John Kobelke

The State Government will fast-track a $14million flood mitigation program to help ensure that Carnarvon is better protected against future flooding.

TheChamber of Commerce & Industry has criticised plans by the State Government to introduce a levy on major electricity producers and gas distributors to fund EnergySafety, a division of the Department of Con-sumer and Employment Protection.

The State Government is considering widening consumer protection legislation to include small business.

AMENDMENTS to Western Australia’s Occupational Safety and Health Act, which include the new penalty of jail terms for grossly negligent managers, “reflect community expectations”, according to Consumer and Employment Protection Minister John Kobelke.

CONSUMER and Employment Protection Minister John Kobelke (pictured) says bosses and companies in Western Australia committed to improving workplace safety and health will have nothing to fear from pro

DAMAGE to Aboriginal heritage sites will carry new penalties of up to $100,000 and two years’ jail.

THE State Opposition has slammed the Government’s plan to reintroduce the business name fee, saying it will cost the small business sector an extra $2.4 million annually.

DESPITE the wild weather and Sir Richard Branson drawing a decent crowd at a function upstairs, over 200 people turned up to listen to three pivotal players in the retail trading hours debate at the P

A HIGH Court challenge has been threatened against a number of registered Australian Workplace Agreements because unions believe they are leaving workers worse off than they would be under the award.