Mark Beyer

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss housing challenges facing the state's north west region.

New housing initiatives are making only a small dent in the acute shortages facing towns in the north-west.

A wave of investment in mining, energy and renewables is expected to sustain growth in the north-west.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Cabinet reshuffle; Woodside and Santos; desalination plant; Andrew Roberts; GST; Brandon Craig; Sandra Brewer; West Tech Fest; and more.

Traffic controllers in WA are in line for a 38 per cent pay rise and contractors expect similar increases will apply across the board because of new tendering rules set by Main Roads.

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss PwC spin-out Scyne Advisory, pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Brandon Craig has been promoted to the role of BHP's president Americas, but the mining giant is yet to decide who will lead its most valuable asset: its WA iron ore business.

PwC spin-out is pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Global companies Metso and Weir Minerals and Perth firm Camco Engineering are leading a flurry of developments that will bring new jobs to Karratha and Port Hedland.

Rio Tinto plans to ramp up spending on iron ore, notably at the giant Simandou project in Africa, but has scaled back its investment in decarbonisation.

Rio Tinto has highlighted the importance of its giant Rhodes Ridge project in the Pilbara by approving a pre-feasibility study and outlining plans to spend $400 million on exploration.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Griffin Coal; Bill Johnston; West Port; Perth house prices and North West publication.

Roger Cook says the funding will deliver certainty, but critics say its an admission of failure and rubber stamps the closure of Griffin Coal and Bluewaters power station in 2026.

Premier Roger Cook is expected to announce a three-year extension to operating subsidies paid to embattled miner Griffin Coal, with the total bill set to exceed $150 million.

Port infrastructure at Cockburn Sound and major roads servicing the area, including parts of the Kwinana Freeway, will be upgraded in advance of the proposed Westport development.

The federal government has tabled more than 80 amendments to a contentious workplace relations Bill with some changes catching business groups by surprise.

The disciplinary tribunal for chartered accountants has imposed the maximum possible fine on PwC and applied new reporting requirements as fallout from the tax advice scandal continues.

The state government has been presented with five options to resolve the imbroglio threatening WA's coal supplies.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss FMG; Austal; IR reforms; office occupancy; Burswood Park; apartment dramas; Scyne Advisory; CEO salaries and WA's biggest employers.

Alex Dorsch says a high-grade underground mine is the best opportunity to move the dial on Chalice Mining's Gonneville project as shares in the one-time market favourite continued to slide.

Major employer groups are divided over contentious workplace relations reforms after federal minister Tony Burke negotiated amendments to exclude service contractors.

The cost of renting a residential property in the Pilbara jumped by about 20 per cent in the September 2023 quarter, highlighting the acute housing shortage in the region.

Fortescue Metals Group has pressed ‘go' on two mid-scale hydrogen developments and a small trial project in WA but surprisingly is not proceeding with the Gibson Island project in Queensland.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss new energy initiatives, federal spending curbs, Ivan Vella and Mark Barnaba.

Global law firm MinterEllison has lost five senior partners to rival HFW, including four of its Perth partners and its chief representative in the Beijing office.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the state of play for hydrogen developments in Western Australia.

Companies planning hydrogen projects in WA want more government leadership as they survey the sector's spluttering progress.

The WA government has joined other states in strongly criticising a new federal policy that would see the states pay at least half the bill for new infrastructure projects.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss accounting action; WeWork; Qantas; exporters; hydrogen; coal; biofuels, and skills shortages.

The $40 million-plus sale of the family-owned business marks the third major M&A deal involving a logistics company at Fremantle harbour in recent years.

Private equity investor Allegro Funds has obtained final regulatory approval to buy the public sector consulting arm of PwC, which will trade as Scyne Advisory.

Mineral Resources has bought a 12.3 per cent stake in Azure Minerals, adding to intrigue around the takeover target after Hancock Prospecting also bought a big stake.