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.
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.
Leaders, including BP's Rachael Risucci and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations' Judith Barker, have signed up to fundraise for people in need through a debut Perth event.
The Dementia Foundation, formally launching tomorrow, is Western Australia's first organisation to be dedicated solely to younger onset dementia support and advocacy.
Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss that while stakeholders are working to activate vacant CBD spaces with art, some hurdles are limiting potential.
After a brief hiatus where Rebecca Tomkinson took over, John Van Der Wielen is back in his role as chair of the state government's Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Advisory Council.
Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss why economic conditions are paving the way for the retail property sector to be an ideal asset class for investors.