Mark Beyer

One of the most significant challenges facing the state government is its capacity to provide economic and social infrastructure that is able to keep pace with Western Australia’s rapid growth.

The proposed merger of Home Building Society and StateWest Credit Society suffered a setback in the Federal Court in Perth late today.

Australia's resources boom should ensure the best of times for mining services companies, but recent announcements from three listed Western Australian stocks indicate a mixed outlook.

Curtin University is facing big changes in 2006 after chancellor Eric Tan announced he would retire when his current term expires in March.

The Liquor Stores Association of WA has crafted a compromise reform proposal that would allow independent stores to trade on Sundays but would maintain restrictions on chain stores owned by Coles Myer and Woolworths.

If Doug Aberle does his new job very well he will continue to maintain his low public profile. But based on recent experience, that will be a big challenge.

The University of Western Australia’s graduate school of management has just completed its annual venture capital program, which brings together teams of MBA students looking for real-world experience and inventors looking for smart commercial brains.

This time next year, buying liquor in Western Australia could be a whole lot easier.

Woodside Petroleum is selling a series of non-core assets for about $170 million, just as a political deal over maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea could clear the way for its Sunrise gas project to be revived.