Mark Beyer

Two of WA's most influential women presented competing views on the role of government at a recent agribusiness forum.

Western Australia's latest initial public offering has brought together an unlikely pairing – a tech company that has been strongly supported by venture capital investors and a stockbroking firm that has traditionally focused on the mining sector.

The company behind Masters dairy products is moving from Japanese to Chinese ownership, after the dairy heavyweight behind the $1.5 billion bid for organic infant formula maker Bellamy's Australia agreed to acquire Lion Dairy & Drinks.

Mining company Gold Fields and energy producer EDL have completed the first stage of a renewable energy project that will eventually see wind and solar deliver half the power needs of the Agnew gold mine.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Super Pit sale, three hotel openings, infrastructure funding, Scarborough LNG agreement, mining and renewable energy developments, new apartment projects in South Perth and Claremont, agribusiness, and our special report on disability employment.

Iris Residential is preparing to launch a $130 million apartment project overlooking Claremont oval after the State Administrative Tribunal overturned objections raised by the development assessment panel and the local council.

With uncertainty surrounding global share markets, Business News has taken a close look at the strategies of six Perth-based fund managers.

Saracen Mineral Holdings confirmed today it has agreed to buy a 50 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie's famous Super Pit gold mine with managing director Raleigh Finlayson saying the asset has already delivered positive surprises.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Invest and Trade WA, BHP CEO change, executive remuneration, Fini's Shenton Park project, Woodside's new tech partnership, our special report on fund managers and great for the state focuses on regional engagement

UPDATED: There is evidence senior WA public servant Paul Whyte stole up to $25 million or 10 times more than he is currently charged with, a court has heard.

Health fund HBF has shifted to a more conservative investment strategy in response to the risks facing global share markets.

Northern Star Resources executive chairman Bill Beament has been handsomely rewarded for the gold miner's strong performance over the past few years, with the recent exercising of three million performance rights.

WA-based construction contractors Civmec and Ausgroup have both reported a dip in quarterly profits as they gear up for an increase in maintenance work and new projects.

Kewdale company RCT has pioneered a lot of technology used in the mining industry, and its increased focus on export markets has lifted sales to a record level.

Bassendean-based Hofmann Engineering has credited increased orders from the mining sector and a major contract in the defence sector as the major drivers behind a surge in revenue to a record $149 million in its 50th year in business.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss ASX listings, including Danny Pavlovich's Nutrition Systems, Spudshed's growing profit, shopping centre developments, profit results for contractors Ertech and Georgiou, successful METS companies Hofmann Engineering and RCT, and our special report on the Innovator of the Year awards.

Perth bodybuilder Danny Pavlovich is planning a stock market listing of his business Nutrition Systems, which has quietly grown to become one of Australia's leading suppliers of supplements with annual sales of $50 million.

NEC Australia has been contracted to deliver ICT services to the WA Police Force and the state's major hospitals, with the two agreements collectively worth up to $97 million over seven years.

A new book profiling eight successful business people, including Murray McHenry, Rick Hart, Lew Beale and Kylie Radford, discusses what makes a great entrepreneur.

Perth-based IT consulting firm Velrada has established a technology incubator that will invest $10 million over three years to commercialise new products and software solutions.

Independence Group is planning to take advantage of nickel miner Panoramic Resources' operational issues and boardroom changes by launching a hostile scrip takeover bid.

Silver Lake Resources has substantially improved the terms of its scrip takeover bid for EganStreet Resources, which disclosed today it had been approached by Adaman Resources with a competing cash offer.

The $600 million Wodgina lithium project is being placed on care and maintenance, after its ownership was transferred to a joint venture between US company Albemarle Corporation and local company Mineral Resources.

PODCAST: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss housing challenge, state stimulus, Primewest IPO, big mining royalties, lithium, tech incubator, and our special report on commercial property.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting and its subsidiary Roy Hill Holdings have delivered bumper profits off the back of higher iron ore prices, with Hancock posting a profit of $2.6 billion for the year to June 2019.

A recycling and waste management business led by Bob McKinnon and Tom Rudas has kicked off plans for a stock market listing, with the company hoping to “supercharge” its growth and turn recent loss

Perth-based Wright Prospecting has confirmed its status as one of the country's most profitable companies, lifting its annual earnings on the back of higher iron ore prices and paying a whopping $172 million dividend to its owners.

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has used a speech in Perth to defend the importance of the mining industry, saying the market should be allowed to determine which projects, including in the coal sector, are able to proceed.

Cardinal Resources is pressing ahead with engineering studies for its Namdini gold project in Ghana after completing a feasibility study that delivered what it called a compelling and robust outcome.

Azumah Resources' firm rejection of Ibaera Capital's initial takeover offer has paid dividends, with the private equity group agreeing to increase its offer for the West Perth-based miner.

ASX-listed Rural Funds Group has made its first investment in Western Australia, striking a $22 million deal to purchase three cattle stations that will be leased to Wagyu beef producer Stone Axe Pastoral Company.

The McGowan has reversed one of its first policy initiatives, announcing over the weekend that Perth will once again be classified as a ‘region', making it easier for international students to gain work after their studies.