Mark Beyer

The NSW inquiry into Crown Resorts has made scathing assessments of its key WA executives but director John Poynton has emerged with his reputation intact.

Prominent cricketer, sports administrator and business executive John B (Sam) Gannon has passed away at the age of 73.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss COVID impact, testing innovation, 10 WA startups to watch in 2021, election campaign to resume, Perth house prices and major construction contracts.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has taken the extraordinary step of publicly acknowledging it should have communicated recent executive changes to the PKKP people in a more collaborative way.

Carey Mining was one of the first private Aboriginal contractors to be established in Australia and it’s still going strong.

Curtin University spin-out Hyprfire has raised $2.25 million from local investors to commercialise Its cyber security technology.

Blue Phoenix Group is planning to invest $20 million establishing a specialist processing facility in Kwinana after striking a contract with the developer of a giant waste-to-energy plant.

The ranking of WA’s largest private companies has changed dramatically over the past decade.

UK-based contractor Laing O’Rourke has won two infrastructure projects collectively worth more than $600 million – a major upgrade to Great Eastern Highway and replacement of the Fremantle traffic bridge.

A Perth startup led by three tech veterans is planning to manufacture and export a new high-speed COVID testing machine after getting backing from the state government.

Euroz has nearly tripled its interim profit to $25.1 million, helped by strong investment markets and its acquisition of rival stockbroker Hartleys.

Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss election costings, Rio Tinto’s new leadership, inflation, WA’s biggest private companies, craft brewing, indigenous business pioneer Daniel Tucker and Gamestop.

The company behind Dome cafes is planning another ambitious heritage restoration project after being selected as preferred proponent to lease the Collie Roundhouse.

Alcoa of Australia has been hit with one of the largest workplace safety fines handed down in Western Australia after a contractor fell to his death at the company’s Kwinana alumina refinery.

Perth-based industrial services company Vertech Group has added to a string of acquisitions by purchasing a majority stake in APS, doubling annual turnover to more than $120 million.

In this week’s podcast, Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss another big gas project for WA, some positive economic data, the debate over homelessness, Metronet, The Agency, and the future of interest rates.

Andrew Forrest has asserted that his mining company will do more to tackle climate change than electric car maker Tesla and revealed plans to start building Australia’s first ‘green’ steel plant this year.

Fortescue Metals Group has achieved an extraordinary jump in net profit to $US940 million in the month of December, highlighting the impact of sky-high iron ore prices.

A small Perth company with backers in Dubai has announced ambitious plans for a $4.1 billion project to convert gas from the Canning Basin into fertiliser and petrochemicals.

For the second year running, Macquarie Capital and Canaccord Genuity have topped Business News’ league table for capital raisings.

Several Perth companies executed value-creating mergers and acquisitions last year, none more so than Pilbara Minerals.

While Perth’s CBD hotels are struggling, many accommodation providers around WA are faring well, if they can find enough staff.

China’s iron ore imports hit a record volume last year, helping to explain the surprising strength in the commodity’s price and underpinning higher profits for the big miners.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Andrew Forrest and Minderoo, Strike Energy, Hilton reopening, Kwinana evolves, deals and dealmakers for 2020, the challenging world of aged care, and Perth's biggest house sales.

After three failed attempts to develop a new resort on Rottnest Island, most hoteliers would give up but not John Spence.

In this week’s podcast, Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss US politics and the impact on markets, tough new COVID restrictions, the residential property recovery, WA gas projects, and commercial property developments.

Shares in Pilbara Minerals continued their strong rally today as the company announced record quarterly shipments and highlighted the lift in global lithium prices.

The state government has disclosed that nearly all gas from the onshore Waitsia project will be exported, at least for the initial six years of production.

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.

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.

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.