Aged care providers in Western Australia have expressed concern that the federal government's latest funding package, which allocates $1.5 billion towards aged care over the next five years, may leave some providers worse off due to financial restructurin
The Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry has already claimed a pride of fallen scalps but the real implications lie ahead for lobbyists, ministers, bureaucrats and business.
The establishment of a register of lobbyists is one of the main reforms flowing from the CCC inquiry, but apart from voyeuristic journalists it is hard to find supporters of this initiative.
Ministerial staffers would be banned from holding senior elected positions in political parties if the state government adopts reforms currently being evaluated by Commissioner of Public Sector Standards, Maxine Murray.
The Perth businessmen who race Etchells yachts can't outdo each other by buying bigger boats. Instead, the strict rules imposed on the yacht's dimensions by the Etchells racing body means the skippers compete on skill alone.
With nearly two years' wait on any significant new office stock in the city, some owners of existing buildings are seeking to maximise returns by spending millions to refurbish and remodel their properties.
The latest market report from Mortgage Choice and the Real Estate Institute of Australia released this week paints a bleak picture of Perth's rental market.
Baby boomer and retiree demand for luxury apartments in Mandurah has buoyed developer Port Bouvard Ltd in the lead up to the sales launch of its $100 million Oceanique apartment development next month.
Esperance is in the midst of an accommodation development boom, driven by an influx of mine workers and tourists seeking permanent and short-stay accommodation.
VDM Group Ltd subsidiary, Van Der Meer Consulting, has been awarded an initial $3.5 million contract to provide significant structural engineering expertise to the Dubai Waterfront Development.
One Mosman Park foodie couple enjoy the food, ambience and service at Twisted Fork so much that they are currently negotiating with the restaurant's owners to lease a table.
The past three dramatic weeks of Corruption and Crime Commission hearings into the shadowy dealings of Brian Burke, Julian Grill and Noel Crichton-Browne exposed several shortcomings within Western Australia's outdated system of governance.
Western Australia's Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry has become a much bigger issue than any observer would have predicted at the outset – or even at the start of last week.
Western Australia's second biggest home building group, Alcock/Brown-Neaves Group, neatly illustrates the challenges facing private businesses trying to manage the combination of rapid economic growth and spiraling costs.
Western Australia's economic boom has not been all plain sailing for private companies. Our annual review of the sector identifies both winning companies and strugglers, and highlights the large number of sharemarket floats and trade sales.
In 1994, while Lou Di Virgilio was working in the financial markets in New York, two of his younger brothers, Dominic and Robert, were running a small used car yard in Maddington.
The automotive trade has traditionally been the exclusive preserve of private companies but that changed dramatically 16 months ago when Perth's biggest car dealer listed on the stock exchange.
The Department of Housing and Works is continuing its public housing push into the city with plans for a new $15 million apartment project at 146 Fitzgerald Street.
The $200 million Century City office project at 100 St Georges Terrace has secured its first tenant this week with Japanese oil and gas company INPEX signing on to lease 7,000 square metres, or 25 per cent of the building.
The combination of sand, barbed wire and special plastic bags may not sound like a high-tech alternative to bricks and mortar, but ‘earthbags' could offer an affordable housing solution to homeowners in Western Australia.
Cedar Woods Properties Ltd has made a fast start to the new year, posting a record half-year net profit of $13.8 million and gaining approval for a $1 billion redevelopment project at Laverton Airfield in Victoria last week.
At one time embroiled in a public debate over the proposed redevelopment of Perth Town Hall precinct and 121-year old Treasury Buildings, the City of Perth and the Department of Housing and Works are preparing to work together to get the project back on t
The state government decision to abolish rental letting fees from April 5 has raised concern among some in the sector of even greater pressure being placed on tenants in the form of higher rents.
Fundraising by not-for-profit groups in Western Australia is about to be subject to greater regulation, with the drafting of a new bill to improve accountability in the sector.
Sport can be a tough business, both on and off the field. Despite WA's strong economy and penchant to spend, corporate sponsorship is as hard as ever for some sporting codes to score.
Western Australia's corporate sector is splashing out on entertaining at a level not seen since the heydays of the 1980s, according to several top-tier catering companies.
There's no question Western Australia needs a bigger and better outdoor stadium for football and cricket, as well as a dedicated rectangular stadium for rugby and soccer; the questions that remain are where to put them and who will rule.
