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Going to Fremantle for a steak dinner is a bit like going to a winery for beer. But that's all set to change, with new restaurant Char Char Bull making a name for itself as a place for those who want meat instead of mussels, a rump rather than red emper

Former Palandri chief winemaker Tony Carapetis has joined Voyager Estate as an assistant to current Voyager senior winemaker, Cliff Royale.

The City of Perth might oversee the heart of corporate Western Australia, but business is under-represented on its governing council. Mark Pownall reports that many believe the State Government should recognise the unique needs of our CBD.

The seaside towns of Dongara and Port Denison are booming. But developments in the oil and gas industry and an influx of new residents are putting pressure on local amenities, as Alison Birrane reports.

Our online poll said it all this week. We asked our readers if they were happy with the half-a-percentage point cut in payroll tax and barely any of them thought it was a good idea.

As the Howard years – which began in March 1996 with John Howard's crushing of Mark Latham's mentor and hero, Paul Keating – have rolled on, some Liberals have become noticeably concerned.

Stupidity comes in many shapes and forms. In recent weeks Briefcase has seen five examples of the same human failing, with one of the best being Mark Latham's "mother-of-all" stupid performances when he told the workers of Australia...

Perth-based telecommunications management firm Stratatel once again has its sights set on the Western Australian market as part of its expansion strategy.

The rock lobster industry in Dongara-Denison is one of the world's few sustainable ‘wild' fisheries.

The latest quarterly reports from the oil and gas players with stakes in the highly prospective Perth Basin indicate strengthening prospects on the back of a rising oil price and planned joint venture activity.

Property prices in Dongara and Port Denison have risen significantly during the past 12 months as increasing numbers of retirees, and those in search of a sea change lifestyle, add to the towns' already thriving industry and business sectors.

Cambridge Street Projects Pty Ltd director Greg Pearce hopes to start building a four-tier $14 million retail development in West Leederville next year.

Critics of the State Government's recent use of planning legislation to acquire land have argued that last week's response by Government to a parliamentary report into voluntary acquisition of land fails to address the real issue confronting land holders.

The City of Perth is seeking urgent discussions with the Department of Culture and Arts to lobby for a site near the Perth Concert Hall as its preferred location of a planned $30 million theatre development.

The Western Australian wine industry last year lost one of its most prominent figures in Galafrey founder and winemaker Ian Tyrer.

Geoff Hayward will open the doors to the renovated Brisbane Hotel on November 18.

Airlite Group has won the large organisation award in this year's National Safety Council of Australia Safety Awards of Excellence.

The State Government's budget surplus in the current financial year could be as high as last year's unexpectedly large $793 million surplus, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.

Since the recent Federal election I have had numerous discussions dissecting the result and the following convulsions in Federal Labor.

A Recurring Australian political ritual after each Federal and State election is what journalists dub as the haemorrhaging or blood letting, even though our politics, thankfully, are too civilised for anything to actually flow.

One of the more interesting aspects of business is that, in order to know when the bottom of a cycle has been reached, the best place to look is up, be

The lag time between the signing of construction contracts and the start of work is having a negative effect on many builders, who say cost increases in labour and materials over that period are cutting into their profit margins.

The announcement of several prestigious new tenants for St Martins Arcade is seen by many as a sign of positive things to come for Perth's shopping malls.

It didn't take long for businessman John Hooper to breathe new life into fledgling Barrack Street Jetty restaurant formerly known as Moorings Cafe.

Results are in from the Qantas Wine Show of Western Australia, held in Mount Barker recently.

The State Government has started its tax reform package by cutting the rate of payroll tax to 5.5%. We talk to industry about why more needs to be done.

Scarborough is Perth's latest coastline battleground, with The City of Stirling council proposing a planning amendment that would make way for a significant overhaul of the foreshore.

Mayor Tony Vallelonga and the City of Stirling's plan to redevelop the Scarborough foreshore has met intense opposition from local action group Save Our Sunsets, established by Karrinyup resident John Keall.

A key challenge for developers wanting to change the beachfront skyline is to find a balance between their own proposals and the requirements of the community in which they hope to operate.

High-rise development is often met with resistance because of the lack of comparable, successful projects at the time, according to some of those at the WA Business News coastal development forum.

Developers are scrambling to take advantage of the high level of privately held waterfront property and turn the attractions of living on the coast into profit.

The Office of State Revenue has issued a number of developers with retrospective land tax assessments for subdivided land previously considered exempt.