While the debate over genetically modified foods continues unabated, another ‘food science' is attracting growing interest, on the production side of the equation at least.
The battle for territory in Perth's independent newspaper market is getting fiercer as new players look to secure a slice of the action, as Mark Mentiplay reports.
While television is still the first medium of choice for major advertisers, Perth agencies and their clients are looking at new alternatives to break through the growing advertising clutter and reach an increasingly fragmented audience.
West Australian Newspapers is embarking on a $189 million, two-year expansion plan that includes a $31 million redundancy provision to cover 220 full-time production staff at the company's Herdsman headquarters.
The $173.5 million acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Hoyts Cinemas, a step outside West Australian News-papers' traditional comfort zone and the development of its online services, is costing the company.
I don't normally pick up on issues raised by politicians campaigning for their slice of the funding pie, but I was intrigued by the efforts of Greenough MLA Grant Woodhams who raised the vision of the Indian Ocean Drive in State Parliament last week.
By now, most politicians will have marked their favourite Mark Latham diary quotation. Mine was his remark about Labor's Kevin Rudd: “If he grew up in poverty in rural Queensland where did the posh accent come from?”
With the Internet playing an increasingly important role in real estate marketing, two Western Australian organisations have formed an alliance they hope will give them the leading market position over large media-owned websites.
One thing I am not an expert on is technology. I struggle with any new piece of equipment and probably only ever use 10 per cent of the capabilities of the gizmos that I own.
The largest and most successful Swan Valley Wine Show in the event's history has underlined the region's increasing status as a producer of premium wines.
HAD Mark Pownall (WA Business News, September 15, Opinion) contacted me to talk the issue through rather than simply quoting from our brief media release, I would have pointed out just how dirty (i
With the number of people living in Western Australia expected to double within three decades, dealing with the pressures of a growing population is a challenge for legislators and developers, as Marsha Jacobs reports.
Policy, regulation and unclear or contradictory legislation are major impediments for the development industry, according to attendees at WA Business News' development forum.
The state Government proposal to establish a ‘super planning agency' is seen by many as the result of its frustration with the decision-making processes of local governments in relation to planning issues.
Issues over infrastructure, particularly the provision and accessibility of water, were among the most significant challenges of the next two decades, according to participants at the WA Business News boardroom forum.
As footy fans ratchet the excitement up a notch ahead of the weekend's AFL grand final the State Government has brought sport to the forefront of the political debate with a renewed focus on Perth's sport facilities.
A funny thing happened on the stock market last week at the height of the confusion about the sale (or not) of the Government's outstanding 51 per cent stake in Telstra.
The increase in high-density living, and related potential for disputes over strata title issues, has prompted a Perth pair to open a new business focused solely on strata rules and their application.
Western Australia's first government architect, Professor Geoffrey London, has moved to create a framework that will ensure the pursuit of quality design in the state's architecture.
