The announcement of several prestigious new tenants for St Martins Arcade is seen by many as a sign of positive things to come for Perth's shopping malls.
The State Government has started its tax reform package by cutting the rate of payroll tax to 5.5%. We talk to industry about why more needs to be done.
The State Government's budget surplus in the current financial year could be as high as last year's unexpectedly large $793 million surplus, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
A Recurring Australian political ritual after each Federal and State election is what journalists dub as the haemorrhaging or blood letting, even though our politics, thankfully, are too civilised for anything to actually flow.
One of the more interesting aspects of business is that, in order to know when the bottom of a cycle has been reached, the best place to look is up, be
The lag time between the signing of construction contracts and the start of work is having a negative effect on many builders, who say cost increases in labour and materials over that period are cutting into their profit margins.
The pristine Western Australian coastline has always played an integral role in the lifestyle, culture and recreational pursuits of those who live here.
All those at the WA Business News coastal development forum agreed that the inadequacies of the town planning system presented the main hurdles to coastal development.
Scarborough is Perth's latest coastline battleground, with The City of Stirling council proposing a planning amendment that would make way for a significant overhaul of the foreshore.
Mayor Tony Vallelonga and the City of Stirling's plan to redevelop the Scarborough foreshore has met intense opposition from local action group Save Our Sunsets, established by Karrinyup resident John Keall.
A key challenge for developers wanting to change the beachfront skyline is to find a balance between their own proposals and the requirements of the community in which they hope to operate.
High-rise development is often met with resistance because of the lack of comparable, successful projects at the time, according to some of those at the WA Business News coastal development forum.
Developers are scrambling to take advantage of the high level of privately held waterfront property and turn the attractions of living on the coast into profit.
The Office of State Revenue has issued a number of developers with retrospective land tax assessments for subdivided land previously considered exempt.
The proprietors of popular Shafto Lane restaurant Taka's Kitchen are opening another restaurant in Perth, located on the corner of Wellington and Barrack streets.
Differences of opinion between local and State governments regarding development in Perth often mirror those found in the broader community, according to the two representatives of local government at the roundtable.
As financial services providers grapple with Financial Services Reform legislation, those within their ranks who have studied organisational behaviour might recall Pavlov's Dog.
With so many aspirational voters in Western Australia – to use Mark Latham's borrowed term – deserting Labor on October 9 it's little wonder Geoff Gallop's boffins are reassessing his provisional plan to call a December 2004 State election.
After reading the feature article on Busselton's sea change challenge, (WA Business News, September 30) and as professional marketers located in the town, we could not let this opportunity go by to comment on some of its assertions.
Joe Poprzeczny's recent commentary on the history of gas deregulation forgets to mention some key aspects of the deregulation of the gas industry he so vehemently criticises.
This week marks the launch of WA Business News' 2005 40under40 Awards program. Julie-anne Sprague, Noel Dyson and Alison Birrane profile some of the past winners.
