Mark Beyer

Fears that oil and gas giant Woodside could import the entire process plant for its $2 billion phase five expansion project are causing increasing concern within the State Government and among local industry players.

Kalgoorlie MP Matt Birney, who is expected to succeed Colin Barnett as state leader of the Liberal Party, has racked up many firsts in his 35 years.

When Indonesia’s Aceh province was devastated by the Asian tsunami last December, one organisation that moved quickly to respond was the little-known RedR Australia.RedR Australia maintains a register

Increasing risk and liability is the biggest issue facing the engineering profession in Western Australia, closely followed by the growing shortage of skilled engineers, according to the two people leading the profession in the state.

Cynics often complain that government is much the same whichever party wins office, but this state election campaign has thrown up stark differences between the two major parties.

Western Pacific Financial Group is looking to expand its financial planning and investment operations after completing $50 million of asset sales and buying out its founding shareholders.

Competition between Western Australia’s two biggest IT services companies could be even livelier than usual in future after an executive shuffle between Unisys West and Computer Sciences Corporation.

Private sector bids for key power and water projects in Western Australia face an uncertain future if the Coalition wins government at this month’s election, but they are not without hope.

West Perth mining companies are usually run by one of two types – the accountants who never get their hands dirty and the operators who’ve seen it all first hand.