For the past two years, parents well-known to State Scene have received a $300-plus bill from an Australian university student union that, if not paid, would have resulted in their child not being permitted to undertake tertiary studies.
Shelagh Magadza has been appointed as artistic director of the UWA Perth International Arts Festival, replacing Lindy Hume whose final of four festivals ends in March next year.
A new phenomenon seems to have arisen across the nation.
Australians now seem to think that the federal government's welfare and protection extends beyond our borders to anywhere they may be.
In an already competitive airspace, Western Australia's regional air charter sector is set to have a new player after Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd muscled into the local business.
Housing affordability is something we are hearing more and more about. It's the classic case of an issue everyone knows is a major problem yet no-one is really prepared to deal with.
The City of Perth has released a new inner-city residential design policy it hopes will reduce the number of noise complaints from residents, improve privacy and security, and limit development impact on heritage areas.
Some time in the past, when gentlemen were gentlemen, an agreement is said to have been reached between the chaps (now dead) who ran The West Australian newspaper, and their frien
Western Australian State Library chief executive Margaret Allen is living proof that a heart attack can strike anyone at any time, and that early intervention can minimise the risks of an attack.
Three of Perth's most seasoned hospitality players have taken over the helm of Verve.
Restaurateurs Josephine Mac Fie, Chris Vane and chef Belinda Martin opened the doors at the smartly appointed restaurant and bar at Woodside Plaza last week following
The latest silly fracas between the nation's two top Liberals – Prime Minister John Howard and his deputy Peter Costello – over who'll be king of the castle highlights several troubling features within Liberal ranks.
Amid one of Western Australia's hottest real estate markets in almost two decades, and with coastal property a major driver, several short-stay apartment investments are being promoted in the South West.
Australian businesses have seen a gradual improvement in the promptness of business-to-business trade payments over the last quarter, but the average payment period in June is still at around 54 days, keeping the pressure on.
Queensland based Alliance Airlines is set to establish a strong presence in Western Australia after successfully tendering for BHP Billiton Nickel West's Leinster and Mount Keith air charter service operations.
An important debate about the place of food in our society will be held in Perth next month as the University of Western Australia's Institute of Advanced Studies presents Food: Production and Consumption.
Politics has always been a subject we've tried to cover objectively, seeing the issues from a business point of view, which is often quite removed unless the subject affects the bottom line.
Facing of a range of issues beyond their control, small businesses are having a tough time. And there appears to be no silver bullet, other than the continuing innovation, drive and determination demonstrated at a recent WA Business News forum.
The role of the banks in Australia's small business sector is crucial and will remain so. No single topic generated more discussion at the recent WA Business News SME forum than the big banks, their service, or lack of it, relationships with them and thei
The Western Australian government has called on its federal counterpart to beef up its Trade Practices Act (TPA) to help protect small business against predatory pricing by big business.
The inability to attract and retain good staff, and the combination of rapidly escalating commercial rents and a shortage of warehouse and office space, are hurting small business in Western Australia.
The development of a golf course resort town north-west of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is attracting investors and providing a boost for longer-term tourism plans for the region.
Time-share operator, Accor Premiere Vacation Club, has paid $11 million for 59 apartments at Busselton Bungalows, which it will re-brand as a Grand Mercure Resort.
Amid all the plenty of the resources boom there is a little cloud of gloom that doggedly follows a certain class of Perth investor; true believers in buying local.
The Anglican Homes name is being consigned to history as part of a major strategic plan to reshape the age care provider's image with a focus on the next generation – the baby boomers.
Even though it's still several months before Liberals in Western Australia preselect their 2007 federal election senate team, moves have well and truly begun to determine which names will be in the top three spots on the party's ticket.
