THE success of Kalgoorlie/Boulder’s Saint Barbara’s Festival is typical of the resilience of the Goldfields business community and is seen as reuniting the mining community with the general population.
LEGISLATION flowing from the Technical Taskforce report on Mineral Tenements and Land Title Applications is expected to have a dramatic effect on land access and issues connected to Native Title...
THE well-documented decline in exploration drilling is one of a variety of reasons behind the recent trend towards consolidation in the mining industry.
EAST Perth’s Urban Village has been returned to the control of the city council and the State Government following a special ceremony in Northbridge this week.
Empire Oil & Gas has been chasing pounds and euros this past week, on a United Kingdom and European tour to help raise $2 million in a 60-million share placement.
A WEEK camping in the wilderness has rejuvenated my mind and body. I feel cleansed and ready to tackle the year ahead at full speed. Already the calendar is beginning to fill up with events to challenge the most dedicated wine enthusiast.
OH shucks, it’s the month of lurve, and restaurants around the city are lighting the candles and throwing some rose petals around to create romantic ambience for cupid’s day on February 14.
HOME Building Society members have demonstrated that there really is no place like home, placing $12 million into the society in its recent move to become a public company.
LIFE insurance is a bit like retirement planning. It doesn’t seem relevant when you are young, but at some point you realise that it needs to be sorted out.
POLICY definitions can be crucial in determining the value of an insurance policy. The following examples show the very different definitions applying to total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance policies.
THE current economic conditions of rising inflation, increased job advertisements and Reserve Bank meetings are all keeping interest rates firmly on the agenda.
AN American banker friend sent me an email message on contemporary corporate behaviour. It read …“Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. The herd multiples and the economy grows. You sell the cattle, invest the proceeds ...
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Jim McGinty has put the controversy of the past year’s legislative initiatives behind him and is setting a different course for 2002, with a number of plans that will affect business.
OUR courts are steeped in history, but many of the traditional practices are under threat as governments move to modernise justice.Last year, the title of Queen’s Counsel was abandoned in WA in favour of Senior Counsel.
AFTER suffering from the effects of September 11 and the Ansett collapse, the Australian tourism industry is set to launch a $10 million advertising campaign on the international market.
THE Department of Defence is examining a number of exciting property development options for its extensive land portfolio, scattered throughout some of the oldest and wealthiest suburbs in metropolitan Perth.
Two recent oil discoveries in the northern Perth Basin have confirmed oil remains, without doubt, “first prize” when it comes to hydrocarbon finds in Australia.