AUSTRALIAN organisations and businesses are being lost in slogans, mission statements and text book jargon as the essential ingredient in leadership – faith and spirituality – are being lost or ignored.
Business leaders who gathered at a WA Business News forum last week agree that the Electricity Reform Task Force’s report will mark an important first step in the long journey to get much-needed electricity market deregulation
BARROW Island has been placed firmly under the spotlight following ChevronTexaco’s proposal to the WA Government to use the island in the development of the Gorgon gas reserves.
THE Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union is claiming a victory in its battle to become part of a site agreement between three other unions and Woodside Energy on the Burrup Peninsular.
WHEN Chevron, Texaco and Caltex merged in October 2001 they created the world’s fourth largest energy company – a company that last week reported operating earnings of $US1.237 billion for the September quarter, and a net loss of $US904 million.
THERE’S a feeling among some public relations industry players that they are stealing a march on the advertising profession and winning control of the marketing budget.
EUROPEAN Foods has embarked on a sponsorship initiative that will provide it with an ‘up-and-coming’ director to work on its next television commercial for flagship coffee brand Braziliano.
WA has taken up the running in the marketing of a new brand of milk.National Foods has decided to launch its new Pura Boost offering – a low fat and “ultra-high” calcium product – in Perth.
FOR those operating a small business in Western Australia, December 21 may be a date of importance.On that date last year new privacy provisions introduced into the Privacy Act 1988 came into effect.
THE role of leadership in major business organisations is under increased scrutiny following recent worldwide corporate collapses and the ever-present need for returns on investment.
IT seems that once many people reach mid-life they have established themselves in their chosen career and have well-established aspirations. It is a mistake to hang out in this comfort zone, however.
FUTURE Directions Young Achiever Award 2002 winner Barry Baltinas believes a working appreciation of the property industry gained from on high gave him a head start in his chosen profession.
PLANNING controls are stifling development in marginal metropolitan areas and flourishing tourist centres, according to one of the State’s agricultural lobby groups.
HEAVILY reliant on international trade, WA will be directly affected by the implementation of tax changes resulting from the Federal Treasury’s Review of International Taxation Arrangements.
It’s all hush hush around Altos, at least as far as the upcoming renovations are concened, while Michael Forde’s new food centre store has been put on hold, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
After yet another trip down the Leasingham Winery path, David Pike reports that magical winemaker Kerri Thompson has turned out yet more stunning offerings.
INDIVIDUAL superannuation investors may feel powerless when it comes to influencing company directions, but put the money into the hands of a fund manager and the influence stretches far beyond just controlling individual companies.
AUSTRALIAN investors can expect to hear a lot more about absolute return funds in future.Absolute return is the increasingly common, and more illuminating, name for hedge funds.
PLATINUM Asset Management, the star performer in the funds management industry this year, has vigorously defended itself against criticism by research group Morningstar.
INVESTORS with an outlook of more than four years should increase their stock exposure at the expense of bonds or cash, according to advice from State Street Global Advisors.
SHOPFITTERS preparing to do fit-out works at Whitford City Shopping Centre say they will be forced to sign EBAs with the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union before they will be allowed to start work.
Private passions into the spotlightA COLLECTION of works on display at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery reveals the private passions of local art collectors.
FACING a unique set of circumstances unknown to those operating in other regions of the State, miners in the South West, are pulling out all stops to address sustainability issues.