Mark Beyer

The state government has negotiated a commercial settlement with the construction company responsible for building the trouble-plagued Perth Children’s Hospital.

The federal government has won praise for its response to an inquiry into the Juukan Gorge destruction but been panned by the group at the centre of the issue.

Perth Airport has disclosed a substantial increase in the cost of four major infrastructure upgrades, including its new runway and expanded terminal.

The new leadership at Monadelphous Group has outlined a targeted approach to new work while acknowledging delays in contract awards will lead to a fall in first-half revenue.

Perth Airport’s outgoing chief executive Kevin Brown is leaving on a high, announcing today a strong profit as aeronautical income recovers and its property portfolio jumped in value.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss ABN, commercial builders, Perth City Deal, ACCIONA, Alcoa, BHP, OZ Minerals, startup funding, Betts Group and Wilson Parking.

BHP is poised to substantially increase its exposure to copper and nickel after the board of takeover target OZ Minerals backed an increased offer.

Mining giant Alcoa has disclosed the departure this month of its Australian boss while confirming its global chief executive has been in Perth meeting with Premier Mark McGowan.

Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about his recent conversation with Sharon Warburton, and what her success as a company director means for women in search of board positions.

Emeco Holdings has announced a new chief executive for its underperforming Pit N Portal division while also renegotiating a major contract with Mincor Resources.

Chris Ellison has no current plans to spin-off Mineral Resources' lithium business and remains keen to build a refinery at the company’s Wodgina mine in the Pilbara.

Sharon Warburton epitomises the rise of female company directors but the number of women chairing major WA companies remains very small.

OZ Minerals has placed its shares in a trading halt as it evaluates a “potential change of control transaction”.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses this year's changes to Data & Insights' accountants list and highlights some of the biggest issues affecting the sector.

The buoyant WA economy is creating plenty of opportunities for accounting firms, but their growth has been highly varied.

Development of a cotton gin in northern WA is set to proceed after ASX company Namoi Cotton, NSW wheat grower Ron Greentree and the federal government backed the project.

Safe Work Australia has reported a decline in workplace fatalities across the country, but highlighted road transport and farming as by far the most dangerous sectors to work in.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Clough, Mrs Macs, BGC, a film studio in Malaga, Alannah MacTiernan, industrial relations, Liberal Party WA, Sharon Warburton and WA’s biggest accountants.

Arafura Rare Earths says its Nolans project has the capacity to deliver strong financial returns after releasing a study with higher costs but increased revenue.

Rio Tinto has signed an updated agreement with the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation that will result in a substantial increase in compensation payments and commercial opportunities.

Italian contractor Webuild has struck a deal to buy engineering company Clough with a cash payment of just $500,000 and cancellation of a big inter-company loan.

Fast-growing Perth business Wizard Pharmacy has engaged EY to find a private investor to support its expansion to 100 stores across Australia.

Perth dealmaker Michael Ashforth is making a return to investment banking, seven years after he retired from Macquarie Capital to work for ‘rich lister’ Angela Bennett.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss interest rates, stockmarket wobbles, house prices, biggest taxpayers, Lawson Apartments, Burgess Rawson and CBH Group.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses shifts atop Data & Insights' ranking of environmental services firms and offers highlights from his recent conversation with Ecocene.

Ecocene blends a traditional environmental consultancy with new technology.

Investor relations and communications firm Citadel-MAGNUS has closed a bumper $50 million sale to US company Morrow Sodali, with two Perth executives among the big winners.

A series of big mergers and acquisitions has reshaped the ranking of environmental consulting firms in WA, with WSP and GHD topping the sector.

Financials lodged by Wright Prospecting have divulged another solid profit for the iron ore royalties outfit, as well as the receipt of a $75 million legal settlement.

Senior editor Mark Beyer reports on the soon-to-be-reopened Liberty Theatre and Humich Group's vision for the 68-year-old venue.

IGO has substantially increased the scope and cost of its Cosmos nickel project while also reporting commissioning delays at the Kwinana lithium refinery.

STRUT Dance will be the first of many arts groups to use the long-shuttered Liberty Theatre in central Perth.