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STATE Scene first raised the prospect of an upper house Liberal MP resigning from his party, and paving the way for the re-introduction and successful passage of Attorney-General Jim McGinty's one-vote-one-value draft legislation through that chamber, on

THE State's two major brick producers say they are not concerned by BGC's planned brickworks operation, which could be up and running in the next couple of years.

EXPECTATIONS of a slowdown in property market activity may come to pass, according to Frank Allen, but talk of a “crash” is not on the

Access to telecommunications infrastructure, particularly affordable broadband services, remains a problem for some Western Australian businesses. WA Business News brought together some of the State's key players to discuss the issue. Alison Birrane repor

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LOCAL fleet management firm Easifleet and national operator Commonwealth Fleet Lease are the big winners from new fleet management contracts announced by the State Government.

THE sales team at Channel Seven is preparing to undergo a make over that mirrors in its programming agenda, with the focus of both shifting to a younger market.

IT is fascinating to see our new economic regulator Lyndon Rowe stick up for former independent gas pipelines access regulator Ken Michael's determination regarding pricing arrangements for the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline.

SIMON Lodge says securing the position of western region advertising manager at Bunnings was a matter of good timing.

THERE are times when a window of opportunity appears only once in a generation.

INFORMATION technology incubator Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR) may soon be without Federal Government funding as Canberra prepares to wind down the Building on IT Strengths (BITS) incubator program.

INDONESIA possesses the potential to formulate a strengthened trading alliance with Australia in the near future, a factor that could be

Restaurant and cafe ‘pioneers' Dario and Lina Cipollini are taking a little time off after the sale of Bravo's. But only a little time, as Julie-anne Sprague reports

WITH greater demand for broadband and an increasingly technology savvy consumer base, the availability, cost, type and quality of broadband is being brought into question.

A NEW label launched in Margaret River and Perth recently is set to challenge traditional thinking in the wine industry.

WHILE broadband comes in a range of guises, it is already an essential service for many business and residential consumers.

JOHN Howard has wined and dined on his occasionally used nickname, ‘Honest John'.

AUSTRALIAN Telecommunications Users Group national director Walter Green said there had been a significant cost reduction in the delivery of fibre to homes in the first half of last year.

A PRODUCTIVITY Commission Report released in 1999 indicated that Australians were paying too much for telecommunications services compared with OECD standards.

TECHNOLOGY and Industry Advisory Council spokesman Rob Meecham told those at the WA Business News luncheon that access to existing telecommunications infrastructure already in the ground remained problematic as it was too costly for businesses to access.

WITHOUT world class, affordable telecommunications infrastructure the distance between an already remote Western Australia and the rest of the world is even greater.

MOST of the world's developed economies operate with a single incumbent ruling the telecommunications market.

A UDIA study tour in the US will this week visit Seaside, Florida, which is considered not only to be a model for new urban planning, dubbed ‘new urbanism', but was also the setting for Hollywood film, The Truman Show.

WHEN Brian Tikey was presented with a piece of satellite insulation material developed by NASA in 1996 he recognised more than just the technological achievement of the US's space agency – he saw potential.

AS the 10th anniversary of his decision to sell Growth Equities Mutual approaches, WA property investment legend Dick Lester is again contemplating the handover of a business he has founded and grown.

WHILE the official launch of Goundrey's new label, Offspring, isn't until next Wednesday, the new brand is already bringing home awards.

THE mining community may well have lost a good friend during the pre-selection process for the Liberal seat of Tangney.

THE 56-to-54-vote at last Saturday's Liberal Party State Council, confirming the dumping of single term upper house MP Alan Cadby, clears the way for a February State election.

CHEMEQ is expected to ask shareholders for another capital injection this year after being squeezed by rapidly rising costs and delayed sales.

PHARMACEUTICAL company Imugene has become a direct competitor to Chemeq after licensing a new technology developed at the University of Adelaide.

SURPRISINGLY, Perth is home to not one but three Australian Stock Exchange-listed companies developing animal health products to replace the use of antibiotics.

STIRLING Products is the latest Perth company to enter the animal health market, but so far it is better known for boardroom turmoil than any scientific and commercial achievements.