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THE Australian Employment Covenant, an initiative led by Fortescue Metals Group chief Andrew Forrest and operating under chief executive Rhonda Parker, has further developed its ‘learn or earn policy' with the recent signing of WA-based Skills Hire as a m

The boom is back with all the same issues as before, and a few new challenges thrown in.

WA may be riding on the back of growth in Asia, but local economists warn the ride will not always be smooth.

THE continued reticence of Australia's major financial institutions to lend on property is providing opportunities for the syndicated funds sector to become a source of capital, fund managers and developers say.

THERE may be many advantages in Western Australia's isolation, but the state's distance from a pool of available labour is not one of them.

New fit-outs for Downer EDI Engineering and BDO are pushing the boundaries in office interior design. Dan Wilkie reports.

OFFICE property analysts have noted a two-speed market emerging in Perth's central business district, with vacancy rates spiking in the city's eastern end and supply becoming tight along St Georges Terrace.

PERTH'S rapidly developing north eastern corridor has been officially recognised, with new industry research revealing Australia's fastest growing suburb is the Swan Valley's Aveley.

FOR parents of young children the names, and the soundtracks, are ubiquitous – Dora the Explorer, The Wiggles, Bob the Builder are but a few.

THE Australian dollar may have reached parity with its American counterpart, but the levels of philanthropy in Australia are not in the same ballpark as those in the US.

Gold miner Kingsgate Consolidated has launched a friendly $376 million takeover bid for West Perth-based Dominion Mining.

Bunuba Cattle Company director June Oscar has been appointed to the Pastoral Lands Board.

Talison Tantalum today announced that the company would be renamed Global Advanced Metals, as it focuses on resuming its mining operations in Western Australia.

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A PRICE on carbon is garnering elevated support from the Western Australian business community as part of a suite of recommendations to tackle climate change.

It seems the BRICs aren't in as strong a position as many would have hoped.

EMBRACING renewable energy is not just a matter of plugging solar stations into the existing energy grid, but involves strategic management and requires investment in infrastructure.

Unrealistic expectations plague our society, from the market to the political realm.

Northbridge has long suffered an image problem, but with the help of government funding that is about to change with the Perth Cultural Centre at the forefront. Emily Morgan reports.

Post-election indications that Julia Gillard is prepared to look at population needs on a state-by-state basis are good news for WA, where skilled workers are needed.

The Art Gallery of WA is hosting a Southern Hemisphere exclusive, which it's hoped will present further opportunities for the arts sector.

THE Western Australian wine industry is under siege.

Perth's Central Institute of Technology could be the icing on the cake for Northbridge's reinvigoration. Emily Morgan reports.

TRAVEL TALK with Henry Boston -Australia Business Arts Foundation WA director

THE state government's plans to consolidate its office space and create a justice precinct at St Georges Terrace will underpin the redevelopment of the heritage-listed Old Treasury Building into a boutique hotel, according to Premier Colin Barnett.

THE Housing Industry Association has revised its forecast for WA's residential construction sector, with its latest statistics showing new home construction will be down by 15 per cent this financial year.

PERTH-BASED residential developer Cedar Woods has announced the acquisition of a significant parcel of land in Forrestdale.

MOST drivers would be familiar with the rubber strips placed across Western Australia's roads and highways to count passing vehicles, but few would know the company behind the majority of these devices is Coogee-based Metrocount.

ST John of God Hospital may most commonly be thought of as a birthing hospital but there's a lot more than meets the eye to the medical giant, with a foundation in the same name involved across a range of community services and healthcare projects.

Nunzio Nici's back to doing what he knows best at the new Il Padrino Caffe in Northbridge. Mark Pownall reports.

A recent meeting of the world's elite figures heard an interesting pitch on climate change.