed nationally, but it is as local as ever – just check out the response (page 12) of Australian Shareholders’ Association WA branch pres

Opposition leader Colin Barnett says a Liberal State government will look to establish a State-City of Perth planning authority to deal with planning in the city.

Earlier this year Perth hosted a weekend conference convened by the conservative public affairs group, the Samuel Griffith Society.

The State’s principal real estate statutory body has reaffirmed its support for the industry’s current regulatory system after a Bunbury-based agency gained accreditation under a new, private system advocating ethics in real estate.

Christmas, it seems, is not just a time for rushing around Coles Myer and Harvey Norman looking for that last-minute present. Stockbrokers too have a shelf full of gift ideas, ranging from an offer of shares in an assortment of small mineral explorers, to

When Gusto heard of a particular fire-fighting tale involving the head chef at newly-opened Aurora Restaurant and Denmark’s Prince Frederick and Princess Mary it seemed only fair to share it; after all, who hasn’t been captivated by the recent royal roman