Mark Beyer

Mining services contractor Aerison is slowly rebuilding after being bought out of administration last year but its ownership remains unclear.

Western Australia's population growth rate has eased for the third quarter in a row but remains the fastest in the country and well above the state's long-term average.

The federal government has selected 19 renewables energy projects for support under its Capacity Investment Scheme but WA projects will have to wait for the next round.

BGC Australia has announced its largest asset sale, with its cementitious division being sold to industry heavyweight Cement Australia in a deal worth close to $800 million.

Perth-based South32 has withdrawn production guidance for one of its major assets, the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique, after an outbreak of civil unrest.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss several major mining deals, Frontier Energy and Mark McGowan, Perth house prices, the startup sector and the winners of the WA Business Awards.

Shares in Iluka Resources have fallen sharply after the company flagged potentially higher costs, an increased equity contribution and lower royalty payments with the federal backing.

Mark Beyer and Nadia Budihardjo discuss e-waste recycling in the state.

Major global companies are walking away from opportunities to build offshore wind farms near Bunbury as the federal government extends the period for applications for a second time.

A ban on electronic waste going to landfill has spurred investment in multiple projects to boost collection and processing.

Shareholder returns were not always reflected in the scale and growth of public-listed executive pay packets last financial year.

An updated listing of 450 occupations that will qualify for skilled migration has been welcomed by the motor trade but the building industry was disappointed by the outcome.

WA has been ranked the second worst state in the country for business regulation and costs, with retail trading limits, poor transparency and payroll tax being major concerns.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Georgiou Group; issues facing Rio Tinto, Alcoa; the lithium industry; Santos and EDO; Nature Positive; Liberal party; and Perth's ferry service.

The not-for-profit group that has led legal challenges to resource projects has suffered a crushing blow after it was ordered to pay $9 million in legal costs to Santos.

Rio Tinto has substantially reduced the scale of two major iron ore projects in the Pilbara to progress environmental approvals and gain backing from traditional owners.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Ellison and MinRes; Goyder at Perron; McGowan at Frontier; Pilbara's water supply; sovereign risk in Africa; wind farms; retail trade; and a mag preview.

Perth-based fly-in, fly-out airline National Jet Express has come under the full ownership of two Singapore-based directors including former Rex Airlines chairman Lim Kim Hai.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss a WA-invented brick laying robot's US trial.

FBR has spent $200 million over 20 years developing robotic technology that could revolutionise the building industry.

The bottleneck in housing construction in recent years was worse in WA than any other state but the increase in construction costs was lowest in WA, a new report has found.

OPINION: Today marks three months since Frontier Energy announced Mark McGowan as its new chair but we still don't know when he will take up the role, if at all.

Renewable energy giant Neoen has joined a long list of companies aiming to develop wind farms in WA's South West, though none are currently under construction.

Richard Goyder has been named as the incoming chair of one of Australia's largest private companies, just months after his early retirement from the Qantas board.

Greatland Gold and Newmont are targeting early December for completion of the $700 million acquisition of the neighbouring Havieron and Telfer gold projects.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Westport; Perth Airport; the Women and Babies' hospital; MinRes and Chris Ellison; interest rates; Resolute mining; and a North-West preview.

Long-running Perth-based retailer Betts Group is continuing to struggle, with the business incurring its fourth loss in seven years, while annual sales have halved over the same period.

Australia has recorded another month of solid employment growth, reinforcing the expectation of no interest rate cuts until mid 2025, though WA has bucked the positive jobs trend.

The revolutionary spray-on skin treatment developed in Perth by burns surgeon Fiona Wood is being reintroduced to the Australian market by Avita Medical.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and MinRes, the US election, Packer & Co, M&A deals by BGC, Hancock, and Centurion, Spudshed, Regis dispute update and a mag preview.

Corporate regulator ASIC, giant superannuation fund HESTA and ratings agency Moody's are among groups continuing to apply pressure to MinRes over its governance standards and financial health.

Perth billionaires Kerry Stokes and Alexandra Burt have been named among the major supporters of a $60 million fundraising campaign by the National Gallery of Australia.