THERE is an interesting collection of businesspeople who wield influence in government due to their roles as board members of major corporatised agencies.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
WITH the drums of the global financial crisis still pounding their deep-toned warnings, the shrill sounds of peripheral issues appear to have been drowned out.
WENDY Duncan is a name few Western Australians would be able to place, yet ask political observers who's who in the state's parliamentary jungle and her name comes up time and time again.
SIX months after initiating an overhaul of the construction and management of state government buildings, Treasurer Troy Buswell has unveiled details of the reforms to Western Australia's building and construction stakeholders.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
A KEY component of the government's 'Works Reform Business Solution Plan' earmarks the relocation of thousands of public sector workers from the city's government buildings to new locations.
ENTITIES controlled by the Chinese government are now taking major stakes in primary industries on a global scale that makes Enron's involvement in the US power industry look like child's play.
THE economic downturn has drastically affected the bottom line of many Western Australian businesses, yet while the level of project activity remains subdued, some firms are turning to pro-bono work to keep busy.
AGRICULTURE exporters, lobby groups and industry bodies are concerned at the prospect of increased certification costs from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service if a plan to scrap a 40 per cent subsidy goes ahead.
DESPITE a major spat with federal Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop, political observer Peter van Onselen still puts her in his top 10 most influential Western Australians.
Retail sales in Western Australia are forecast to surge more than 4 per cent in fiscal 2012 after a slight contraction the year before as the economy feels the effects of higher unemployment as the current pipeline of projects dries up, new figures show.
Miner Kagara has finally lifted the veil on its capital raising plans, announcing it will raise up to $262 million with a Chinese company to subscribe for a 15 per cent stake.
The state government has given conditional approval for the Plunkett family's proposed residential development at Moore River, north of Perth, but has substantially scaled down the size of the project.
