A solid upswing in WA’s housing development is expected this year, mainly driven by the proposed goods and services tax, according to the Challenge Bank’s Market Insights report.
LESS than 9 per cent of permanent employees say their companies provide childcare or pay for it, a 1,000-person survey by business support personnel firm Alectus has found.
ONE of Australia’s largest recruiters, Employment National, had a record 11,588 job placements in March — up over 40 per cent on the previous best results.
Discovering what she loved doing and “going out and doing it” has helped Maria-Jane Satterthwaite to develop a thriving training business here in Perth.
The effective operation of the city council depends upon councillors exercising individualism, not factionalism, says Perth City Council candidate Otto Pelczar.
Simply improving street lighting will make the City of Perth a safer and more vibrant place, says retail outlet T Sharp owner and council candidate Jennifer MacGill.
WA PORK producers may soon see an improvement in pork prices. The local industry has been suffering from decreased domestic demand and pressure from overseas imports.
HYDROGEN powered buses may be on Perth streets in the near future. Transport Minister Murray Criddle is visiting Germany for a briefing on the virtually emission-free fuel cell being trialled in buses there and in Canada.
WORK has begun to rebuild the MG Kailis Learmonth factory near Exmouth so it can reopen as close to the April start of the prawning season as possible.
