Michael Ramsey

Chartered Secretaries Australia will become the Governance Institute of Australia, with members overwhelmingly backing the rebrand at a general meeting last week.

Having been through a number of incarnations, PICA Bar & Cafe has settled on a winning formula in the heart of the Cultural Centre.

Western Australia’s residential property market is set for further growth in the year ahead but commercial construction is expected to soften, industry experts say.

For Performance On Hand directors Damione and Sharon Wright, the key to forging a successful start-up business has been hard work and perseverance – and a thick skin.

Mining services contractors have slashed thousands of jobs as the slowdown in the resources sector piles pressure on companies to cut costs after several years of growth.

The coalition’s proposed parental leave scheme has come under attack from equal opportunity advocates, who argue investing in childcare would be a better way to boost participation.

The two men vying for the nation’s top job at next month’s federal election talked up their infrastructure credentials during their first visits to Western Australia during the campaign.

Western Australia is destined for further skills shortages and a reliance on temporary migrants despite the slowdown of work on major resources projects.

Two new oil and gas research initiatives have received promises of federal funding, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talking up the future of the sector in Western Australia today.