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PERTH'S residential high-rise construction market remains flat, lagging behind other states where the sector shows more promise for recovery than other parts of the construction industry, new research says.

PLANNING policy changes due to be released this month will give shopping centre owners in Perth the impetus to invest in centre expansions, an area which has been constrained for over ten years, according to the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.

AS an arts education institute, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University is widely recognised for its elite courses and well-credentialed alumni.

A succession of poor reviews have refocused Greer and Lorna Marns in their quest for consistency.

Kevin Rudd's overtures to the UN since he was deposed as PM come as no surprise.

A low-key tax ruling will have dramatic implications for thousands of small business owners.

Superannuation funds are playing a pivotal role in some of the most interesting infrastructure developments in WA.

Albany-BASED training provider Skill Hire has become the country's largest employer of bricklaying apprentices, with 130 bricklaying apprentices on its books.

Iluka Resources has had some good news of late, but many may have missed it.

Bob Every is very comfortable in the chair of WA's biggest home-grown company, even if he is relatively unknown in Perth.

Some people just don't realise how lucky they are, and their misplaced sense of entitlement is irksome.

PERTH company AnaeCo has passed a regulatory milestone for construction of an expanded waste treatment facility at Shenton Park, but getting funding for the $35 million project is proving more challenging.

Some people just don't realise how lucky they are, and their misplaced sense of entitlement is irksome.

AQUACULTURE commercialisation group Lobster Harvest is hoping to stimulate more local interest in its $4 million fund raising after announcing a big tie-up with listed Singaporean player Oceanus Group.

Through the campaign so far and during the debate, neither Tony Abbott nor Julia Gillard is showing the type of leadership required to inspire voters at the upcoming poll.

WHEN it comes to this election campaign, Martin Bullock admits to being torn between his direct business interests and his personal views about economic management.

Industrial relations remains at the forefront of business issues after opposition leader Tony Abbott's decision to rule out any changes to Labor's Fair Work laws, including unfair dismissal provisions for small business.

THE federal government has refused to make a pre-election guarantee for junior miner representation on the panel that will finalise its proposed 30 per cent tax on coal and iron ore mining profits.

Moonlight Cinema, owner of the popular Perth outdoor cinema in Kings Park, has been purchased by Amalgamated Holdings Limited in a deal worth $1.75 million.

FOR some not-for-profit organisations, choosing a demographic for fundraising is not difficult – they'll search as far and wide as possible to collect money for the cause.

A passion for wholesome produce is behind Organic on Charles in North Perth. Aimée Sargent reports.

The reasons for the fall of Kevin Rudd are remarkably similar to those behind the demise of Malcolm Turnbull.

The next federal government needs to offer better protection to company directors and focus more on regulatory reform.

The early signs are that the 2010 federal election will take poll-driven campaigning to a new level in Australia.

The minerals resource rent tax might spell the end for magnetite iron ore.

Good government starts with getting the spending priorities right.

It may have only 15 seats in a 150-seat federal parliament, but WA could still play a determining role in the August election.

A $40 BILLION liquefied natural gas supply contract has crowned a sustained investment push into Western Australia by South Korean companies determined to shore up their long term supplies of key commodities.

The decision to overhaul a company's brand is not without risk, but many WA businesses are reaping the rewards. Russell Quinn & Blake Wilshaw report.

A WESTERN Australian intellectual property lawyer has warned that almost half of the brands belonging to the state's top 100 companies are unprotected and vulnerable.

WESTERN Australia's best personal brands have remained largely the same during the past year, with Fiona Stanley again coming out on top of WA Business News' branding survey for her list of achievements and opinions, and high public profile.

With a boom on the horizon and associated skills and labour shortages looming in Western Australia, branding becomes an integral part of attracting and retaining staff for many companies.