The growing economies of South-East Asia provide significant opportunities for Australian businesses, and bilateral trade agreements in the region are a necessary step in moving towards a global free trade environment.
Achieving improvements in students' confidence levels and academic performance is the driving force behind not-for-profit group Australian Business and Community Network, which recently appointed a manager for Western Australia and officially launched its
Sport can be a tough business, both on and off the field. Despite WA's strong economy and penchant to spend, corporate sponsorship is as hard as ever for some sporting codes to score.
Western Australia's corporate sector is splashing out on entertaining at a level not seen since the heydays of the 1980s, according to several top-tier catering companies.
There's no question Western Australia needs a bigger and better outdoor stadium for football and cricket, as well as a dedicated rectangular stadium for rugby and soccer; the questions that remain are where to put them and who will rule.
Fears held by the state's two AFL clubs about the impact of Super 14 club the Western Force on the corporate hospitality market have proved unfounded, with boxes for all three clubs sold out for the 2007 season.
Few would disagree that February 2007 was the month the dual questions of perceived water shortages and suspected climate change were firmly embedded onto Australia's political stage.
Fans of A-League soccer team Perth Glory had cause to celebrate last week when the team announced its long-awaited takeover by a trio of prominent Perth businessmen.
Perth-based property developer Axiom Properties Ltd has made a takeover bid for Queensland property group Eumundi Group Ltd after acquiring 17 per cent of the company for $4.3 million.
Perth-based property developer Axiom Properties Ltd has acquired the headquarters of Melbourne's The Age newspaper at 250 Spencer St, in a joint venture with Industry Superannuation Property Trust No.3, for $66.1 million.
A radical new proposal by the Property Council of Australia to unite the South West under a single development master plan and create four local ‘super' authorities has sparked fresh debate on regional council reform.
