Mark Beyer

Western Australia is likely to lose one of two superyacht builders in the state, as the growing volume of defence work at Henderson squeezes existing industries.

Allegations of ‘black cladding' are never far from the surface in the Indigenous business sector.

WA's Indigenous business sector has nearly tripled in size in the past four years, research by Business News has found.

South Korean company Hanwha Ocean has walked away from its $1 billion pursuit of shipbuilder Austal, accusing the target of not engaging constructively in a due diligence process.

The man who runs Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private business empire has exited the board of their peak company but the group insists it is business as usual.

Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss a decade of change across the BGC empire.

Ten years on from the death of its founder, BGC Australia has dramatically slimmed down.

PwC Australia has reported a sharp decline in annual revenue and staff numbers and a second big fall in partner income after a period of major restructuring.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss two sets of economic data, Perth's property sector, moves by rich listers and more.

Australia recorded another month of strong jobs growth in August, with the data reducing the prospect of interest rate cuts in the next few months.

Western Australia's population growth rate has dipped slightly but remains the fastest growing in the country, helped by solid gains from interstate migration.

APM Human Services International's tumultuous three-year stint as a listed company is set to end this month after shareholders backed a $1.3 billion private equity takeover.

The number of women running ASX300 companies has stagnated in the past year with a survey also showing multiple WA companies have no women in their executive leadership group.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss commodity price wins; Greatland Gold's Telfer deal; Perth wave park; EY contract; Little Creatures; and a magazine preview.

When a UFC cage fighter posts on Instagram from a government-sponsored event in Perth, how much value does that deliver? Tourism WA has hired EY to answer that question.

The long-running process of winding-up companies associated with former mining high-flyer Michael Fotios has progressed after a debtors' deed for Delta Resource Management was approved.

The Fair Work Commission is tightening up the eligibility of paid agents after finding multiple instances of unethical and misleading behaviour.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the economy and interest rates; the PM's Perth visit; Arcadium Lithium; an acquisition by Colliers; ECU, and Perth's largest private companies.

Business executives Kevin Gallagher and Neil Siford have had a small win in the Supreme Court in a costs ruling related to their long-running dispute with Forge Group.

Mark Beyer and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Joanna Millard's ambitions for the automotive business founded by her father.

In her first major interview, Joanna Millard outlines her ambitions for the automotive business her father has run for 55 years.

The state government has taken the unusual step of appointing a career public servant from the health department as WA's next agent general for a term of just nine months.

Isabel Vieira and Mark Beyer discuss the growth of chemotherapy services at home.

After a four-fold expansion during COVID, the Perth business expects increasing support for home care in the health sector.

The family company that owns John Hughes Group has recruited Melbourne-based business adviser Craig Holland as chairman as it prepares for a wider leadership succession.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss profit season; the relationship between industry and government; CFMEU; De Grey; Nicheliving; BGC and Iplex; John Hughes; and a mag preview.

Iplex Pipelines and the state government have agreed to provide up to $150 million as part of an industry deal to repair damaged houses but BGC Australia is not participating.

Isabel Vieira and Mark Beyer discuss tech company U Group.

South32 boss Graham Kerr says conditions the EPA wants to impose on the alumina industry in WA are alarming and would put many businesses at risk.

Six years after its launch, U Group is a model of success for tech startups chasing global opportunities.

BHP chief executive Mike Henry has highlighted the global miner's focus on copper as its largest growth opportunity while an iron ore expansion is just a possibility.

BHP has reported a small rise in annual revenue and underlying earnings but its bottom-line profit and dividend are both sharply lower.