Mark Pownall

WA’S major media company, WA Newspapers Holdings, is set to announce the appointment of a new managing director before the end of the year, ending more than 12 months of speculation.

LIQUOR retailer Patrick Stephenson continues to profit from his Liberty Liquors venture, close to a year after selling the business to national supermarket giant Woolworths.

THE rock lobster industry is bracing for one of the toughest seasons in memory, as a predicted low catch coincides with difficulties in the global market.But most involved are surprisingly upbeat about the situation.

GLOBAL IT group Iona Technologies is closing its Perth office to consolidate its Australian operations in Sydney.Two staff will be left working from home in Perth when the CBD office shuts shortly, leaving up to 15 people out of work.

EDUCATION has been touted by Labor as a key election issue, and quite rightly so.Unfortunately, it has played second fiddle to the immigration debate that has dominated this campaign, the issue likely to win Saturday’s poll for John Howard.

THERE has been a lot of talk lately of the bonuses, pay rises and special payments on retirement to company directors.

THE Gallop Government’s backflip on the premium property tax was a refreshing victory for common sense.

WORD has it that some months ago, a high-powered team of executives from Western Power was invited to the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry to explain their view of the world of energy.

SHAREMARKET investors who stuck with WA’s blue chips will be feeling chuffed – the top companies have proved three times as likely to beat key benchmarks as their locally-listed peers.