WA fisheries research and development has netted funding for almost one third of the 51 projects approved nationally in the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's funding grants for 2003.
Fremantle Port has maintained national recognition as a leader in container handling rates.Since December 2000, the port has outperformed national rivals Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
NATIONAL electronics repair chain Telefix Group has been put into the hands of administrators just days after selling its operations to NSW-based Australian Repair & Service Solutions (ARSS) for $1 million.
NEW OS&H regulations have been introduced in an attempt to curb the number of workplace deaths resulting from falls.While most of the changes apply to the demolition industry, some also affect the building and construction industries.
DESPITE its boardroom wrangles, New South Wales-based insurance company NRMA still reigns supreme in Australia's general insur-ance industry, according to a survey by accountants Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.