Sam Jones

Mark Pownall is joined by Tom Zaunmayr, Ella Loneragan and Sam Jones to discuss fracking in the Kimberley; the City of Perth; MinRes' lithium; property news; startups and more.

Monadelphous has secured a swag of resources and renewables contracts worth a total of $120 million, including work at Fortescue's Cloudbreak mine in the Pilbara.

Sam Jones speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Emyria, a Perth-based company put in a strong position after a recent US executive decision.

A Perth-based company could win big from a change in US health policy.

Australia's unemployment rate has risen to its highest point in almost five years, and comes far sooner than forecast by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the recent Business News lawyers feature.

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss leadership changes at architectural firm TRCB.

One of Australia's largest data centre developers has blamed "highly conservative" WA planning laws for a decision to scrap a $1.1 billion development, and warned archaic views risked similar future projects.

Changes to the research and development tax incentive have received a mixed review from industry and experts, with some warning it risked legitimate research missing out on funds.

The Federal Budget has drawn a pointed response from WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti, who said the move to rein in NDIS spending risked shifting the burden onto states, while welcoming new housing and tax policies.

Elisha Newell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss MLG founder Murray Leahy's board transition.

Instructure says data exposed in a hack of its Canvas software last week, which included thousands of WA students, is safe after it reached an "agreement" with the group behind the attack.

Australia's record defence spend hides a dangerous reliance on big-ticket toys and a distracted superpower.

Edith Cowan University students have been impacted by the breach of global education software Canvas, with some students unable to access the school's learning management system.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss The McKell Institute's foray into WA.

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss the growth of Perth's large format retail sector.

Australia's cash rate is now sitting at its pandemic-era peak, as the RBA continues to battle escalating inflation compounded by conflict in the Middle East.

New ABS data has revealed a sharp uptick in household spending across the nation in March, and comes as markets await the Reserve Bank's call on rates later today.

Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA diving-turned-robotics company Dredge Robotics.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal will build two more evolved cape-class patrol boats for the Australian Border Force under a contract extension worth $150 million.

Perth-founded proptech Openn Negotiation has been removed from the Australian Stock Exchange after a two-year trading hiatus through several financial woes.

A Perth-founded diving company has reinvented itself and is now delivering world-leading resource-recovery results.

David Campbell Transport is taking Aurizon to court in an attempt to recoup some $8 million it says it's owed over haulage at Glencore's Murrin Murrin operations.

The total taxpayer bill for the purchase and fit-out of St John of God Mount Lawley by the state government has been revealed.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss a Wall Street executive's move to buy an iconic Fremantle site.

An award winning Perth-developed device to treat chronic ear infections in children has received FDA approval, clearing the way for its launch in the United States.

Perth-based surveillance software firm icetana AI has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed placement to continue its growth in key markets like Japan and the Middle East.

Hopes for a May rate rise reprieve look to be dashed after new ABS data, released today, revealed inflation has hit its highest point in almost three years.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss how some gold producers are using nickel infrastructure.

Woodside and Inpex joined Roger Cook in lambasting a proposed LNG windfall tax today, warning it could kill major projects and destroy Australia's reputation as a stable investment destination.

Australia's peak corporate regulator has issued notices to four finfluencers who it says were providing unlicensed financial advice or engaging in deceptive conduct.

Commonwealth Bank has confirmed it will axe a further 119 Australian jobs as it continues to restructure its operations, adding to the roughly 400 roles cut earlier this year.