RETAIL trade is steadily growing according to September quarter figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, but Perth newcomer David Jones is taking nothing for granted, doubling the number of specials in its Perth Christmas catalogue.
THIRTEEN was anything but unlucky on Tuesday at Flemington. Ethereal, horse 13, won this year's Melbourne Cup, crossing the line just ahead of Give The Slip after a flying gallop down the home straight.
THE introduction of an ethical ‘fund of funds' by master fund manager AM Corporation marks another step forward in the emergence of Australia's ethical investing industry.
US-BASED Resource Capital Funds plans to run a new Australian operation out of Perth after coaxing investment banker Ian Burvill away from NM Rothschild & Sons to head the new operation.
A FINE film by writer and director of the academy award winning Cinema Paradiso, Giuseppe Tornatore, will open the Italian Film Festival at Cinema Paradiso tonight.
PERTH'S CBD and even a southern suburb have become caught up in the global anthrax scares. Several office buildings, including the Telstra building on Stirling Street, were evacuated after receiving mail suspected of containing the bacterial agent.
STRONG petroleum prices and a depreciating Australian dollar brought about a 40 per cent increase in sales revenue despite a modest fall in the quantity sold last year.
PLENTY of experts have publicly analysed the uncertain economic times of past weeks, including PricewaterhouseCoopers senior economist (USA) David Gulley at the recent APPEA ACE Forum, and investors are being more than cautious.
THE Government's proposed changes to industrial relations laws will result in higher dining costs, poorer service, and perhaps restaurant closures on Sundays and public holidays, according to industry sources.
NEARLY 55,000 Western Australians suffered from workplace-related injuries or illnesses in the year ending September 2000, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
BOMBS continue to fall on Afghanistan as the United States and Britain prepare to up the ante in the war on terrorism before sending in ground troops to flush out Osama bin Laden.
WHILE you and I might find sitting in a room filled with jars of severed heads and limbs a little on the morbid side, Gail Divine finds it fascinating.
BACKPACKING may be considered by some to be poor person's travel option, but that doesn't mean it does not generate a significant income for the tourism and travel market.
AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Statistics figures for the third quarter show a further fall in job vacancies, bringing the drop for the year to 21.4 per cent, while the ANZ job advertisements survey results show a fall of 27.8 per cent.
AUSTRALIAN Cancer Technology Limited is set to begin human trials of its p53 cancer vaccine, Pentrix, at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, after receiving all required approvals.
