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One of David Pike's favourite WA wine industry events is just around the corner – Western Australian Fine Wine.

FORMER Andersen audit partner Derek Parkin has racked up a couple of firsts since his old firm collapsed. Of Andersen's 10 former Perth partners, he is the only one to have added the title of professor to his resume.

Healthy and fast are two words that don't often appear in the same sentence when descibing food, but as Julie-anne Sprague reports, that's not always the case.

IAIN Gerrard and Mike McNulty may have a new name on their business cards but in many respects their working lives have been unaffected by the collapse of Andersen.

David Pike profiles a region of South Australia that, while new to wine production, looks likely to produce some quality grapes.

WHEN former Andersen tax partner Keith Johns received his formal job offer from Ernst & Young last year, he saw that he had two choices.

In the second of a six-part series on corporate superannuation, Mark Beyer looks at some of the issues employers need to address when reviewing their fund.

THE bunfight surrounding VRI Biomedical had just gone off the corporate radar over the Easter break when the sudden implosion of national therapeutic drug giant Pan Pharmaceuticals appeared as a large blip on the screen this week.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched a survey of defined benefit superannuation schemes offered by company super funds.

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THE Gallop Government's guillotining of former premier Brian Burke's and one-time minister Julian Grill's lobbying work highlights several interesting inconsistencies.

It's no secret that some web sites work better than others. But the question is … what's their secret? Julie-anne Sprague reports.

THE Australian Innovation Festival starts at Bentley's Technology Park on Monday May 5.

COMPANIES that want to begin or extend in-house research programs and lack the time or the resources are being encouraged to contact the University of Western Australia's CEED offic

AFTER years of lacklustre growth and playing second fiddle to southern regional centres, the Mid-West regional city of Geraldton is experiencing a change in fortunes. And investors are beginning to take note.

WESTERN Australia's system of ministerial planning appeals has ended and a more transparent and accountable system has been implemented.

A PRIME Fremantle property situated on the corner of Queen and Cantonment streets will be auctioned on June 4 2003.

WITH the lifestyle themes becoming more important in the marketing of residential estates, it is common for these developments to be built around recreational facilities such as golf courses, ornamental lakes or marinas.

Driven by different economic factors, investment into commercial and residential developments tends to follow a cyclical pattern.

One year on from the demise of Andersen, Mark Beyer spoke to former partners and staff to find how they survived and where they are now.

THE 100-metre setback guideline for all development in the State Government's new coastal planning policy has received a mixed response from the property development industry.

THE collapse of Andersen triggered a change of direction for former corporate finance partner Justin Willis.

In the first instalment of a five-part series Noel Dyson finds out who's who in market research in WA.

THE National Office for the Information Economy has recommended that the Federal Government legislate against unsolicited email, or spam.

A RECENT report has found mobility will be the driver for PC sales in Australia this year.

IT analyst outfit META Group will host its inaugural Perth breakfast on May 1.

THE influence of e-commerce is far more pervasive than many of us realise, and more than some of us would like to acknowledge.

E-COMMERCE has been the catalyst for an increase in the number of small and micro exporters, according to Austrade.

WHILE there may be a small run on The West Australian's stock if cross media ownership laws change, it appears unlikely that the paper will become a takeover target.

THE WA Museum has secured a documentary deal with Japan's largest broadcaster, NHK.

A YAWNING chasm between the State's research sector and its development counterpart appears to be the principal barrier to Western Australia securing a larger share of the national funding allotment.

THE old saying that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder' is never truer than when applied to property developers and heritage buildings.