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.
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.
When European settlers arrived in Australia to colonise this country, they brought with them the foods and food production methods that had sustained the British Empire.
Tucked away in Alcoa's Kwinana alumina refinery complex, just south of Perth, is the largest refining research and development group in the Western world.
Property developer Axiom Properties Ltd has signed a variation to the Heads of Agreement which would give Pivot Group Pty Ltd a 60 per cent stake in Axiom.
If not for a decision by The West Australian to not take any female cadets in the year she chose to apply for work, Anne Tregonning may have ended up as a journalist.
It's not often that a political announcement genuinely catches everyone by surprise, but Geoff Gallop's decision this week to step down as premier and retire from politics certainly falls into that category.
Last week, State Scene canvassed some of the underlying reasons for the collapse in Liberal leader Matt Birney's standing among party colleagues during the closing months of 2005, which may well result in the emergence of pressure for his replacement duri
Steel, in case hot-headed speculators playing the Australian stock market had not noticed, is essentially made by blending two materials – iron ore and coal, with a bit of limestone tossed in, plus nickel and other stuff for speciality steels.
The Takeovers Panel has ruled favourably in relation to objections by both the Pivot Group and Saramac Nominees about the other's proposal to take over Axiom Properties Ltd.
The federal government has approved a fourth runway at Jandakot Airport and cleared the path for a proposal to develop 148 hectares of surrounding non-aviation land.
Perth's increasingly competitive cafe scene is challenging proprietors to go beyond the call of duty in their efforts to offer the best brews in town; so much so that many are seeking to transform their businesses beyond bare beans.
The WA Fishing Industry Council has joined an initiative with the Kailis Bros Fishing Group and Abacus Fisheries to promote unique Western Australian blue swimmer crabs.
All the talk around the premium olive growing region of Moore River at the moment is of an imminent announcement regarding an exciting new food event – oil related no doubt.
Participation rates for women at work may be at a highest-ever 45 per cent, and 56 per cent of university graduates may be female, but such figures can lead to false assumptions when it comes to women in the corporate world.
Greening Australia is the largest environmental organisation in Australia, but its work is far removed from the confrontational approach associated with some conservation groups.
The female managing director is a rare breed in Perth, particularly in the resources industry, but Eve Howell is perfectly at ease with her role as regional vice-president and MD at Apache Energy Limited, a US-based company with a market capitalisation of
Six months after leaving Ernst & Young to start a boutique accounting practice with partner and career mentor Frank Cooper, Michelle Saunders last week found herself as the sole director of Cooper Partners, with Mr Cooper having been lured back into a big
The 2005 Telstra WA Business Women's Awards showcased the top echelon of female leaders, with Tracey Hodgkins named Telstra Western Australian Business Woman of 2005.
The juxtaposition of a high-powered career woman and a shopping centre may at first appear ill conceived. But shopping's not the reason Ellen Botha spends most of her days at Westfield Whitford City.
The boom conditions in Western Australia's iron ore industry have underpinned a rapid increase in capital raisings by current and aspiring iron ore miners.
With Western Australia entering what promises to be another year of strong economic expansion, the major challenge facing the state continues to be managing its rapid growth.
The ranks of those Liberal MPs who are wondering if their leader, Matt Birney, will still be in his position on April 17, his wedding day, swelled markedly just before Christmas, when the Parliamentary Privileges Committee adjudicated on his secret insert
Early summer's a great time to get out and enjoy Western Australia's wonderful outdoors, and the growing number concerts and wine and food events are a highlight of the season.
When Cape Bouvard began speculative construction on a $15 million, seven-level office building in early 2004, Perth's office vacancy rate was 12 per cent, the market outlook was dismal and construction costs were spiralling.
