In 1969, John (Giovanni) Rubino, John (Giancarlo) Trettel, Sam (Santino) Castelli and Charlie (Carmelo) Bontempo were among the thousands of young migrants toiling in workshops and construction sites across Australia.
It's rare for the stars to align over all sectors of the property market, but in Western Australia right now the commercial, industrial, retail residential and land markets are all experiencing robust growth. Marsha Jacobs reports.
Four CBD office buildings worth more than $100 million are believed to be under contract for sale, including the prominent Wesfarmers and Clough buildings.
Market Equity managing director and shareholder Julie Beeck has had little time to take stock of things in the four years since she was named a winner in the inaugural WA Business News 40under40 Awards.
Nearly 14,000 Western Australian are estimated to have travelled to Melbourne for last month's AFL grand final, and from the tumbleweeds blowing down the terrace it's safe to assume a lot of those were business people.
For those who have recently had their bottom squeezed for 20-plus hours in economy flying to the UK to ease the squeeze on the company's bottom line, relief is at hand. It's called premium economy.
As the state's economy surges into unchartered prosperity, Western Australians are reaping the benefits of a bumper past few years and indulging their love for the good life.
Once labelled an airline of last resort, the born-again Air New Zealand has now become a frontrunner on Australia-New Zealand-US routes with a starkly different product at the cutting edge of industry trends.
Just as luxury goods retailers are coy about who their clients are, retail leasing agents are equally coy about which brand name stores are considering a move to Perth.
Need a break? Work taking over and your partner has just about had it? Here are a couple of special places that will help to restore peace and tranquillity in your life – at least for a few days.
Western Australia's universities have called on the State Government to take a more strategic role in guiding and supporting development of the sector.
Curtin University's council and Murdoch University's senate have been forced to defer meetings scheduled for this week to make an official decision on their merger because of delays with a merger feasibility report.
Australia's universities are highly competitive, especially in their pursuit of research dollars, yet some of the best research occurs when they collaborate.
The planned merger of Curtin and Murdoch universities highlights the major changes facing Western Australia's higher education sector. WA Business News convened a boardroom forum to discuss the current issues and future outlook for the state's public universities.
As many businesses consider new ways of supporting university training in light of Western Australia's growing skills crisis, the Fogarty Foundation is one organisation already doing something.
Recent multi-million dollar investments in the state's resources sector have paid off as unprecedented growth in the past four years continues on the back of higher commodity prices.
The state's economy is showing no signs of cooling its demand for additional emplo-yment capacity, with all signs pointing to a further tightening as the skilled labour market feels the pinch of shortages across the board.
By far the most dominant demographic influence on the Western Australian economy – and most developed economies for that matter – is that of the baby boomers.
The Australian Tourism Exchange 2005, the largest international trade show in the Southern Hemisphere, held in Perth in June, was touted as the most important event in the history of the state's tourism industry.
As part of the health upgrades, the State Government will invest $206 million in the redevelopment of four major country hospitals across Western Australia into regional resource centres.
The housing and resources booms in Western Australia's so-called ‘V8 economy' have been credited with the state's above-average performance, but higher prices are creeping into the picture as the cycle is prolonged.
