Mark Beyer

Spiralling construction costs have taken a mounting toll on planned resource projects in Western Australia. but the deferral of major projects could produce a good result by extending the state’s economic boom.

The number of Small Business Enterprise Centres in Western Australia has been cut from 35 to 26 and renamed the Small Business Centre Network, following a review and restructure by the State Government.

Curtin University’s council and Murdoch University’s senate have been forced to defer meetings scheduled for this week to make an official decision on their merger because of delays with a merger feasibility report.

Western Australia’s universities have called on the State Government to take a more strategic role in guiding and supporting development of the sector.

As many businesses consider new ways of supporting university training in light of Western Australia’s growing skills crisis, the Fogarty Foundation is one organisation already doing something.

The planned merger of Curtin and Murdoch universities highlights the major changes facing Western Australia’s higher education sector. WA Business News convened a boardroom forum to discuss the current issues and future outlook for the state’s public universities.

A new technology float that is commercialising products developed in the US is working with Curtin University in Perth to research future developments.

Belmont firm PCT Engineers has used its oil and gas expertise as a basis for diversifying into the defence sector, in partnership with east coast consulting firm Capability by Design.

Perth's Technology Park got an unexpected result when it invited the commercialisation experts from Perth’s four public universities to speak at its 20th anniversary conference last week.