Australian winemakers must do more to secure their position as leaders in the wine export market, according to several speakers at the recent ANZ Australian Wine Marketing Conference, held in Adelaide.
The Accor Hotel Group is continuing its expansion into the Western Australian market with the four-star Sanctuary Golf Resort in Bunbury joining Accor's All Seasons brand.
Changing employee demands and a tight labour market are putting strains on human resource departments at many of Western Australia's large companies and government departments.
Tension between Canberra and the states has long been a feature of Australia's federation but the issue has descended to a level that is causing serious concern.
The companies that have achieved the strongest growth in market value over the past five years illustrate the breadth and depth of the resources boom currently being enjoyed in Western Australia.
Only 11 of Western Australia's mid to large-cap companies suffered a fall in their market capitalisation over the past three years, according to a recent review.
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Albany's plantation timber industry has sparked a surge of investment and opportunity. A balance of traditional and emerging industries is creating a strong foundation for growth in the Great Southern centre.
In its first year after listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, Western Australian-based developer Peet & Company has announced a profit of $31.6 million for the year to June 30.
While the plantation timber industry is still in its early stages in Albany, existing infrastructure is already under pressure to deal with the volume of timber making its way to the port.
With Perth's CBD office vacancy rates approaching a record low it is little wonder that near inner-city office space has started coming onto the market.
The strength of the Australian stock market and the buoyant returns enjoyed by investors have been highlighted in WA Business News' annual shareholder return feature.
Nickel developer Western Areas is scheduling production by the middle of next year after already rewarding shareholders who have been in the stock for as little as two months.
Companies in the resources industry have provided the best shareholder returns in Western Australia during the past three years, with only two of the top 10 performers outside the sector.
Western Australia's top dividend payers are the producers, providing goods and services, as opposed to those paying shareholders off on soaring share prices fuelled by rising commodity prices.
South-west Liberal MP Troy Buswell, who some see as a likely future Liberal leader, recently fired a broadside across Labor's bow by naming several of its MPs with close union links in a press release.
Last week's Diggers & Dealers bash left the 1,200 delegates and countless hangers-on, including a healthy contingent of media types, in no doubt that this boom has legs to go an awful long way.
The Highgate-Mt Lawley strip's claim as Perth's emerging cultural hub has strengthened with the opening of Beaufort Street's newest restaurant, Veritas.
