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Blackburne managing director Paul Blackburne was last night named the 2016 Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals, ahead of a talented and diverse field of candidates.

There are many growth-driving tax reform options still on the table despite the federal government's move away from a GST increase, according to KPMG tax partner Grant Wardell-Johnson.

SPECIAL REPORT: How does a tech startup in Northbridge backed by a mining consultancy in West Perth manage to secure work on the world's largest privately funded infrastructure project, in Nicaragua? Business News profiles how CSA Global, Lycopodium, OTOC and PwC have chased diversification strategies.

Professional services firm KPMG inked its 11th acquisition in the past two years today, announcing the purchase of Melbourne-based Markets IT for an undisclosed sum.

Michael Fry has been appointed as company secretary of Globe Metals & Mining.

The state's trucking and logistics sector's consolidation has continued after a busy 2015.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Home builder Julian Walter and company director Tony Howarth have spoken to Business News about how they are working together on the transition to the next generation at JWH Group.

Older Western Australians enjoy better health than their counterparts in the rest of the country and have some of the highest income and wealth in the nation, but the gap between rich and poor WA residents who are elderly is of considerable concern, according to a new report.

Helen Cook has been named as the new chair of the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA.

The winner of a new innovation program has combined gaming technology with its traditional focus on process control data to create a product that has attracted keen interest from some of the state's biggest companies.

KPMG's Energise accelerator has delivered an immediate return for the eight start-up companies participating in the program, with pilot projects and prizes worth more than $650,000 being awarded.

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia has welcomed three new female commissioners as part of four new appointments.

The slowing economy has hit smaller accounting firms harder than the big players, judging by revenue data released over the past month, with practices in Western Australia affected more than those in other states.

Accounting firm KPMG has followed rivals EY and PwC into the real estate arena, setting up a property advisory division to service its existing clients and provide advice to other corporates and go

Lindsey Phillips has been appointed as a new consultant of Churchill Consulting.

Payroll tax is costing Western Australian businesses more than $2,700 per employee on the back of strong wages growth in the state during the past decade, according to a report released today.

KPMG has named the eight businesses it has selected to participate in its recently announced technology accelerator Energise, which will be held in Perth.

The private equity group seeking control of Mungana Goldmines has lifted its takeover bid to 17 cents per share, above recent trading levels but below the valuations of the company's independent expert.

The benefits of the nation's mining boom years appear to have benefited those on lower incomes more than initially thought, and the nation is one of the most reliant on income taxes, according to a report recently released by the OECD.

Peter Prendiville and Howard Cearns will continue as Tourism WA chair and deputy chair respectively for another three year term, Tourism Minister Kim Hames announced today.

The leadership team is changing at one of Western Australia's quiet business success stories, but the strategy remains firmly on track.

With the takeovers of iiNet and Amcom Telecommunications heading into the final stretch, the investment bankers and other advisers that worked on these deals will be looking forward to a very handy pay day of more than $40 million.

There has been a significant re-ranking of insolvency firms in WA, with some relatively new brands winning market share from the big players.

A former Western Power boss, the vice-chancellor of Curtin University, and a former Bethanie chief executive are among this year's local recipients of the Queen's Birthday honours list.

New South Wales has overtaken Western Australia as the favoured destination for Chinese direct investment in Australia, as the near decade-long resources and energy sector boom tails away.

Dramatic structural changes have driven strong shifts in the types of deals being made by Chinese investors in Australia.

GREG Evans has got off to a flying start in his new role as KPMG's global leader of mining M&A, with one of the firm's major clients announcing its first takeover bid last week.

KPMG has acquired West Perth accounting and advisory practice Hayes Knight (WA), saying this will be the first of a series of acquisitions to bolster its private client practice nationally.

Shares in resources developer Mungana Goldmines have shot up 33 per cent today after an off-market takeover proposal backed by private equity group Denham Capital.

KPMG has secured backing from more than a dozen major businesses for its Energise technology accelerator, which will provide financial and in-kind support to eight startup businesses servicing the energy and resources sector.

The annual cost to small business owners of complying with the GST is upwards of $13 billion, according to a recent survey, adding to calls for the federal government to address business taxation in its tax review white paper this year.

PKF Lawler has shot into the ranks of Western Australia's top 10 accounting firms after merging with Subiaco-based Barringtons.

Chile-focused gold miner Lachlan Star has been placed into administration after it was unable to complete negotiations for the sale of its major subsidiary.

Amcom Telecommunications has teamed up with e-business association eGroup WA and technology hub Spacecubed to launch a tech accelerator program in Perth to help startups turn their ideas into products.

Accounting firm KPMG is launching a business ‘accelerator' that is designed to assist early-stage technology ventures and bring them together with major companies in the energy and resources sector.

Craig Yaxley, the state leader of KPMG's Perth tax practice, has been named one of four new appointments to the Board of Taxation.

Managed properly, family businesses have all the ingredients to secure a competitive advantage.

A critical report on the $10m Social Enterprise Fund is being kept under wraps