GEOFF Gallop probably recalls from his university student and teaching days that an often used disparaging term, when referring to politicians, was to allege they were being authoritarian.
Australia's biggest fabrication hall is the centrepiece of a $200 million infrastructure project south of Perth. Mark Beyer asks if this is an astute investment that will foster industrial growth or an extravagant use of taxpayers' money?
MASTER trusts have been one of the fastest growing segments of the funds management industry over the past decade.
For many employers they provide an easy and effective solution to all of their superannuation needs.
WHEN the first big construction project gets underway at the Australian Marine Complex, the Premier of the day (whoever he is) is sure to hail it as a big success.
AUSTRALIA'S major accounting bodies have questioned Federal Government moves that limit the ability of accountants to provide advice on superannuation.
MORE than 50 per cent of currently developed land in the Australian Marine Complex industrial precincts has been sold.
Since being appointed to handle the freehold land sales Jones Lang LaSalle industrial sales and leasing manager Geoff Fraser said...
Roc's appointment of Bruce Clement to the newly created position of chief operating officer could be more of a case of "watch this space" than of a promotion.
THE Western Australian Government Railways Commission has awarded a tender for the supply, installation and testing of optical fibre cables for the Armadale railway line.
THE Royal Australian Institute of Architects WA chapter has successfully convinced the Commonwealth Government to designate 2004 as the Year of the Built Environment.
IMAGINE spending $35 million on a new factory then asking the State Government for a handout so you can create a market for your product.
Sound crazy? That is exactly what the ratepayer-funded Southern Metropolitan Regional Council has done.
A SURVEY of small and mid-sized tax practices has found a sharp increase in average working hours over the past three years, from 47.4 hours a week to 54.6 hours.
PERTH company GRD is poised to become a major player in the waste management industry through its 50 per cent-owned Global Renewables.
After many years of technical and commercial development, Global Renewables is on the brink of commencing its first UR-
WHILE many companies have completely outsourced their superannuation to master trusts and industry funds, others have chosen to keep their funds in-house.
MANY of us will remember seeing a baffled Health Minister Bob Kucera recently facing TV cameras and attempting to explain why his department had bankrolled a publication coaching Perth women on how to be sensual and client-oriented prostitutes.
THE US federal agency responsible for the safety and security of civil aviation, the Transportation Security Administration, will continue to work with Perth-based explosives detect
Asking the right questions can prove the difference between valuable and worthless information, as Noel Dyson discovers in the third of the series on market research.
