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Liquor licensing is a contentious issue in Western Australia, with alcohol-fuelled violence, cultural advancement, the development of a strong tourism industry and management of the public interest influencing decisions.

INVESTORS have been on a spending spree in Perth's city office market in 2011, buying more than $180 million worth of properties in the first few months of the year.

Demand for large-scale industrial sites is driving the construction of purpose-built developments in the otherwise flat industrial property market.

A BID by the Barnett government to redress the age-old power imbalance between retail tenants and their landlords may force shopping centre owners to reveal the intricate details of their lease agreements.

PAUL Symons could never have predicted the tangent his life would take when he left his job as a high school teacher in 1998 to start Malaga-based company PC Locs.

Gourmet breakfasts featuring steak and black pudding are among Ryan Taylor's latest creations at his fine-dining restaurant, the Quarter on Hay. Carolyn Herbert reports.

Canberra's bureau­cratic double-handling is costing all the states too much.

With many in business believing the Fair Work Act has given unions too much bargaining power, the CCI has come up with an industrial relations plan of its own.

The iron ore sector illustrates the profound impact technology and innovation can have on ‘old' industries.

China has become too cheap and too expensive at the same time – and something has to give.

Opinion on the carbon and mining taxes vary, and depend on how one views ‘reform'.

Colin Barnett's Liberal-National team increasingly looks like a government unable to make the big decisions.

Crescent Gold says it has fast-tracked plans to begin mining operations at its Apollo deposit, near Laverton, after it announced a maiden gold reserve of 54,000 ounces.

Extract Resources has released an updated resource estimate for its Husab project in Namibia, which shows it is the fourth largest uranium deposit in the world.

Diversified Perth-based conglomerate Wesfarmers has approved additional investment to bring forward the $550 million expansion of its ammonium nitrate facility at Kwinana.

Rio Tinto says a tie-up with Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, will give it unprecedented access to explore resource-hungry China for copper and other minerals.

A FACTORY fire, the global financial crisis and the rise of Chinese imports have not stopped David Devoy and Darren Bee from cementing Advantage Air as the largest manufacturer of air-conditioning components in Western Australia.

A penchant for traditional Italian food and service are in the genes for a Perth couple. Carolyn Herbert reports.

The number of small, late-night bars is growing, but veteran nightclub owner Bob Maher remembers a time when there was only one.

Some big political calls are to be made as we rush towards a carbon tax.

Perth engineer Joe Ricciardo is a shining example of inclusive and open management.

Orthodox views on the role of state governments and company directors were questioned at a Perth function last week.

There's not much glamour left in the aviation industry, which is facing a tough future.

We take the provision of goods and services for granted, but few of us seem willing to pay full price for them.

Colin Barnett's not going to take a backward step in his funding fight with the federal government, and Wayne Swan in particular.

Mandurah's developers are still waiting for the market to turn after three hard years.

THE property market around Mandurah may be in the doldrums, but major land developers have taken the breathing space provided by the global financial crisis to prepare for the next wave of growth in the sector.

THERE are plenty of residential developments that have a golf course as their focal point – and the Mandurah area has its fair share.

THE local property market may be in the doldrums, but boutique property developers and builders are targeting niche markets to take advantage of Perth's changing property landscape.

PERTH property developers are building their exposure to the Melbourne market in a bid to offset an anaemic local market and capitalise on the strong population forecasts for the Victorian capital.

HOTEL heavyweight Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group, Coles and Sandalford Wines owner Peter Prendiville are among the big names understood to be circling the assets of Compass Hotel Group.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a joint venture featuring contracting group Downer EDI has won its third significant road maintenance deal, this time a $152 million contract in the Kimberley.