Isabel Vieira joined Business News in 2022, co-leading breaking news and covering resources (critical minerals), insolvencies and corporate finance.
She was project editor on the 2024 edition of Business News' Power 500 publication and regularly features on the At Close of Business podcast. Ms Vieira won an Alliance Area of Business Publishers award in 2024.
Ms Vieira previously spent two years in the Great Southern, first at the independent Great Southern Weekender and then at Seven West Media'sNarrogin Observer and Albany Advertiser newspapers.
She studied at Curtin University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
One Nation candidate and civil contractor Tyron Whitten has surpassed Labor in a shock move to secure WA's last Senate spot in the wake of the federal election.
The public consultation floodgates have opened on Alcoa’s proposals to open new bauxite mines in the Darling Range and increase production at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.
The Legal Practice Board of WA has become the latest target of a cyber attack, after hackers accessed bank details and other information of legal professionals.
Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has declared the long-running saga over the Women and Babies Hospital's location is over, as the ink dries on the $1.8 billion contract with Webuild.
Mineral Resources has again cut its iron ore volume guidance from its Onslow Iron project as further issues tied to its trouble-plagued and under-repair haul road arise.
South32 subsidiary Worsley Alumina has notched $4.4 million in federal government funds to support the development of emission-curbing processes at its refinery near Collie.
Living members of the stolen generation in Western Australian will be eligible for a $85,000 payment under a long-advocated for redress scheme unveiled by the state government today.
A local cybersecurity and privacy partner has warned businesses not to ‘recklessly delay’ investing in protecting their data following several cyberattacks in Perth.
The Crown Perth board has appointed former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt as the incoming chair of the casino, hotel and entertainment business and promoted its financial chief to the top role.
The state’s mining industry employed a new peak of 135,000 workers last year, although the growth rate has slowed as operations were taken offline amid challenging markets.
Kalgoorlie-born mining services contractor MLG Oz has secured its maiden contact with iron ore heavyweight Rio Tinto, building on its profile in the Pilbara.
Restructuring experts have been called in for the parent entities behind Healthscope, operator of Perth's Mount Hospital, with an eye to sell the debt-burdened business.
The Forrest’s mining arm Wyloo has cemented its majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project, a transaction which clears the debt owed by Hasting Technology Metals.
The state government has opened the consultation gates on the controversial Burswood motorsport and entertainment precinct, bringing in a key government official for the job.
Liontown Resources has notched a $15 million loan from the state government's support package designed to aid languished lithium miners amid the persistent price downturn.
Wesfarmers has moved to significantly curb emissions at one of its Kwinana operations, as Premier Roger Cook softens his stance on legislating the plan to reach net zero by 2050.
Multinational e-commerce company Amazon is extending its reach in Perth by offering same-day deliveries, as sector players move to meet changing customer expectations.
Acciona is tightening its grasp on the state’s long-delayed and cost-overrun waste-to-energy sector, as the competition watchdog investigates its proposed deal to buy the only other plant in WA.
Rio Tinto says it will spend $20 billion in the Pilbara over the next three years as the Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation questions the board on claims of underpayments and inaction.
The 'underperforming' Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery continues to strain joint venture owners IGO and China’s Tianqi Lithium, while the Greenbushes mine churns out cash.
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue says it’s weighing up the timelines of its green energy project pipeline amid global market conditions and uncertain policy settings.
Several “very strong candidates” have been identified to replace Mineral Resources’ chair, some of which may be eyed for directorships after a trio tendered their shock resignations.
Sandy Anghie has declared she won’t be making a third run for the role of Perth Lord Mayor, the post vacated by now WA Liberal Party leader Basil Zempilas.
Westgold has outlined a $92 million plan to expand its Higginsville processing plant by one million tonnes per annum, which would be largely funded by the sale of its nearby mill.
Bill Beament-led Develop Global has toasted first copper production from its Woodlawn mine, for which its still courting potential buyers for a 20 per cent stake.
Amanda Lacaze says she’s in talks with the US government over who will pick up a tab at its delayed Texas project as the US-China trade war presents challenges for Lynas Rare Earths.
Critical minerals miners have overwhelmingly welcomed Anthony Albanese’s scarcely-detailed pledge to build a stockpile that could be used as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.
All three members of Mineral Resources' ethics committee formed in the wake of Chris Ellison’s tax scandal have resigned, after Denise McComish became the third director to exit in a week.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged $112 million to duplicate congestion-riddled Shelley Bridge, picking up the promise made by the the Liberal Party of WA ahead of the recent the state election.