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.
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.
Going to Fremantle for a steak dinner is a bit like going to a winery for beer.
But that’s all set to change, with new restaurant Char Char Bull making a name for itself as a place for those who want meat instead of mussels, a rump rather than red emper
The City of Perth might oversee the heart of corporate Western Australia, but business is under-represented on its governing council. Mark Pownall reports that many believe the State Government should recognise the unique needs of our CBD.
This week Geoff Gallop has effectively made the political trifecta, calling for a referendum on retail trading hours to remove the last of the three big issues threatening his government’s re-election.
An elated Energy Minister Eric Ripper has announced Western Power’s 25-year billion-dollar deal for transmission of North West Shelf gas to Perth for electricity generation.
Share tipping is fraught with danger in these over-regulated times so Briefcase kicks off this week with a warning that anyone who takes investment advice from a journalist is a fool.
The bulk of Perth’s 30,000 potential business voters might be viewed as apathetic when it comes to going through the motions of getting or maintaining their place on the city’s electoral roll, but at least one major group bucks that trend.
Despite the ongoing speculation about the viability of Perth’s apartment market, growth is being maintained in the luxury apartment sector as new products hit the market.
Property prices in Dongara and Port Denison have risen significantly during the past 12 months as increasing numbers of retirees, and those in search of a sea change lifestyle, add to the towns’ already thriving industry and business sectors.
Cambridge Street Projects Pty Ltd director Greg Pearce hopes to start building a four-tier $14 million retail development in West Leederville next year.
Critics of the State Government’s recent use of planning legislation to acquire land have argued that last week’s response by Government to a parliamentary report into voluntary acquisition of land fails to address the real issue confronting land holders.
The City of Perth is seeking urgent discussions with the Department of Culture and Arts to lobby for a site near the Perth Concert Hall as its preferred location of a planned $30 million theatre development.
The seaside towns of Dongara and Port Denison are booming. But developments in the oil and gas industry and an influx of new residents are putting pressure on local amenities, as Alison Birrane reports.
Our online poll said it all this week. We asked our readers if they were happy with the half-a-percentage point cut in payroll tax and barely any of them thought it was a good idea.
As the Howard years – which began in March 1996 with John Howard’s crushing of Mark Latham’s mentor and hero, Paul Keating – have rolled on, some Liberals have become noticeably concerned.
Stupidity comes in many shapes and forms. In recent weeks Briefcase has seen five examples of the same human failing, with one of the best being Mark Latham’s "mother-of-all" stupid performances when he told the workers of Australia...
