Sam Jones

Shares in Laurence Escalante-backed icetana AI have shot up 26 per cent today after it posted its strongest revenue growth in over four years.

Former deputy prime minister Kim Beazley has stepped down from his role with biotech upshot Orthocell, citing health concerns.

An industrial-scale 3D printer designed and manufactured in WA and founded by a 27-year-old has been granted $400,000 to advance its manufacturing-as-a-service business model.

The financial crimes regulator has ended its enforceable undertaking against National Australia Bank for its shortcomings in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism compliance.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss how government initiatives have spurred developer interest in social housing project.

An enforceable undertaking placed on The Perth Mint after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering rules has been concluded by the federal government’s financial regulator.

A device borne out of University of Western Australia has been hailed the biggest breakthrough in foetal monitoring in five decades, as its first trials come to an end.

A WA contractor has begun works on Crown Perth’s new urban food district, boosting a works book which already boasted Mineral Resources and Fortescue.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss updates on the ownership of The Joondalup Resort.

OPINION: Recent cyber incidents affecting Qantas and the United Australia Party – and its associated entities like Trumpets of Patriots – offer a startling contrast in crisis management.

Clive Palmer’s Palmer United Party and Trumpet of Patriots have been targeted in a ransomware attack, which has allegedly exfiltrated personal information held by the entities.

The competition watchdog has warned Acciona’s move to acquire the East Rockingham waste to energy project would stifle competition in the sector.

Sam Jones and Elisha Newell discuss recent trends within WA's corporate finance sector.

US President Donald Trump says tariffs on pharmaceutical products – one of Australia’s largest exports to the US – will begin by the end of the month.

Elisha Newell and Sam Jones discuss why critical digital supply chain blind spots are leaving some of Australia's most important industries vulnerable.

Critical digital supply chain blind spots are leaving some of our most vital industries vulnerable, and several recent breaches show how far the impacts can be felt.

Sussan Ley has urged Anthony Albanese to raise the detention of Australian writer Yang Jun and the presence of Chinese warships in Australian waters during his meeting with Xi Jinping.

Sam Jones and Ella Loneragan discuss recent gains and challenges within WA’s public art sector.

WA opposition leader Basil Zempilas met with Sussan Ley for the first time today, during Ms Ley’s first visit to WA as the opposition leader.

Sussan Ley has urged the PM to reveal changes to tax policy after Treasury advice, which warned the goal to build 1.2 million homes would fail and that tax hikes were needed, was leaked.

Mark Pownall and Sam Jones discuss the latest rates decision; Mineral Resources; Nedlands council; Saracen's Gnarabup development; and BHP's fair work decision.

A funeral fund which scammed thousands of dollars from vulnerable Indigenous people has been handed further fines, after it was found to be misrepresenting its Aboriginal-owned status.

NRW subsidiary Primero Group is suing Tianqi Lithium Kwinana over outstanding payments in relation to works at its $1.2 billion lithium hydroxide refinery.

Members of a small community on the tip of the Dampier Peninsula are determined to do things their own way.

Despite recent turmoil with international routes, leadership at Broome International Airport believes it has a strong future.

Neurology professor Merrilee Needham has been named the Perron Institute’s new medical director, taking over from Professor David Blacker after he spent more than a decade in the role.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate unchanged at 3.85 per cent, shocking markets which predicted a 90 per cent chance of a 25 basis point cut.

Elisha Newell and Sam Jones discuss the recent edition of the Business News North West magazine.

Community connection has played a major part in the success of Broome's newest entertainment venue.

Idiosyncratic Cottesloe fund manager Packer & Co has reduced its exposure to the US stock market and pivoted funds to Asia to offset the impacts of global trade tensions.

The Shire of Broome has an ambitious $64 million proposal to solve its accommodation shortage, but funding issues mean the project has no clear timeline in sight.

Shareholders in Laurence Escalante-backed surveillance company icetana AI have benefitted from a sixfold increase of the firm’s share price, after a deal with a Japanese tech giant.