Ella Loneragan joined Business News as a journalist in 2025, covering cultural industries.
She was named student journalist of the year at The Walkley Foundation’s 2025 Mid-Year Media Prizes.
Ms Loneragan began working at The West Australian as a digital producer in 2023, while studying a bachelor of arts in journalism and international relations at Curtin University.
The man behind one of Australia's largest glass bottle wine packaging services has taken a different path in an effort to deliver more sustainable options.
Golden Sedayu's $3.8 billion Burswood Point project is one step closer to reaching fruition, following the appointment of two builders to construct the riverfront townhouses.
New data has shown the state's share of charity donations was 11.4 per cent of the nation's $7.9 billion in the 12 months to June, as all states aside from one fell short of matching its contributions with its population size.
The operator of Phoenix Shopping Centre has launched legal action against the founder of Farmer Jack's to compensate for alleged lease breaches tied to a $40 million redevelopment.
New data assessing the country's major mining regions has shown Bridgetown and Boyup Brook house prices increased by 270 per cent since 2005 and the East Pilbara was the most volatile, not yet recovered from its 2012 peak.
The state is leading the country in home completion growth, after recent data assessed whether Australia was on track to achieve its National Housing Accord target.
New data has shown Western Australia's total residential real estate value has increased by 8.8 per cent over the past year, the third highest growth rate in the country.
The internationally renowned designers of Optus Stadium will design the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, which was initially estimated to cost between $400 and $500 million.
Administrators have taken control of one of the state's biggest disability therapy service providers and its 14 branches, as a sale of the business is urgently assessed.
After holding senior roles at the Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA, Perth International Arts Festival and PAC Australia, Rick Heath has been selected to lead Community Arts Network.
The Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA has appointed Naomi Pigram-Mitchell to associate artistic director, as other members of the well-known Pigram family move to retire.
COMO Hotels and Resorts will operate a $300 million project at The Carter Building in Melbourne, signalling its second Australian hotel venture after Perth's COMO The Treasury.
Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss how a Perth urban planning expert is examining ways to accommodate a rapidly expanding population over the long term.
Stan Perron Charitable Foundation's commitment to Perth Children's Hospital's rare and undiagnosed disease centre is one of the largest philanthropic donations in Western Australia.
Western Australia is leading the nation with its international visitor spending growth rate of 44 per cent, while domestically, the state experienced a decrease.
A state government funding scheme to boost tourism accommodation has signalled another step forward for prominent businessman Steve Birkbeck's latest luxury development plans.
A $3 million Lotterywest grant has given Palmerston Association a boost needed to build a new integrated care hub at Oxford House in West Leederville, a site it had purchased last year.