Mark Beyer

Shareholder returns were not always reflected in the scale and growth of public-listed executive pay packets last financial year.

An updated listing of 450 occupations that will qualify for skilled migration has been welcomed by the motor trade but the building industry was disappointed by the outcome.

WA has been ranked the second worst state in the country for business regulation and costs, with retail trading limits, poor transparency and payroll tax being major concerns.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Georgiou Group; issues facing Rio Tinto, Alcoa; the lithium industry; Santos and EDO; Nature Positive; Liberal party; and Perth's ferry service.

The not-for-profit group that has led legal challenges to resource projects has suffered a crushing blow after it was ordered to pay $9 million in legal costs to Santos.

Rio Tinto has substantially reduced the scale of two major iron ore projects in the Pilbara to progress environmental approvals and gain backing from traditional owners.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Ellison and MinRes; Goyder at Perron; McGowan at Frontier; Pilbara's water supply; sovereign risk in Africa; wind farms; retail trade; and a mag preview.

Perth-based fly-in, fly-out airline National Jet Express has come under the full ownership of two Singapore-based directors including former Rex Airlines chairman Lim Kim Hai.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss a WA-invented brick laying robot's US trial.

FBR has spent $200 million over 20 years developing robotic technology that could revolutionise the building industry.

The bottleneck in housing construction in recent years was worse in WA than any other state but the increase in construction costs was lowest in WA, a new report has found.

OPINION: Today marks three months since Frontier Energy announced Mark McGowan as its new chair but we still don’t know when he will take up the role, if at all.

Renewable energy giant Neoen has joined a long list of companies aiming to develop wind farms in WA’s South West, though none are currently under construction.

Richard Goyder has been named as the incoming chair of one of Australia’s largest private companies, just months after his early retirement from the Qantas board.

Greatland Gold and Newmont are targeting early December for completion of the $700 million acquisition of the neighbouring Havieron and Telfer gold projects.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Westport; Perth Airport; the Women and Babies' hospital; MinRes and Chris Ellison; interest rates; Resolute mining; and a North-West preview.

Long-running Perth-based retailer Betts Group is continuing to struggle, with the business incurring its fourth loss in seven years, while annual sales have halved over the same period.

Australia has recorded another month of solid employment growth, reinforcing the expectation of no interest rate cuts until mid 2025, though WA has bucked the positive jobs trend.

The revolutionary spray-on skin treatment developed in Perth by burns surgeon Fiona Wood is being reintroduced to the Australian market by Avita Medical.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and MinRes, the US election, Packer & Co, M&A deals by BGC, Hancock, and Centurion, Spudshed, Regis dispute update and a mag preview.

Corporate regulator ASIC, giant superannuation fund HESTA and ratings agency Moody’s are among groups continuing to apply pressure to MinRes over its governance standards and financial health.

Perth billionaires Kerry Stokes and Alexandra Burt have been named among the major supporters of a $60 million fundraising campaign by the National Gallery of Australia.

BGC Australia has returned to the black after two years of big losses, helped by major asset sales, but acknowledged its continuing operations are still trading in the red.

The owner of trucking giant Centurion has reported another big profit after paying $175 million to acquire two family-owned transport businesses.

The shutdown of BHP’s nickel operations has had a silver lining for Kalgoorlie, with Canadian company TransAlta contracted to supply back-up power to the city.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Hancock and MinRes' $1.1bn gas deal; Hancock and Wright Prospecting financials; the lithium industry; Perth house prices; ABN Group; and more.

Perth company Wright Prospecting has reported another massive profit as its low-key owners reap the benefits of an iron ore royalties deal negotiated more than 50 years ago.

Former University of Western Australia Vice-Chancellor Alan Robson died yesterday at the age of 79.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has struck a deal to buy Mineral Resources’ Perth Basin gas assets for up to $1.13 billion and pledged to accelerate their development.

Premier Roger Cook has described native title issues as the "elephant in the room" for regional WA and called on Canberra to shelve its ‘nature positive’ reforms.

Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has reported a strong lift in both revenue and net profit but continues to be frustrated by slow approvals for its planned mine projects.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and Mineral Resources; tender reforms; a report on Perth's future; Perron Group results; Angela Bennett; WorkSafe; and a mag preview.