Mark Beyer

New science and innovation minister Francis Logan has moved quickly to put his stamp on state government policy by identifying four industry sectors that he would target for growth.

Premier Alan Carpenter has put some substance to his declared support for the technology sector, announcing today he would travel to the United States to attend Bio 2006, the world's largest biotech industry conference and exhibition.

The single desk for Australian wheat exports has long been considered one of the pillars on which the industry has prospered but in the past month the push to free up wheat exports has gained surprising momentum.

Private agribusiness manager Rewards Group is budgeting for nearly 50 per cent growth this year, helped by strategic alliances with banking group NM Rothschild & Sons and miner-turned-property investor Chester Mining.

TheChamber of Commerce and Industry has completed a series of changes to its senior management with the recruitment of Diedre Willmott as its inaugural executive director policy.

Aspiring iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals Ltd has signed a project alliance agreement with engineering company Thiess Pty Ltd to support development of its Karara project in the mid-west region near Geraldton.

A decisive shift in the Labor Party’s Western Australian factions has played a key role in dictating the momentous political changes of the past month.

Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority has approved a nearly 20 per cent cut in “reserve capacity” prices for the state’s electricity generators, including aspiring producer Eneabba Gas.

Cutting taxes, improving infrastructure and tackling the skills crisis should be the top priorities for the Carpenter government, a survey of Western Australian business leaders by WA Business News has found.