Noel Dyson

METROPOLITAN councils should be allowed to give local firms and consultants preference on tenders, says Town of Vincent Mayor John Hyde.

AUSTRALIA’S biggest bank has been singled out by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commision to face Federal Court on price fixing charges.

UNCERTAINTY about the impact of the GST on retail trade is hurting buyer demand for cash-based businesses, says KE Business Advisory Services’ Anthony Etzine.

WHILE migration is still important to WA’s economic base, its importance is decreasing, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry economist Nicky Cusworth.

THE Australian Government recognises that business in Australia must have access to skills, ideas and technology from overseas to be successful in today’s increasingly global economy.

THE Sydney Olympic Games may provide some short-term relief for Australia’s dollar.A flood of overseas visitors is expected and they will need to invest in some Australian currency, which some commentators think might pull the dollar out of its US58 cen

THE Town of Vincent has approved a plan to hold a street festival in February or March next year.Called the Oxford Street Festival, the event is expected to draw a crowd of at least 5,000 in its first year.

CORPORATISED healthcare – the bogey haunting the US medical system – could be coming to WA.This will open the door for overseas companies to run some of WA’s healthcare system.

BEING able to run his own practice while having access to the full services of a national accounting firm has kept life interesting for Frank Cooper.Mr Cooper has been with Australia-wide accounting firm Arthur Andersen since 1976. He was appointed ...