COMMERCIAL houseboats on the Swan River may soon be a reality. WA-based Hydrocats has been invited to lodge an application with the Swan River Trust to conduct a five-year trial of the concept.
LATE August rain across much of WA will result in a bumper winter grains crop according to the crop report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Midland is set for a resurgence in interest prompted by the state government’s plan to revitalise the derelict Westrail marshalling yards, Tuohy Gardens and land around Ray Marshall Park.
AUSTRALIA enjoyed the benefit of more than 2.5 million visitors during the first seven months of 1999 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
THE potential of Australia’s growing olive industry could be squeezed by increased world production, warns a Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation report.
THE value of managed funds continues to spiral upward driven largely by a 4 per cent increase in the consolidated assets of superannuation funds and a 5 per cent increase in public unit trust assets.
IN AN effort to rebuild community confidence, the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia has released a new Industry code that complements the Federal Government Managed Investments Act.
Concern about the effectiveness of residential planning codes in dealing with infill development has forced the Ministry of Planning to undertake a review of the current code.
Low interest rates coupled with a low inflationary environment are driving current interest in the Perth commercial property market, according to agents Knight Frank.
A RETAIL showroom complex in the heart of East Victoria Park, one of Perth's premier commercial showroom strips, is to be auctioned by Colliers Jardine on site on 14 October.
Leading Australian technology associations have banded together to pressure the Federal Government to lower the Capital Gains Tax in order to bring the rate in line with other nations.
COUNTRIES adopting uniform regulatory procedures and offering greater cooperation will make it easier for companies to deal with transnational mergers, says Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman, Allan Fels.
LOWER commodity prices have not dented profit takings of companies involved in the mining industry according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
