Mark Beyer

The giant Japanese trading house will join Macquarie Group as a shareholder in UON, despite the Wangara energy company losing a court battle over its intellectual property.

The listings of Infini Resources and Kali Metals have delivered a salutary lesson for investors with both stocks well ahead of their IPO pricing but failing to maintain early strong gains.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Alcoa's refinery closure; Panoramic's shuttered mine; Stockland's retirement living vision; another Creasy deal; a new Yallingup resort, and preview the upcoming magazine.

Ian Trahar has moved to take full ownership of environmental services company CO2 Australia, which was demerged from Seafarms Group more than five years ago.

ANALYSIS: Alcoa opened its Kwinana alumina refinery 60 years ago and that goes a long way to explaining why the US company decided to shut down the operation.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss BGC results; home building incentives; housing price hikes; Rio royalty payments; Harvest Road's loss; all the action in lithium; Satterley's LWP deal and Cottesloe preselection.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has paid $125 million to a major Aboriginal group in the Pilbara and is likely to contribute more in future after underpaying royalties over many years.

Westgold Resources has revealed it is being prosecuted over a mine site fatality after Byrnecut, Northern Star Resources and Billabong Gold were fined more than $2 million.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss the business successes of Osborne Park-based Zella DC.

From a small and innocuous factory unit in Osborne Park, local company Zella DC is exporting Australian technology to a global market.

Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA has won the contract to design and build WA’s next desalination plant at Alkimos after beating a rival bid from CPB Contractors, according to industry sources.

A new hub in the north-west is another step in building an innovation ecosystem in the region.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss EPA changes; Alcoa gas outlook; migration strategy; and the year in review for politics, deals and property.

Three Karratha businesses have teamed up to start exporting locally built waste sorting machines.

The state government has approved a continuation of Alcoa’s expansive bauxite mining operations in the Darling Range despite the possibility of a full review by the EPA.

Western Australia faces gas shortage over the next decade unless major new supplies are developed, with shortages more extreme from 2031 after the government shuts its coal-fired power stations.

Mark Beyer and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA business dynasty Craig Mostyn Group.

The state government is spending nearly $500,000 evaluating the establishment of a German innovation institute in WA to accelerate the take-up of clean energy and support decarbonization.

A private exploration company chaired by Curtin University’s Brent McInnes has announced the discovery of a huge gas field that could underpin a new LNG plant in PNG.

More than $1 billion is being spent at WA’s northern ports to expand and diversify their trade.

The family-owned WA business shares some of Wesfarmers’ corporate DNA, which helps explain its longevity.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss housing challenges facing the state's north west region.

New housing initiatives are making only a small dent in the acute shortages facing towns in the north-west.

A wave of investment in mining, energy and renewables is expected to sustain growth in the north-west.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Cabinet reshuffle; Woodside and Santos; desalination plant; Andrew Roberts; GST; Brandon Craig; Sandra Brewer; West Tech Fest; and more.

Traffic controllers in WA are in line for a 38 per cent pay rise and contractors expect similar increases will apply across the board because of new tendering rules set by Main Roads.

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss PwC spin-out Scyne Advisory, pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Brandon Craig has been promoted to the role of BHP's president Americas, but the mining giant is yet to decide who will lead its most valuable asset: its WA iron ore business.

PwC spin-out is pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Global companies Metso and Weir Minerals and Perth firm Camco Engineering are leading a flurry of developments that will bring new jobs to Karratha and Port Hedland.

Rio Tinto plans to ramp up spending on iron ore, notably at the giant Simandou project in Africa, but has scaled back its investment in decarbonisation.

Rio Tinto has highlighted the importance of its giant Rhodes Ridge project in the Pilbara by approving a pre-feasibility study and outlining plans to spend $400 million on exploration.