Mark Beyer

The former chief financial officer at Nicola and Andrew Forrest’s private company has launched a new business offering family office services to high-net-worth women and their families.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss BAE Systems' significant investment in Kardinya based Innovaero.

Low-profile Kardinya business Innovaero has become a partner of choice for major defence contractors.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss changes at BGC, APM and Austal ownership, Quintis in receivership, and home market data.

BGC chairman Neil Hamilton has stepped down after more than five years in the role, with Jennifer Seabrook taking his place as the board continues to pursue a sale of the business.

CSIRO has committed $20 million to its small business programs, including Kick-Start, which helped Perth startup Uluu launch its first product this year with Quiksilver.

CIMIC Group subsidiary Sedgman has expanded its service offering in the critical minerals sector by purchasing Minsol Engineering just four years after the West Perth business was established.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss takeover deals for MMA and APM; hydrogen approvals challenges; payroll tax; WA’s gas market; and resource export outlook.

Canadian company North American Construction Group has appointed prominent director Vanessa Guthrie to its board, months after expanding into Western Australia and Queensland through a major acquisition.

Seven Group Holdings has launched a vigorous attack on advisory firm Grant Samuel, whose report was used by Boral’s independent directors to oppose Seven’s takeover offer.

Mining services company Tasmea has forecast an increase in revenue to $435 million and net profit to $34 million as it prepares for a listing on the ASX.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss new economic data, an update on Perdaman's $6.4 billion urea project, green steel plans, job cuts and more.

Jointly run government agencies Lotterywest and Healthway will be hoping for leadership stability after Colin Smith was given a five-year contract as chief executive.

A boom in jobs has pushed down Australia’s unemployment rate and prompted economists to trim their interest rate outlook though some have cast doubt on the data.

A surge in overseas migration and continued strong interstate migration has resulted in Western Australia’s population growing at its fastest rate in 14 years.

Research detailing the tourism benefits of Lancelin's sand dunes, which are shrinking as sand mining continues, has been released ahead of a visit to the town by Premier Roger Cook.

A dispute over a $54 million contract to build two conveyor belt systems for Roy Hill’s mine expansion has broken out between private companies Nepean Conveyors and Linkforce.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the GST debate, the iron ore market, the energy transition and the new debate over uranium mining, Maali Group’s collapse, apartments in Scarborough and the Shenton Quarter project.

Accounting giant PwC has announced hundreds of redundancies and the accelerated retirement of partners, with its national headcount to be cut by about 5 per cent.

Western Australia’s share of GST payments will increase to $7.25 billion in 2024-25, while NSW and Queensland will get less after a spike in their coal royalties.

Mining company Gold Fields has opted to go it alone on development of its next major renewable energy project at its St Ives mine in the Goldfields.

Mining services contractor Perenti has a new chair after Rob Cole resigned in order to join the board of national waste management company Cleanaway.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss major changes at Bankwest, the outlook for nickel, a major new property development and two significant business failures.

An Aboriginal charity that was paid $47 million in mining royalties last year could find itself out of pocket after BHP concluded it had paid too much over an extended period.

A planning dispute at Onslow has illustrated one of the many issues facing the oil and gas sector as it proceeds with a huge decommissioning challenge.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the challenges and opportunities in the emerging oil and gas decommissioning industry.

The Kwinana Industries Council has recruited university executive David Harrison to replace its long-serving director Chris Oughton.

Experienced policy adviser Tim Marney has been appointed the state government's new Coordinator General, focused on reforming the environmental approvals process.

The Shire of Ashburton has stepped up its legal battle with Onslow Marine Supply Base, issuing three new stop work notices to halt decommissioning work for Chevron.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the prime minister’s trip to Perth; naval shipbuilding; the update on nickel; profit reports; domestic gas policy; offshore wind; and a magazine preview.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss the performance of privately owned global contractor Altrad.

Rio Tinto’s iron ore business delivered a stronger profit last year but was an exception, with lower commodity prices and higher operating costs battering every other business unit.