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It's no news in academic ranks that the Cooperative Research Centres funding game is a highly competitive one, requiring lots of old-fashioned lobbying.

If a man in a pub offered to sell you the Sydney Harbour Bridge for $50,000, would you write out a cheque on the spot?

One of former premier Geoff Gallop's legacies will be his 2002 ‘InnovateWA' policy, aimed at reversing the decline in the state's research and development effort.

When European settlers arrived in Australia to colonise this country, they brought with them the foods and food production methods that had sustained the British Empire.

Tucked away in Alcoa's Kwinana alumina refinery complex, just south of Perth, is the largest refining research and development group in the Western world.

On February 3, the Hyatt Hotel will re-open the jewell in its fine dining crown – Gershwin's.

There is no shortage of options and pathways for innovative individuals and businesses seeking government financial backing and support for their activities.

With a delay of at least two to three years before the next new major office building features on Perth's skyline, the refurbishment of lower-grade buildings is attracting the interest of investors keen to capitalise on Perth's thriving office market.

Innovative technology is one thing, but financial backing and business know how are the critical components in taking a concept from idea phase to successful end product.

Listed property manager Wentworth Mutual is shifting its focus to the east-coast market, moving its head office to Melbourne as managing director and former high flyer Glenn Wheeler takes a non-executive director and consultant role within the company.

Western Australian companies have enjoyed considerable success of late in securing funding to drive the development of innovative products, processes and services.

Developers are increasingly coupling major residential development with complementary retail development, rather than selling the retail component, as a way of diversifying their

The crucial importance of research and industry-specific education to sustain Australia's, and particularly Western Australia's, booming resources sector has never been more vital.

Listed WA developer Cedar Woods Properties Limited has made a $10.5 million acquisition in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray.

Property developer Axiom Properties Ltd has signed a variation to the Heads of Agreement which would give Pivot Group Pty Ltd a 60 per cent stake in Axiom.

Steel, in case hot-headed speculators playing the Australian stock market had not noticed, is essentially made by blending two materials – iron ore and coal, with a bit of limestone tossed in, plus nickel and other stuff for speciality steels.

The Takeovers Panel has ruled favourably in relation to objections by both the Pivot Group and Saramac Nominees about the other's proposal to take over Axiom Properties Ltd.

The federal government has approved a fourth runway at Jandakot Airport and cleared the path for a proposal to develop 148 hectares of surrounding non-aviation land.

Perth's increasingly competitive cafe scene is challenging proprietors to go beyond the call of duty in their efforts to offer the best brews in town; so much so that many are seeking to transform their businesses beyond bare beans.

The WA Fishing Industry Council has joined an initiative with the Kailis Bros Fishing Group and Abacus Fisheries to promote unique Western Australian blue swimmer crabs.

All the talk around the premium olive growing region of Moore River at the moment is of an imminent announcement regarding an exciting new food event – oil related no doubt.

Participation rates for women at work may be at a highest-ever 45 per cent, and 56 per cent of university graduates may be female, but such figures can lead to false assumptions when it comes to women in the corporate world.

Greening Australia is the largest environmental organisation in Australia, but its work is far removed from the confrontational approach associated with some conservation groups.

The female managing director is a rare breed in Perth, particularly in the resources industry, but Eve Howell is perfectly at ease with her role as regional vice-president and MD at Apache Energy Limited, a US-based company with a market capitalisation of

Six months after leaving Ernst & Young to start a boutique accounting practice with partner and career mentor Frank Cooper, Michelle Saunders last week found herself as the sole director of Cooper Partners, with Mr Cooper having been lured back into a big

The 2005 Telstra WA Business Women's Awards showcased the top echelon of female leaders, with Tracey Hodgkins named Telstra Western Australian Business Woman of 2005.

Women have been well represented in all of WA Business News's annual 40under40 Awards, and the class of 2005 was no different.

The juxtaposition of a high-powered career woman and a shopping centre may at first appear ill conceived. But shopping's not the reason Ellen Botha spends most of her days at Westfield Whitford City.

Michele Dolin didn't take what many would consider to be a conventional pathway to a career in finance.

If not for a decision by The West Australian to not take any female cadets in the year she chose to apply for work, Anne Tregonning may have ended up as a journalist.

It's not often that a political announcement genuinely catches everyone by surprise, but Geoff Gallop's decision this week to step down as premier and retire from politics certainly falls into that category.

Last week, State Scene canvassed some of the underlying reasons for the collapse in Liberal leader Matt Birney's standing among party colleagues during the closing months of 2005, which may well result in the emergence of pressure for his replacement duri