Mark Beyer

Petroleum giant Shell has rejected Premier Colin Barnett's criticism of floating LNG projects, saying the revolutionary technology is the likely saviour of the industry in Australia as rising costs

Most annual shareholder meetings are fairly pointless, but two held last week showed they can still deliver value.

If all goes to plan, the Ord River irrigation area will attract $700 million of private investment, but there is a long way to go before that happens.

Chinese property developer Shanghai Zhongfu was today confirmed as the preferred proponent to develop 13,400 hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, and has immediately highlighted the substan

Two years after opening a new manufacturing hub in Perth, international drilling company Boart Longyear has announced it will shift the operation to Poland as it seeks to cut costs.

The board of TFS Corporation has survived a tough annual meeting that saw executive chairman Frank Wilson call upon the company's legal adviser, auditor and fellow directors to help deal with numer

Fortescue Metals Group managing director Nev Power has confirmed the iron ore miner is assessing the possible sale of equity in its infrastructure assets.

People who fret about declining industries should read this story about a musical journey from the Governor Broome Hotel in Northbridge to the Blues at Bridgetown festival.

THE private company planning to build a new container port at Cockbum Sound has committed to spend $15 million finalising its plans, despite launching a $1 billion legal claim against the state gov

BOSTON-BASED private equity fund Denham Capital is shifting its Asia Pacific head office to Perth to support a planned increase in mining sector investments. With $US7.3 billion of invested and committed capital, Denham has the capacity to shake-up the local capital market.

Boardroom ructions at agribusiness investment manager TFS Corporation are coming to a head, after two former directors requisitioned a meeting calling for the removal of executive chairman Frank Wi

Long-running efforts by Michael Fotios' investment company Investmet to revive Swan Gold Mining and related companies Stirling Resources and Redbank Copper have hit a major hurdle.

Supporters of the Oakajee Port & Rail project were insisting today the ambitious development was not dead, after its owner Mitsubishi cut spending and two thirds of its staff were abolished.

Uranium prices would need to be more than double their current level before a new mine becomes commercially viable, Paladin Energy declared today, as it announced major cost cutting measures.

Projects like Perth Arena and Elizabeth Quay dominate debate over the city's development but an innovative event held last weekend showcased a lot more.

WHEN mining and construction chief executives talk about workplace safety, many people struggle to stifle a yawn.

MATT Birney is a man with a new lease of life, just like the business he now runs.

AT first glance, all of Perth's major stockbrokers posted dismal results for the year to June 2012.

Whether it's tax policy in Canberra, energy policy in Perth or this week's hot topic, Asian engagement, we suffer from an increasingly wide disconnect between strategy and policy in key areas.

THREE major shopping centre expansion projects are set to proceed in Perth during the next year, following AMP Capital's move to full ownership of Garden City in Booragoon.

The state government is pressing ahead with plans for a gas pipeline to Albany, despite the project losing its largest potential customer and facing projected operating losses.

Indian company Lanco Infratech has released details of the planned expansion of its Griffin Coal business, in which it will invest an estimated $1.2 billion to underpin annual exports of 12 million

Engineering and construction contractor Forge Group has outlined a new divisional structure to support a planned diversification of its business into the process infrastructure and oil & gas se

The CCI and other business groups have given the state and federal governments a clear agenda for future policy reform.

The major accounting practices are leading the way in employment growth, which is up almost a third since 2010.

In what must rate as one of the more embarrassing oversights in WA business, engineering contractor Forge Group has admitted that it forgot about one of its directors when it prepared this year's n

The federal government is planning to raise an extra $10 billion from the business sector through new tax measures announced today in response to a sharp deterioration in its budget outlook.

Prominent Perth lawyer Leigh Warnick has announced plans to join the independent Bar, bringing to an end his 18-month foray with local firm Lavan Legal.

Automotive Holdings Group's remuneration report should be read by all company directors wanting to learn about best practice.

ASK the average Western Australian to name the state's major petroleum export and most would surely answer liquefied natural gas.

THE private sector is set to play an increasingly major role in providing traditional public infrastructure in Western Australia after the state government named a preferred consortium for the desi

THE WA Farmers Federation and grain handler CBH Group have welcomed a state government decision to keep open the ‘tier 3' rail lines in the Wheatbelt, but the farm lobby group has warned the fight