Mark Beyer

Premier Alan Carpenter told a business lunch in Perth today that he was concerned about the impact of Australian Workplace Agreements on low-paid and low-skilled workers.

Perth company Resonance Health has introduced a major change in strategic direction after concluding that its core technology, developed at the University of Western Australia, would not be able to sustain the business.

The state government’s tax review has identified conveyance duty on property transactions as the top priority for reductions, while playing down the prospect of any changes to payroll tax rates.

Nick Archibald, the founder of pioneering Western Australian minerals software developer Fractal Graphics, is close to completing his biggest ever deal as chief executive of listed Canadian company Geoinformatics Exploration Inc.

The Australian mining industry has provided a strong platform for contract drilling and drilling services companies such as Ausdrill, Brandrill and Imdex, but attempts to move into the international market have met with mixed success.

The state government’s ambitious plan for the world’s largest radio telescope could complicate the development of Murchison Metal’s Jack Hills iron ore project in the Mid-West.

Perth drug discovery company Phylogica has become Australia’s top biotech stock this year, with its share price up by about 250 per cent over the past five months.

The West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers produced strong profit results last year but a close analysis of their annual accounts shows that West Coast is much stronger financially than its cross-town rival.

While native title is increasingly delivering on its promises for all parties, there remain those who aren’t convinced.