Mark Pownall

Just as one battle ends, it may well be that another is beginning. Last week, Australian Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo made a submission to a federal parliamentary inquiry into tax issues, stating that 98 per cent of some 42,000 cases involving tax-

Perth debt collection specialist Keith John has sold his Pioneer Credit Management Services business into a listed national enterprise for the second time in the past six years.

Multiplex's construction arm may be saddled with the weight of troubles in the UK, but its fund management arm is not pausing for breath - lodging a prospectus for a $170 million fund raising for its new fund to buy the American Express site in Sydney.

Our Most Influential survey enters its fifth year this week – the first time Geoff Gallop is not heading the list.

West Perth has intrigued me for several years. It is everything that governments try to do when they create business parks or clusters to help foster the development of an industry.

A few years back we ran a piece on Western Australia becoming a branch economy, reflecting on the loss of major businesses and brands in sell-outs to national firms.About a year later we predicted thi

Subiaco-based winemaker Evans & Tate has claimed a big win in its legal tussle with distributor Australian Beverage Distributors Pty Ltd, announcing that the NSW Supreme Court has dismissed ABD's winding up application.

Ending its five-week trading halt at the beginning of this week, iiNet shares plunged as expected to levels around 85 cents per share, the mark struck as a placement deal with white knight PowerTel Ltd.

The spin-off of New Zealand ISP ihug is being viewed as a strong possibility for its Perth-based owner iiNet, which has laboured under a five-week trading halt following discrepancies in its financial reporting.