Mark Beyer

Strike Energy shares bounced back from early selling today after investors absorbed an update that detailed short-term drilling delays but longer-term positives for its Perth Basin gas project.

The rising fortunes of biotech company PYC Therapeutics have bolstered the wealth of its major shareholders, most notably chairman Alan Tribe.

The updated WA ‘rich list’ shows the state’s iron ore magnates are moving far ahead of people who made their money in other industries.

Veteran mining entrepreneur Tim Goyder has emerged as one of Western Australia’s wealthiest company directors, after the spectacular success of Chalice Mining this year.

With the financial planning sector going through a historic shake-up, Business News looks at how four Perth groups are positioning themselves.

The state government has foreshadowed a big investment in a single radio network for emergency services agencies while also awarding local firm Omnitronics an upgrade contract.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss IGO lithium play, Coleman to retire, Cottesloe apartments, financial planning, Zak Kirkup, the WA rich list, and our special report on family businesses.

The Australian government will become a shareholder in mining and infrastructure projects across northern Australia after widening the mandate of a $5 billion investment fund.

A scathing parliamentary report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves has found responsibility lay across industry and government, but its recommendations have not all been accepted by the mining lobby. or the WA government.

Nickel miner IGO has announced a transformational deal to buy 49 per cent of Tianqi Lithium, giving it a minority stake in both the Greenbushes lithium mine and the Kwinana lithium refinery.

Woodside Petroleum has announced Peter Coleman will retire as chief executive before the end of next year, with three internal candidates likely to be in contention for the role.

A new investment consultancy has kicked off in Perth with heavyweight backing, with Wyllie Group and other clients giving it more than $1 billion in funds under advice.

Accounting firm BDO has established a joint venture with Integro Private Wealth to offer financial planning and private wealth services, targeting medical professionals and business owners.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss iron ore prices, Rise awards, Inpex, WeWork, Dean Nalder, and residential property strength.

Western Australia’s population is set to grow by just 0.4 per cent in the current financial year, with COVID-19 reducing projected growth by 100,000 over the coming decade.

Woodside Petroleum has declared it wants to engage more with the local startup community and plans to invest in promising new technologies.

The overall winner of the RISE business awards has gone from a two-man startup in 1998 to a fast-growing energy company with nearly 300 staff.

The statutory pay reported by listed companies tells only part of the story. Some companies also report ‘actual’ pay.

Business News’s in-depth remuneration survey shines a light on the state’s high-income earners.

The state government has committed $160,000 in funding to advocacy group StartupWA, which plans to host a series of summits to help build the state’s start-up and technology sector.

Pilbara Minerals has moved closer to gaining control of Altura Mining’s key asset after striking a $US175 million agreement with the lithium miner’s receivers and managers.

Oil and gas producer Inpex has joined other big companies in the resources sector by permanently shifting east coast fly-in, fly-out workers to Western Australia.

Perth-based Marketech has launched an upgraded ASX trading platform targeting high-volume traders, after tapping national investors to fund its development.

Chemical producer Coogee and corporate advisory firm Lisle Group have joined more than a dozen mining and engineering firms on a state government taskforce targeting future battery industries.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Liberal leadership, border dispute, Primero and NRW, Sam Walsh, Nigel Satterley, and our special reports on CEO salaries and WA's biggest employers, focused on jobs of the future.

Construction company Hanssen, earthworks contractor Screenwest and nickel miner First Quantum Minerals have each been fined in the past week over workplace safety breaches.

The Supreme Court has delivered a tactical win to the WA government in its legal battle with Clive Palmer but strongly criticised legislation that is subject to a High Court appeal.

Staff numbers at WA’s accounting firms have experienced their largest fall in more than 20 years, though the change was highly variable.

Perth’s major accounting firms have about 70 per cent of their staff back in the office after COVID, but lots of variation sits behind that number.

Businesses in the Pilbara will soon have better access to international supply chains after shipping company Sea Swift announced a regular, scheduled service between Singapore and Dampier.

Perth business owner Alexandra Burt was named today as the winner of the emerging philanthropist award in the annual Creative Partnerships Awards for the arts sector.

Some of WA’s most successful tech companies have deep roots in the resources sector. GLX Digital is planning to join them.