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.
PwC boss Kevin Burrowes “misled” Senator Deborah O’Neill in not disclosing $1.2 million in payments from the consulting firm’s parent company, a joint committee into the PwC tax scandal heard.
A $9.8 million contract to establish a centralised registration system for dogs and cats in Western Australia has been awarded to Seisma Group, marking a step forward in the state governments bid to stop puppy farming.
Curtin University has launched a unique Australian sovereign cloud service, in partnership with CyberCX, to provide a secure platform to host research.
West Perth-based junior explorer Mindax has withdrawn from its memorandum of understanding with Chinese state-owned Xiamen to develop its Mt Forrest iron project.
Perth-founded internet service provider Pentanet has posted a 13 per cent increase on year-on-year profits in its Q4 results, buoyed by improved customer retention and gross sales.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dodged questions on property tax reforms, and conceded newly minted housing Minister Clare O’Neil could “have other measures”.
Perth-based artificial intelligence surveillance software company icetana AI shares are up 44 per cent in the five days since it released strong quarterly results.
Federal member for Perth Patrick Gorman has remained tight-lipped on a potential promotion in Sunday’s cabinet reshuffle, triggered by the resignation of two veteran Labor minister.
West Leederville-based Develop Global has posted a mining services revenue result 10 per cent above forecasts ahead of what it believes will be a strong year of growth.
Mia Davies has confirmed she will seek preselection for the newly created seat of Bullwinkel and said the live sheep export saga had spurred her decision.
Engineering company Monadelphous has bolstered its work pipeline with a $200 million contract to enable Woodside to process gas from its $18 billion Scarborough redevelopment.
Two veteran federal ministers have announced they will retire from politics at the end of the current term, sparking an immediate reshuffle of cabinet by Anthony Albanese.
Deloitte Australia has posted a 2.4 per cent revenue decline and revealed 700 job losses - but the WA arm of the business has bucked the trend with an 18 per cent uptick in revenue.
Perth-founded edtech company Qoria has posted strong growth in its quarterly financials, including a record $10 million growth in revenue from its K12 segment.