TRAVELLING from St Petersburg to Vladivostok takes almost 10 hours and at night gas flares can be seen lighting the vast countryside.
It is easy to see why Russia holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves and the eighth largest oil reserves.
IN the heart of West Perth an unsightly yet unobtrusive three-storey concrete building is tucked away behind the business district’s leafy green trees.
RECRUITMENT agencies in Western Australia, particularly executive recruiters, are bulking up to meet strong demand they say is being driven by an upswing in the economy.
WA-BASED industrial developer Indcor Limited this week released its long-anticipated bid to acquire construction giant Multiplex’s ethanol fuel production and marketing business.
MANY businesses are not doing enough to protect themselves, and their employees, from the personal and monetary costs associated with workplace sexual harassment.
MARKETING plays a vital role in the tough, competitive world of human resource consulting and personnel recruitment, and many businesses are wondering if they’re getting enough bang for their marketing buck.
PERTH Building Company (PBC) has emerged from the remnants of listed WA engineering firm Clough Limited’s construction wing, Entact Clough, to compete in Perth’s busy mid-size construction market.
A RECENT survey has found the unique Indigenous partnering and training schemes offered by some mining companies are helping to bring Indigenous communities and miners together in Native Title negotiations.
BHP Billiton has committed to growing the Indigenous training and employment program at its Pilbara iron ore operations, setting ambitious employment targets within the decade.
Western Australia’s mining industry is on the verge of a boom and the battle hardened juniors are gearing up to take advantage of it. Jim Hawtin reports on what industry veterans are expecting the much-hyped boom to bring.
AN unusual form of protest took to the streets of Perth last week.
In the quiet western suburb of Cottesloe about 30 people protesting against live sheep exports broke the relaxed Sunday morning silence.
REPRESENTATIVES from Western Australia’s mining industry, Native Title claimants and the State Government reached an agreement last week that many pundits say should speed up explorers’ access to land
A SLOWDOWN in the outsourcing of human resource functions at the big end of town may have a positive spin-off for small to medium size businesses (SMEs) seeking to coordinate their growth or simply improve staff relations.
A NATIVE Title lawyer specialising in the mining and petroleum industry, says the industry’s ability to deal with the issue, has reached a crucial ‘sink or swim’ point after almost a decade of uncertainty surrounding the Native Title Act 1994.
THE State Government’s recruitment policy – particularly in the areas of health and education – and private sector employers were given a wake-up call last week following a report into the State’s ageing population.
