Gary Kleyn

WHILE the main focus for the preparation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games may appear to be firmly set on the building, polishing and fine tuning taking place in the NSW capital, many companies winning the contracts required to ensure the event goes off sm

AUSTAL subsidiary Oceanfast has been given a second crack at a luxury motor yacht it was building when it was destroyed by a fire in the company’s yard in February.

TOURISM sites around King George Sound, Oyster Harbour and Princess Royal Harbour will be upgraded and developed under a joint local community and government plan.

A GREAT Southern portal project has been awarded the Yellow Pages Regional Communities Award at the Asia Pacific Information Technology and Telecommunications presentations held in Perth recently.

A PRODUCT ruling does not a good investment make. This is the warning from both the Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

TAX changes and the increase in e-commerce are the two major issues which CPA Australia and its new WA president Colin Murphy will have to deal with in the coming year.

STRONG public interest in tidal power for Derby has forced the WA Government to set up a committee to compare the recommended gas proposal with the Derby tidal power bid.

THE Australian Democrats have welcomed some of the initiatives outlined in the Federal Budget aimed towards farming families.

BOTH the Federal and State Government’s seem to be taking the cautious approach to economic forecasting so that any surprises emulating from the tax changes will be positive not negative.