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Million-dollar salaries are becoming more common in WA. Mark Beyer takes a close look at WA’s top 50 chief executives to find out who earned their keep.

Jim Grant has been appointed as chairman of VRI BioMedical Limited, in addition Peter French former chief executive officer of the company has been appointed managing director and

Rumours of a New York-based investor spending big in Margaret River have circulated for some time. As part of a wider look at offshore interest in the region, Mark Pownall found the man prompting all the talk.

WITH the enthusiastic catchcry of ‘See It Do It’, the Western Australian events calendar for 2004 is aiming for its biggest-ever year in events tourism for the State.

THE announcement last week by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that Western Australian Supreme Court judge Hon Justice Kevin Parker had been appointed to the International Criminal Tribunal...

EIGHT Western Australian companies paid their chief executives $1 million or more last financial year, WA Business News’ annual salary survey has found.

IF there were an award for the company that provides the best disclosure on executive remuneration, Tap Oil would be a clear winner.

THE Federal Government’s decision to cut information and communications technology jobs from its Migrations Occupations in Demand List is a reflection of the sector’s subdued employment sentiment, according to industry insiders.

JDA Creative is targeting the Asian market as it seeks to harvest new opportunities following its split from JDA Advertising a month ago.

FORMER JDA Advertising managers Joanne Bulline and Nita Davey have joined forces with JDA Advertising design consultant Peter Grainger to form a new advertising agency – Trilogy A

RETAIL remains the best performing asset class in Australia and Western Australia is leading the way, according to a recent CB Richard Ellis report.

FINANCIAL planning group Associated Planners has taken an industry lead by refusing to accept ‘soft-dollar’ benefits from fund managers.

BUSINESS software company MYOB has partnered with credit management firm D&B to launch a range of account management tools for small and medium sized businesses.

One of the special events this weekend involves world rugby domination ... the other some of the State’s best wines. More familiar with a reisling than a ruck, David Pike gives us his spin on the Great Wine Estates auction.

Those in the know are tipping strong growth in coffee shop chains and espresso bars for Perth in the not-too-distant future. Julie-anne Sprague talks to one operator who’s dipping a toe early in proceedings.

THERE have been several celebrations in recent weeks worthy of a congratulatory note from Gusto.

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ADJOINING landowners to the Emu Brewery site are concerned that Norm Carey’s Westpoint Group’s ambitious proposal for a 960-apartment development on the site will undermine the value of surrounding buildings and landholdings.

MARK Latham might be Federal Labor’s head-kicking attack dog but at least the thinking he does out loud sparks the occasional policy debate.

INTERNET kiosk developer pieNETWORKS Limited has announced a second UK acquisition in as many months with the purchase of assets of Pinco 1696 Limited.

THE use of teaser advertising campaigns is paying off for listed property developer Cedar Woods.

THE Police and Nurses Credit Society has launched an extensive branding exercise and is in the process of ‘brand training’ its 300 staff.

THREE Western Australian companies have been given a five-star rating in a national survey of corporate governance practices.

BUSINESS borrowers should review their cash flow projections to assess the impact of higher interest rates, accountants and finance brokers have recommended.

ACCOUNTING bodies have called on the Australian Tax Office to be more lenient with small and mid sized businesses that breach their GST obligations.

PROPERTY developers are remaining up-beat about the future residential market despite forecasts of a slow down in the sector.

LAST week’s rise in official interest rates and signs of a slowing housing sector are likely to bring the cost of building a home and the associated taxes into greater focus.

Back home after her six-week culinary soujourn through Europe, Gusto’s Julie-anne Sprague leafs through her trip diary and provides us with some of her favourites tastes of the Continent.

Xanadu will provide its Lagan Reserve 1999 for auction at the Great Wine Estates Auction later this month. David Pike takes a look at the winery and its success.

ALTHOUGH politicians work assiduously refining their interview skills, occasions arise when those efforts fail them badly.

Golf has retained its popularity among players in Western Australia, however the sport is facing a minor sponsorship crisis. Noel Dyson and Mark Beyer report.

THE recent announcement by Clough Limited of its plans to consolidate its operations and search for 12,000 square metres of office space is heartening news for Perth’s commercial property development sector.