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When local wine scribes were given the chance to sample the winner of last year’s prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy from the Melbourne Wine Show, David Pike was on the guest list.

WESTERN Australian businesses have been urged to start planning now for the implementation of international accounting standards in 2005.

This week Mark Beyer looks at the impact of the tighter insurance market.

In this week’s article on risk management, Mark Beyer looks at business risks that may not be properly managed.

WA has its fair share of local government controversies, among them the bizarre Wanneroo Council royal commission.

HOUSING affordability is being billed as a Federal election issue. On the face of it, concern for new homebuyers or, more importantly, renters wanting to become home owners, is understandable.

PERTH is to be the first location for what is hoped will be a series of high-tech showcases for Sydney-based technology firm Infomedia – a leading producer of specialised electronic parts interpretation and cataloguing solutions for the automotive

In the final look at marketing success stories, Julie-anne Sprague discovers the secrets behind the New Norcia Bakeries brand.

NEW Norcia Bakeries will feature in a food documentary series to be telecast on the ABC and BBC.

THE news of Marketforce Advertising’s $44 million State Government master media agency contract win has shocked some of its competitors.

In the first of three articles looking at technology in mining, Alison Birrane talks to some WA’s companies at the forefront of their field.

IT business solutions provider Unisys West is utilising economies of scale to differentiate itself and capture market share, according to CEO Murray Rosa.

Perth architects believe outdated planning regulations and draconian local authorities are stifling the growth of innovative residential architecture in our suburbs. Tracey Cook reports

PLANNING and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has called for a review of the residential design codes and flagged the adoption of a national approach to develop a sustainablity best practice assessment scorecard.

Producers from the Great Southern have got in early this year, with this week’s Great Southern Perth tasting offering aficionados one of the first looks at the 2003 vintage, as David Pike reports.

NORTHBRIDGE’S Maya Masala restaurant has not been sold, according to its owner Sid Grewal, although there have been recent changes in management.

THE methodology used by business brokers to value businesses was roundly criticised at an accounting forum in Perth early this week.

Despite their comparatively short time in the wine industry, the couple behind Margaret River’s Cape Grace Wines must be doing something right, as a stack of awards in recent years suggests. David Pike reports.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA could lose out following recent changes in business migrant visa classes.

In the first of a three-part series on risk management, Mark Beyer looks at the management of currency and interest rate risks.

MIGRANTS, especially skilled migrants, are good for WA, providing a much-needed boost to the domestic economy.

OAMPS Insurance Brokers will complete its fifth acquisition in Western Australia in three years when it absorbs local firm AD Irvine Insurance Brokers.

THE development of the Gorgon gas field off Western Australia’s north west coast is shaping as the major test of the Gallop Government’s business-friendly credentials ahead of the next election.

POLITICIANS call it informing constituents. Journalists generally dub it, junk mail. Most voters refer to it as propaganda.

In the final instalment of a four-part series on technology leaders, Alison Birrane names names in WA’s mining technology industry.

Comfort and practicality are two of the secrets behind the success of a local footwear manufacturer, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

LAW firm Phillips Fox wants to leverage its recent sponsorship deal with the Fremantle Dockers to build a positive image of corporate citizenship.

HEAT shrink and insulation technology specialist Radiform is building its business with a skilled migrant at the helm of technical production and development.

WA is well served by 123 business migration agents, with more than one quarter of Australia’s business migration coming to the State. And the State’s southern half seems the most popular destination, with both the South West Development Commission...

THE cautious attitude of Australian immigration authorities is thwarting potentially large trade and business immigration markets from China, according to agents and organisations.

BUSINESS migration agents are expecting a decline in the number of business migration applications following changes to the business skills visa arrangements.

WA’S medical system is crucially dependent on overseas sponsored doctors.