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The big end of Western Australia's wine industry has changed dramatically in the past year or so, reflecting the state's domination by mid-sized producers who often suffer most when the squeeze is on.

It's not all bad news for the smaller producers of Western Australia, but there appears to be a strong case for a change in thinking.

The wine industry's woes are not self-inflicted and are an important example of what happens when government decisions start distorting business in an unhealthy way.

Despite some people contending otherwise there was, from the moment Geoff Gallop resigned, never any doubt that Alan Carpenter would become premier.

Australia's great grape glut is causing wine producers no end of pain. But in Western Australia there seems to be a variation emerging on that theme – the great grape shortage.

January 29 marked Chinese New Year as the year 4,704 began on the Chinese calendar and the Year of the Dog was ushered in.

Amberley Estate, one of Margaret River's most dynamic producers, is highlighting this summer's food and wine scene with a semillon and seafood match.

The Commodore Hotel on Hay Street has continued its multi-million dollar renovation with the completion of a new restaurant – the Armada Bar and Grill.

Two Perth office buildings may soon be placed on the market, with unit holders in the May Holman Centre and 111 St Georges Terrace (formerly the AXA building) being asked to vote on their stake in the buildings' future.

There is no shortage of options and pathways for innovative individuals and businesses seeking government financial backing and support for their activities.

With a delay of at least two to three years before the next new major office building features on Perth's skyline, the refurbishment of lower-grade buildings is attracting the interest of investors keen to capitalise on Perth's thriving office market.

Innovative technology is one thing, but financial backing and business know how are the critical components in taking a concept from idea phase to successful end product.

Listed property manager Wentworth Mutual is shifting its focus to the east-coast market, moving its head office to Melbourne as managing director and former high flyer Glenn Wheeler takes a non-executive director and consultant role within the company.

Western Australian companies have enjoyed considerable success of late in securing funding to drive the development of innovative products, processes and services.

Developers are increasingly coupling major residential development with complementary retail development, rather than selling the retail component, as a way of diversifying their

The crucial importance of research and industry-specific education to sustain Australia's, and particularly Western Australia's, booming resources sector has never been more vital.

Listed WA developer Cedar Woods Properties Limited has made a $10.5 million acquisition in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray.

Simulator-based medical skills training centre Clinical Training and Education Centre (CTEC) will undergo a change in its ownership structure with the University of Western Australia seizing full ownership from joint venture partners, which include Perth

I have never believed in the regulated monopoly powers of AWB Ltd or its predecessors.So it is perhaps unfair for me to use the appalling news of the Iraqi wheat scandal to add to the call for the archaic wheat export monopoly to be scrapped.

Innovation and technology go hand in hand and the outlook for those in Western Australia's information and computer technology sector is rosy, according to John Krokosz, general manager of recruitment specialist Candle ICT Perth.

There's little doubt all state MPs learned the obvious lesson from Liberal leader Matt Birney's unpleasant pre-Christmas encounter with the Privileges Committee – don't secretly slip amendments into your Parliamentary Financial Interests Register, or else

Western Australia's innovation credentials lifted a notch earlier this year as the state joined forces with interstate partners to construct a synchrotron in Victoria.

It has been a long and very expensive road to production for the new technology HIsmelt iron plant at Kwinana, just south of Perth.

This year, Western Australia will move closer to becoming a world leader in genetic research, underpinning its potential to become an international powerhouse in the wider field of medical research.

After the hassle of lining up to check-in for an international flight and the ever-more-tiresome airport security procedures, a comfortable place to sit and relax before boarding is practically a necessity.

Qantas' stunning $20 billion order for up to 115 Boeing 787s has the potential to revolutionise travel to and from Western Australia by the end of this decade.

There is nothing quite like the intimate first class in the nose of the 747 or the delightful ‘private jet' feeling of business class in the upper deck on the ‘queen of the skies'.

Innovation is seen as the driver of Western Australia's long-term growth and prosperity, but questions remain about the best way to achieve outcomes to benefit all players, private and public, in an increasingly competitive environment.

Getting out of the city on the weekend to breathe the fresh country air, take in the wide open spaces, experience the charm of a natural environment and to enjoy good old country hospitality is a perfect way to recharge the batteries.

It's no news in academic ranks that the Cooperative Research Centres funding game is a highly competitive one, requiring lots of old-fashioned lobbying.

If a man in a pub offered to sell you the Sydney Harbour Bridge for $50,000, would you write out a cheque on the spot?

One of former premier Geoff Gallop's legacies will be his 2002 ‘InnovateWA' policy, aimed at reversing the decline in the state's research and development effort.