At this time of year it's perhaps not surprising that our universities start making new appointments as they prepare to compete for the hearts and minds of students-to-be.
One of Western Australia's top public servants has raised the possibility that private funding, including direct charging of motorists, will be needed to help pay for the State's road network.
State Scene has long argued that the Court-Barnett Liberal duo's most disastrous move was privatising the Dampier-to-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP).
Potatoes for breakfast? That's just one of the ways Western Australia's food producers are fighting fad diets. Julie-anne Sprague reports on the implications for consumers and retailers.
In an effort to avoid controversy of the kind surrounding the proposed development of the Cottesloe Beach Hotel, owners of the Ocean Beach Hotel (OBH) have commissioned three development proposals and sent them to local residents for feedback.
The State Government has committed to replace Perth's Playhouse Theatre and build a new arts theatre, earmarking $30 million for construction of the new venue, set for completion by 2008.
When Steve and Ann Marie Olsen decided to leave the city behind and settle in Margaret River 20 years ago, they did so primarily so their children could grow up away from the city.
Engineering firm Murray & Roberts last week joined a long list of South African companies making major acquisitions in Australia. Mark Beyer reports on their patchy track record.
I hate to be a killjoy when our Olympic athletes have performed so well, but I did feel it was time to put some of the bragging in context – but a little less subjectively than Roy & HG did in the various tallies they provided.
Labor enjoyed watching Prime Minister John Howard searching for explanations after one-time Defence Department officer Mike Scrafton belatedly surfaced to claim the PM knew the so-called kids overboard claims were phony.
The Masters Builders Association WA branch has expressed concern at what it claims is an unfair and confusing situation involving insulation products in the State's building sector.
More expensive labour and materials contributed significantly to the rise in building costs during the past 12 months, according to a survey by accounting firm Bentleys MRI and the Master Builders Association.
Kate Lamont and her sister Fiona have undergone a remarkable journey since the late 1980s, propelling a small family vineyard into a brand name synonymous with quality food and wine along the way.
A WESTERN Australian roughie has streaked the field in the past few weeks to find itself on James Halliday's list of top 10 new wineries nationwide and with a gold medal from last week's 2004 Sheraton Perth WA Wine Awards.
NOT many restaurateurs would want to compare their operation to an ugg boot, but its a comparison Miles Hull and Clint Nolan are only too happy to make of their newly acquired restaurant, Harvest.
