Sam Jones

Australian Federal Police have raided the Sydney offices of PwC Australia, amid the ongoing investigation into the 2023 tax leaks scandal.

A company that plans to build a battery recycling facility in Western Australia is among 15 recipients to share $5.4 million in state government grants to combat e-waste.

Master Builders Australia has called for a reduction in red tape for residential construction, amid revelations WA had the slowest approval to completion for new homes in the nation.

WA businesses are facing increased pressure to bolster their cyber defences against malign actors.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss the significant investment in Collie.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss small business restructuring in WA.

A Perth company has completed a world-first remote pipeline inspection which it says will revolutionise the way the oil and gas industry approach asset maintenance.

The consumer watchdog has commenced Federal Court action against Optus for what it describes as unconscionable and deliberate targeting of vulnerable customers with fraudulent contracts.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss WA's biggest exporters.

Annual inflation has returned to within the Reserve Bank’s target band for the first time since 2021, but experts say energy and rent assistance measures were hiding the true figure.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss one of WA's most controversial local government councils.

WA’s seaweed industry took centre stage at the Innovator of the Year awards, with both the winner and runner up of the emerging innovation award going to seaweed products.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell dicuss industrial rents in WA.

Life insurance provider HCF Life could be set for penalties after the Federal Court found its ‘recover’ range of products was liable to mislead customers.

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his relationship with Qantas and former chief executive Alan Joyce after it was revealed he scored dozens of free upgrades with the carrier.

Sam Jones and Isabel Vieira discuss the 70 year anniversary of private health insurer HIF.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers seems to have put the nail in the negative gearing reform coffin, saying from Washington that advice received was that it would have no positive impact on housing supply.

WA’s fourth-largest health insurance player has taken some unusual and innovative steps to give its members more choice.

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss an interstate healthcare merger which could have major implications for WA.

A WA medtech company developing a world-first prosthetic eardrum using silkworms is among eight projects to win a share in $1 million of state government funding.

A Perth-founded e-motorbike company is eyeing up a $12 million capital raising to bring its innovative design to international markets.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell dicuss WA's residential building sector.

Western Australia now accounts for more than two thirds of St John of God Health Care revenue, up nine per cent this year alone to see total revenue hit $2.2 billion.

Three WA innovators will take a share in more than $8 million of federal funding as part of a grants program to boost the critical minerals and renewable energy industries.

Jack McGinn speaks to Sam Jones about a mining haulage business that started at a Queensland banana farm.

One of Australia’s largest tech advocacy groups has called for an ‘earn while you learn’ incentive for tech education amid a dire shortage of skills in the industry.

Roger Cook has taken a swipe at Basil Zempilas' decision to not step down from his Lord Mayor role, as Mandurah Mayor and Labor candidate Rhys Williams confirmed he would step aside.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss how veterans support services are navigating a complex environment.

One of Australia’s largest customer-owned banks, Beyond Bank, is suspected to have been targeted in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack by notorious cyber criminals RipperSec.

Andrew Forrest-backed telco Swoop has made an off market takeover bid for competitor Vonex, signalling a bidding war with Perth-based Maxo Telecommunications.

Australia’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.1 per cent for September, strengthening expectations the RBA will leave the cash rate unchanged this year.

Sam Jones and Mark Pownall discuss the state of WA's fund management sector.