The state government and a number of Western Australian not-for-profit organisations have expressed their support for the creation of a standardised accounts system, similar to those used in Queensland and New South Wales, to streamline the process of app
Western Australia’s skills shortage has prompted a flurry of activity by government and industry, although the state is struggling to find traction on the issue.
The federal government’s Australian Technical Colleges continue to attract criticism over claimed low enrolment levels and insufficient graduate numbers, despite strong support from the business sector.
A review of Western Australia’s vocational education and training system, undertaken earlier this year by KPMG has called for a redistribution of the Tafe sector’s infrastructure assets and an injection of further capital to improve services.
Russia’s oil and gas sector poses an excellent opportunity for Western Australian companies, although language and cultural issues remain a challenge, according to Austrade senior trade commissioner to Moscow, Dan Tebbutt.
Mt Pleasant-based pharmacy chain, Pharmacy Alliance, is making headway with its plans to expand the business in Australia and overseas, having taken preliminary steps towards attracting new investment.
Two Western Australian biomedical companies – West Perth-based collagen developer, CollTech Australia Ltd, and Leederville-based spinal therapeutics developer Nubax Ltd – are joining a national delegation of companies visiting Europe for the Rugby World C
Western Australian aged-care providers in the not-for-profit sector are increasingly taking stewardship of local government aged-care facilities, as councils face more complex regulatory requirements and rising service provision costs.
Recent changes to the 457 temporary business visa may slow the application process, according to some in the migration industry, with new rules governing English language requirements and employer obligations coming into effect.
Perth-based skilled migration agency, Immigration Solutions Australia, and English language school, Phoenix Academy, are planning a delegation to French colony Reunion Island in October, with a view to recruiting students and skilled workers.
Not-for-profit organisations in Western Australia are embarking on a number of new projects in regional centres to service communities from Kununurra to Esperance.
Alinta Ltd shareholders today voted overwhelmingly in favour of an $8 billion bid for the energy utility, led by Babock & Brown Ltd, but not without some vocal dissent from small investors attending the shareholders meeting.
Pivod Technologies founder and executive chairman, Phillip Jenkins, has sold his 26 per cent stake in the business and has left to establish a new commercialisation vehicle for start-up technology companies.
Large block sizes may be a key attraction for many living in the Perth Hills area, but the landscape is set to change with a number of higher density residential developments being proposed for the region.
Building companies are set to benefit from strong mining-driven demand for housing in the Pilbara, with two major projects getting the go ahead in the past week.
Two Western Australian companies are at the forefront of a $3.9 million high-tech export project, which will involve flying three electronic drill rigs to West Africa in an Antonov AN-124 Ruslan aircraft.
Western Australia’s Avon Valley region has the potential to host a multi-million dollar bioenergy industry which could cater for markets in Europe and Japan, according to a new feasibility report.
