Staff Reporters

THE 1998-99 recovery of mineral and energy prices is forecast to continue, with average prices likely to rise more than 5 per cent in 2000-01, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

SCOOP Online – the electronic version of Scoop Magazine – has gained a real-time ticketing system to major events that interacts directly with the Australian EFTPOS network. The database of Perth events has been enhanced, and users can leave comments abou

PANELISED building technology is becoming increasingly popular in the construction of commercial and residential properties, says Building Technologies Australia director Matt Hornibrook.

UNLISTED company Western Areas NL will launch a big drilling program on potential sulphide nickel targets once it achieves its goal of raising $5 million from a float which closed on July 7.

If it wasn't for a group of doctors celebrating a pre-GST last supper (huh?) – we would not have dined at the Mount Street Café.

Ward Holt closed the books on its 21st financial year on June 30.

EFTPOS solutions provider EftNet has won a major supply, installation and support contract for the recently announced Australian Newsagents Federation BankWest bill payment service.The service is expected to attract at least 1,000 of ANF's 3,800 new...

FOLLOWING the course of its peers in the resource sector, Cobra Resources Ltd has agreed with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cob.Web Solutions, to take options to purchase an Internet-based mining information and service portal business established by Minin

A NEW telephone system release from NEC is set to give small business users the same features and facilities as many large PABX users, at a fraction of the cost. The Xen Alpha is designed for the small to medium business needing up to six lines and 16...

WESTERN Australian business will reap the benefits of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre with four major conventions already booked for the proposed facility.

INSURANCE giant HBF and information technology consulting firm AeM Consulting Group have formed an alliance.Under the partnership, HBF has taken a minority shareholding in AeM Consulting Group.AeM specialises in electronic business design, project ..

AFTER being subjected to various backyard makeover programs and stranded-on-a-desert island scenarios, brace yourselves for a new beast – the home renovation show.Channel Nine debuts two new concept shows this month: Renovation Rescue and Dreamhome, in

BODY Sculpt Personal Training Studios – where the focus is ‘you' – your well being, your fitness, your needs and your timetable.

COFFEE doyenne Patria Jafferies has been named the Telstra WA Business Woman of the Year.

Having bedded down the GST with few early problems, Government attention has turned very markedly to the issue of superannuation.

ADVERTISING professionals who missed AdSchool's restructured training program for 2000 can catch most modules when they are repeated in early 2001.Advanced modules Account Management and Media Planning and Buying will be offered.Other courses plann

FOLLOWING last year's sellout success of the extra-value Olympic Edition Vectra, Astra and Barina models, Holden has released another competitive Olympic Edition four cylinder line-up.

INVESTMENT of more than $200 million in exploration during the next few years by Santos Ltd in Queensland has already started to pay off for the Adelaide-based hydrocarbon producer.

SEVEN Network and Telstra have announced they will provide the most closed captioning ever seen on Australian television during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

NEW, tougher consumer standards would spur telecommunications companies to offer better service, according to Minister for Communi-cations Richard Alston.Senator Alston said, while Telstra had steadily improved its quality of service since the custo...

JUNIOR gold explorer Dioro Exploration NL, which concentrated in recent years on promising diamond prospects at the Ellendale project in the Kimberley, has finally struck paydirt after searching for some years for the illusive orebody.

MITSUBISHI'S Pajero has taken the next step in four-wheel driving with the release of its NM series.The stylish new Pajero is available as a 5-door long wheelbase model with four price classes – GL, GLX, GLS and Exceed. All price classes have petrol...

UNION membership has continued to decrease as more employees find its relevance in the commercial world declining, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics report Australian Social Trends 2000.

#CHROME Global Malaysia has been established following a heads of agreement between Malaysia-based Amtech Solutions and Chrome Global.The company is set to pursue health, court management and information technology opportunities in Malaysia.Chrome ..

Perth-based Kanowna Lights NL, an intrepid junior explorer in the eastern Goldfields, has shifted its attention to the Gascoyne region of WA.

THE Brother MFC-9600 high performance multi-function centre is out now from Printcom.

Junior oil explorer Empire Oil & Gas NL will start oil production from its new strike at Rough Range in July.

The annual American Express Awards are highly regarded as the People's Choice Awards since it is regular dining patrons – American Express cardmembers and restaurateurs – who vote for their favourite restaurant, based on the quality of food, service and t

WA mining companies knocking on the door of opportunity in Zimbabwe may find it slammed in their faces.

PERTH-based Courtland Pty Ltd can help companies make the transition from paper-intensive commerce to electronic business, according to business development manager Tony Piromalli.

Hydrocarbon explorer Hard-man Resources NL has committed to a year two seismic programme for Blocks 1, 7 and 8 offshore Mauritania in West Africa, which will commence on 21 July.

Tired of Perth? Well, why not re-name the joint. How about Shell City, in honour of the company which will soon have a stranglehold on the State's oil and gas industry.