ACUTE land supply shortages, stamp duty, fees, taxes charge and the GST have sent home prices out of the reach for many first home buyers, according to the Housing Industry Associ
WHILE Save Ningaloo campaigners were in the final stages of their long running and, ultimately, successful battle against the Maud’s Landing development, a wealthy conservationist linked to their cause may well have had his mind elsewhere.
LEEDERVILLE-BASED start-up Creative On-Line Technologies is developing the next generation of smart card technology that uses infra-red, finger prints and one-off transaction numbers in an attempt to wipe out credit card and identity fraud.
The technolog
FOR companies wanting to list on the Australian Stock Exchange, the traditional path is via an initial public offering.
An alternative route that is comparatively attractive in the current depressed market is a ‘backdoor’ listing.
A RECENT study by Gartner has ranked Australia fourth on the list in the Asia Pacific for shipments and revenue of WLAN for 2002, behind Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
THE Australian Stock Exchange’s listing rules are hindering capital raisings by smaller companies, according to West Perth investment banker John Kenny.
JAH Roc Furniture has won awards every year but one since 1988, when two surfing mates – Gary Bennett and David Paris – acted on their desire to make "legendary" pieces from WA wood, stone and iron.
Julie-anne Sprague takes a look at the strategies used by local ice cream maker Peters and Brownes to turn its Connoisseur premium range into a $10 million brand.
A PRODUCT launched to combat a competitor’s market push has developed
HUSBAND and wife team Rick and Clare Ferdinands established this communications software company in 2001, following two years of research and applications development.
WHILE the restaurant name may provoke thoughts of rap music and nasty language, a growing number of Perth food lovers know Eminem as the home of quality Turkish cuisine.
DOZENS of private sector projects are launched every year in Western Australia. Of all these projects, a select group has received big-ticket financial assistance – $600,000 or more – from the State Government.
THE Federal Privacy Commissioner has effectively set a new standard for the debt collection industry as a result of a settlement with Alliance Factoring.
Alison Birrane begins a four-week series on WA’s technology leaders by looking at the State’s growing medical technology and biotechnology sector, which features some world-class performers.
A LOCAL company is at the forefront of the research and development of telemedicine technologies and is driving the specialised field of virtual reality medical and surgical training, both here and overseas.
