Mark Beyer

ANALYSIS: Another day, another front-page headline about sexual harassment in mining. It's clearly a major issue but where is the balance? What about industries with a bigger problem?

BHP's $8 billion OZ Minerals bid highlights the company's ongoing change in focus. Mark Beyer explains.

BHP has stepped up its pursuit of future-facing metals by launching a takeover proposal for Adelaide-based copper and nickel miner OZ Minerals.

Ten years after opening its doors, Spacecubed has increased capacity to support WA innovators.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss interest rates, house prices, office vacancies, McGowan and Palmer's spat, Diggers & Dealers, Lynas expansion, Stirling mandate, local government reform, apartment developments and tourism.

Lynas Rare Earths plans to substantially expand production capacity at its Mt Weld mine, adding to a big investment it is already making in downstream processing in the Goldfields.

Mining sector leaders Jake Klein and Sharon Warburton said today the sector as a whole needed to recognise more action was needed to achieve respectful workplaces.

One of Western Australia's largest indigenous contractors and a major privately-owned engineering firm have established a joint venture targeting work with tier-one miners.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss mining cost pressures, house prices, Auditor General, Micromine, Thiess and MACA and Bourby Webster.

Pilbara Minerals has reported strong growth in production as it invests in new capacity while diversified miner Mineral Resources has received a boost from its lithium operations.

A mining software company established 36 years ago by Perth geologist Graeme Tuder has been sold to a US company for $900 million, setting a new record for WA's tech sector.

Rio Tinto has reported a fall in interim earnings from last year's record levels after being hit by the decline in iron ore prices and rising costs.

Simone Grogan and Mark Beyer go over the highlights of their goldminers feature, including how price fluctuations are affecting local players and Northern Star Resources' dominance in the market.

Business News has tracked dramatic changes in the ranking of WA's largest goldminers over more than a decade.

A private equity-backed software group has bought Osborne Park company Omnitronics, marking its second WA acquisition this year and its fifth deal nationally.

Gold miner Ten Sixty Four is embroiled in more controversy than most companies see in a lifetime, with a boardroom battle underway, a Supreme Court dispute and another mine site death.

Spacecubed is aiming to expand WA's innovation sector through new research, collaboration and grants program after signing a three-year funding agreement with Lotterywest.

Western Australia's largest gold miner expects modest growth in production volumes and a further increase in costs in the current financial year

Shares in ClearVue Technologies enjoyed a spike today after it announced a manufacturing and distribution agreement for its solar PV glazing products in the United States.

The West Australian government has added four companies to its list of preferred suppliers for computing and mobile devices.

Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about his feature on corporate finance, delving into why the market is slowing down and what opportunities lay ahead as access to capital recedes.

Corporate advisers expect a more difficult market after a very buoyant period, but also see a silver lining.

Perth-based mining company South32 will report a big one-off profit after agreeing to sell a package of four base metals royalties for up to $US200 million ($A285 million).

Global foreign exchange and trade finance company Ebury has expanded into Western Australia after recruiting a team from competitor AFEX.

Perth gaming billionaire Laurence Escalante and US venture capital fund Dream Ventures have contributed to a $7 million capital raising by fast-growing local startup WeMoney.

Senior editor Mark Beyer highlights a curious case study in which MinterEllison worked on a case for an overseas client without leaving Perth.

An extraordinary case involving Perth lawyers working for a foreign client but not travelling illustrates a shift in how law is practised.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the end of the financial year, house prices, Power 500, lithium, apartments, workplace safety, Zhenya Tsvetnenko's sentencing, and Michelle Fyfe's resignation.

The Law Society of WA has welcomed the commencement today of uniform law reforms, saying the changes will deliver benefits for both the profession and consumers.

Western Australia's first major oil field is coming to the end of its life, with Chevron announcing production at Barrow Island will cease in 2025.

Energy storage, including pumped hydro, has become a critical ingredient in WA's energy transition.

WorkSafe has highlighted a Bayswater company's “long history of flouting workplace safety laws” after its managing director was fined over workplace safety charges.