Two diseases that threatened to devastate the State’s $200 million-a-year lupin industry have been stalled, thanks to the work of Department of Agriculture molecular geneticist Hu
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.
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.
Last week’s State Scene column carried a graph showing gas transmission costs curves largely derived from information presented by Altina CEO, Bob Browning.
One of the hottest topics at the skills shortage forum was the negative attitude of students and parents towards traditional trades such as metalwork and mechanics.
Most of the participants in the skills shortage forum agreed that bringing skilled workers into Australia from overseas was an essential part of the solution.
The traditional apprentice system, which has undergone little change for several decades, needs to be modernised and become more flexible, industry representatives told the skills shortage forum.
St John of God Healthcare national chief executive Dr Michael Stanford believes failure to take account of social trends has contributed to the current skills shortage.
With the shortage of skilled labour arguably the biggest issue facing Western Australian business, WA Business News hosted a forum to seek solutions. Mark Beyer reports.
Submissions for the State Government’s Bush Forever closed last week amid attacks from industry groups claiming the proposal is an attack on private property rights.
Tony Fini is renowned for his role in establishing one of Western Australia’s most successful property developers, the Fini Group. Now he’s turning his attention to a tourism project in Gingin as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
A decision last week by the High Court in relation to valuation of commercial premises has highlighted the need for valuers to take into account future developments in the propert
The State Government has hailed a deal with the Indigenous people of the west Kimberley as a major step towards the long-awaited expansion of the Ord River irrigation project.
Popular Subiaco fishmonger and cafe Zen Sea has opened a second retail outlet; and it’s in a pretty top-notch retail site in Perth – the David Jones food hall.
I had a consumer experience the other day that I have been stewing on, wondering how I could share my pain when I have a pretty solid rule that journalists should take a cautious approach to airing personal issues.
Preparations for this weekend’s Margaret River Wine Region Festival are being finalised, with a number of personalities set to appear across the South West during the four-day event.
Does Geoff Gallop’s surprise decision to call a two-part shopping hours referendum for election day show that Western Australia, at long last, has a democratically inclined premier?
If you believe Anne Pryor from the WA branch of the Australian Shareholders Association, David Humann is overworked, tired, in need of a holiday and should spend more time walking his dog and/or putting his feet up.
