Gary Kleyn

A MAJOR revamp of Australia’s tax system, Option 2, aims to dispose of 70 years of tax law and replace it with a new system.Taxable income is calculated by subtracting allowable deductions from income.Under Option 2, that formula will be replaced ...

COCKBURN City Council will be required to pay the full cost of the inquiry that led to its dismissal.Local Government minister Paul Omodei announced his decision today and said he had told the commissioners that the money would have to be paid to th...

A MARGARET River company could be the next Billabong if predictions by its managing director Hamish Younger eventuate.The company, which supplies surfware including clothing, roof racks, tie downs and surfboard bags, hopes to spread its wings around...

PERTH company Kailis & France Foods hopes its new $15 million factory at Osborne Park will help it become the largest Australian exporter of frozen convenience foods to the south and north Asian regions by 2004.The 4,000 square metre factory will p...

NOTRE Dame University in Fremantle has become the first university to outsource its online education services.The university has signed a heads of agreement with Working Systems Solutions Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary company Uni-U Internationa...

THE sales of Perth inner city apartment have dropped sharply as a result of the GST.The situation is so bad developers and agents are finding it difficult to make a sale.Some have resorted to cash back offers and offering prizes such as new car...

HOUSING finance tumbled 14.5 per cent in June to be down 13 per cent in annual terms, according to the latest Australian Bureau Statistics data.The June quarterly result was also very weak, with the total number of new loans falling 8.5 per cent, an...

NEW Perth company buildingworld.com.au plans to target the $40 billion Australian building industry sector with the launch of an Internet site.buildingworld.com.au offers Internet services for business to business, business to consumer and will act ...

WA would have been in recession during the past year if State Government had not intervened, Chamber of Commerce and Industry economist Nick Cusworth said at the Australian Property Institute’s annual State conference.