Sam Jones joined Business News in April 2024, covering technology and federal politics.
He spent the past five years living and working in WA's North West. The first two years were spent in South Hedland covering a broad range of topics including local and state politics, small business, Aboriginal affairs, sports and human interest stories.
Mr Jones then moved to Broome, where he took the position of Northern Papers Editor for Seven West Media and was responsible for producing four weekly newspapers across the Pilbara and Kimberley.
He studied at Curtin University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
Perth greentech startup Uluu has signed an agreement with a leading Australian fashion brand to supply buttons made from seaweed for its line of pyjamas.
Former Liberal candidate for Curtin Tom White has revealed his first career move post-election defeat, taking a role at a Silicon Valley air taxi company.
Perth-based extended reality specialists Vection Technologies have signed a record $22.3 million deal with a NATO-approved customer in Europe for the supply of its IntegratedXR platform.
Perth engineering and IT services provider Intellect Systems has confirmed it was targeted in a cyber incident recently, with a threat actor claiming to have 10 gigabytes of company data.
Anthony Albanese says he would be 'very surprised' if Optus boss Stephen Rue remained in his job, after the death of four Australians who could not reach triple zero because of outages.
Optus has revealed a failed network upgrade resulted in triple-zero calls in WA, the NT and South Australia not working for 600 people yesterday, three of whom died.
Australia's unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.2 per cent in August, despite population still climbing at double the pre-pandemic average rate.
Mineral Resources has had its request to obtain the state development agreement between Pilbara Ports and Chevron slapped down, as a trial nears over levies the state says the miner owes.
Federal opposition leader Sussan Ley used her first major economic speech to make clear reining in frivolous government spending would form the core of her pledge to Australian voters.
An almost doubling of the initial reported value of a contract with Malaysian state-owned oil and gas giant Petronas has pushed DUG shares to an 11-month high, up 90 per cent on a month ago.
WA biotech Orthocell has announced a promising new use case for its Remplir nerve regeneration product, this time in reducing post-surgical complications in prostate cancer sufferers.
The Federal Government will cut fees and reduce red tape around offshore windfarms in a bid to encourage investment and innovation in the struggling renewables sector.
Former Hedland councillor Camilo Blanco, who was recently stood down by the Minister, has had his appeal against a censure motion over false comments made about town staff rejected.
Duncan Stewart, the brother-in-law of then-Kidman chief executive Martin Donohue, has been sentenced for insider trading in relation to the Wesfarmers takeover of Kidman Resources.
A state-backed showcase will give mum and pop investors a foot in the door of local innovation investment, in a push to harness Australia's retirement wealth to drive local innovators.
A $200 million floating port on the coast of Broome has been unveiled, with its proponents touting the potential to redefine passenger and freight dynamics in the region.
The Australian Tax Office is pursuing the chief of a Cannington-based NDIS provider for allegedly unpaid tax debts and superannuation payments totalling more than $3 million.
Mid-tier Perth engineering services provider Verbrec has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Competency Training Ltd to Victorian-based RelyOn Australia.
The state's largest data centre will be built in Maddington, after a development assessment panel today approved the $415 million project, subject to several conditions.
ANZ has announced some 3,500 jobs will be cut over the next twelve months in a $560 million restructure, which will also see consultant numbers trimmed.
Communications giant Vocus has today revealed it will launch a business-focused mobile virtual network operator to challenge the dominance of Telstra, Optus and TPG in the sector.
Mark Pownall and Sam Jones discuss Kwinana port dramas; Austal; ACCC concerns over RAC Insurance; Indigenous contracting worth $3bn; and the Port Hedland council.