A recent participant in Fortescue Metals Group’s VTEC program has notched up another notable achievement, having slipped into the role of ‘chief executive for a day’ as part of the miner’s unique approach to creating opportunities for Aboriginal people.
A private company backed by Curtin University has announced a breakthrough in the treatment of several cancers in small animals, with trials set to commence in humans and dogs.
The future of a not-for-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre considered among the strictest in Australia is in doubt due to a planning dispute.
Almost 80 contract variations worth more than $81 million tripled the cost of a Department of Health central computing services contract, with issues including more than 60 per cent of data racks going unused, the auditor general revealed today.
The Lions Eye Institute is developing a study aimed at ameliorating high rates of short sightedness among Asians, while at the same time attracting more overseas students to Western Australia’s universities.
Two separate UWA studies have unearthed surprising findings about what drives frustrations between drivers and cyclists, and how liveable Perth is (and could be) in terms of ‘walkability’.
Perth is now home to 19 Piddington Justice Fellows, the first graduating cohort of a program that connects recent law graduates struggling to find compulsory work experience with cash-strapped communi
Richard Johnson reckons he’d be a millionaire if he had a dollar for every time an adult walked into his laboratory at Rostrata Primary School and said: “Wow, I wish I had this when I was a kid.”
A custom mouthguards maker that boasts AFL coach John Worsfold as a director has announced plans to list on the ASX through the reverse takeover of Perth-based explorer Mount Magnet South.
Crescent Capital Partners-controlled National Dental Care has entered the Western Australian market through the acquisition of Perth-based DB Dental for an undisclosed sum.
Perth-based regenerative medicine company Avita Medical says it will be able to focus more on its core ReCell technology after completing the sale of its respiratory business for $2.47 million.
Education provider Navitas has posted a solid half-year result but expects earnings to remain in line with its FY15 result, with contract losses to affect the business over the next six months.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA’s Energy Apprenticeships Group has kicked off with 16 process operator apprentices to begin their four-year training today.
Disability services provider Rocky Bay has taken over the services of 45-year-old agency Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Western Australia.
A faltering economy and an increase in the number of people leaving the state compared with arrivals has failed to halt growth in enrolments at both local Catholic and other private schools, and public schools.
