Mark Beyer

Western Australia’s second largest gold miner says turnover among some of the specialist skilled trades in the sector has increased to 50 per cent.

The state government has deferred the closure of one of its coal-fired power stations after a report forecast a big shortfall in energy supply within three years.

Perth investment bank Argonaut has recruited Hayden Bairstow from Macquarie Equities, shortly after the retirement of John Macdonald.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, planning backflip, airlines, road project delays, LNG industrial action, Hancock and more

The state government’s top infrastructure adviser has provided heavily qualified support for the surprise relocation of the $1.8 billion Women and Babies Hospital to a site in Murdoch.

The state government has flagged a reversal of recently announced medium density planning reforms, with many single dwellings to be excluded and other changes to be deferred.

A federal government review of infrastructure projects has delayed progress on numerous roads projects in WA, with contractors and the state government calling for action.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Woodside boss Meg O'Neill, house prices, interest rates, Geraldton hydrogen and more.

The lobby group for big business has backed up its support for a Voice to Parliament by disclosing its members have substantially boosted their Indigenous employment and procurement.

The record-breaking sale of the mining software company founded in Perth 37 years ago by geologist Graeme Tuder has been terminated.

Business and political figures have united in condemning a protest at the home of Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill, while the ABC has been questioned over its role.

Senior editor Mark Beyer and senior journalist Jack McGinn discuss co-investment models helping to drive success in indigenous businesses.

A report mapping Australia’s emerging ‘Silicon Valleys’ has found Perth ranks well below four digital technology clusters on the east coast for both jobs and investment.

A South Korean consortium is aiming to build a hydrogen project at Narngulu industrial estate near Geraldton, saying it can’t wait for land at Oakajee to be developed.

Successful indigenous business owners are increasingly investing in new ventures.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss EY, Mainsheet, FMG, Hancock vs Wright, ATCO and inflation.

WA’s peak medical body has called for a major rethink on the proposed Women and Babies Hospital, saying it needs to be co-located with adult and children’s hospitals.

A landmark report commissioned by EY has found a litany of problems among its staff, with many feeling overworked and large numbers experiencing bullying and sexual harassment.

IT company Data#3 has won a $20.6 million contract to supply CISCO equipment and services to Main Roads WA.

Rio Tinto has reported a big fall in interim earnings and dividends from last year’s highs, though its core Pilbara iron ore business fared better than other operations.

International energy company ATCO has scrapped plans to build what had been promoted as one of Western Australia’s first commercial-scale green hydrogen projects.

Perth corporate adviser Maurice Argento has sold his boutique consulting firm to Deloitte, marking the second time he has sold his business to one of the ‘big four’.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss mining cost challenges at IGO, BHP and Northern Star, MinRes China pullout, cultural heritage, Comm Games, gold miners, fund managers, indigenous business, Cottesloe development and George Kailis.

Senior editor Mark Beyer and senior journalist Jack McGinn discuss the connection between a Perth Rotary club and an international medical charity. 

Fortescue Metals Group has marked its 20-year anniversary by changing its branding, while its green energy arm has acquired the owner of a proposed green hydrogen project in the US.

The amount of assistance provided by taxpayers to Australian industry increased last year to $13.8 billion and it is increasingly difficult to assess its value, a report has found.

A small Rotary club in suburban Perth has had a big impact on an international medical charity.

Rio Tinto has reported strong Pilbara iron ore production and upped its annual guidance while also disclosing a doubling in its spend on evaluation of projects in other sectors.

Three Aboriginal groups in the Kimberley have teamed up with global project developer Pollination to pursue an ambitious $3.5 billion green energy project.

Woodside Energy has disclosed a six-month delay and a cost increase of up to 13 per cent, or about $900 million, on its Sangomar oil project in Senegal.

Hancock Prospecting is pursuing multiple projects under a new, integrated structure, but faces numerous obstacles.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Forrest separation implications, Kerry Stokes’ laneway, Ben Wyatt, Mark Hatfield, the Ritz Carlton, Chellingworth and Moody’s.