Sam Jones

Dan Tehan says the US is experiencing a "nuclear renaissance" in the wake of growing energy demands — and hinted the Coalition would retain its focus on the energy despite its heavy election defeat.

East Perth-based Security firm Intelligent Monitoring Group has announced plans to again expand its footprint with the acquisition of BNP Securities.

Nexia Perth Audit Services has paid an infringement penalty for providing both audit and tax services to the same company.

Henderson-headquartered shipbuilder Austal will cancel construction of two US Navy towage and rescue boats after reaching an agreement to mitigate blown out construction costs.

Australia's central bank has held the cash rate steady at 3.6 per cent, amid an uptick in inflation readings and widely inline with market expectations.

Dwelling approvals across the nation have slumped to their lowest levels in a year, with experts warning a worsening of the housing crisis would follow.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he won't get ahead of himself, despite reports this morning the Pentagon had concluded its review of the AUKUS pact, and that Australia's submarine deal was safe.

Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells will "lay down the law" to Optus parent company SingTel when meeting this week, following another weekend of outages which crippled triple-zero services.

Schaffer Corporation has withdrawn guidance for its automotive leather division after a luxury vehicle brand was hit by a cyber incident which halted production.

Marketer-turned-social-media influencer Kym Illman has worked with a who's who of talented Australians during his career.

Donald Trump says 100 per cent tariffs will be placed on any patented pharmaceutical product imported, if the company in control of product is not building a manufacturing plant in the US.

IT consultancy Brennan says its WA workforce will double in the coming months after several large government and resources contract wins.

Contracts with BHP and Fortescue for works in the Pilbara have bolstered Monadelphous' work pipeline to the tune of $200 million.

Airbus Helicopters have opened a new $11 million WA distribution centre which will service aircraft across the state, including those transporting oil and gas workers.

Electricity prices and housing costs have fuelled a fourteen-month inflation peak ahead of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy meeting next week.

Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the lessons Australia can take from Canada's policy on international students.

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.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss Optus' recent outage.

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.

Synergy has appointed former WA Minister Sue Ellery to its board as non-executive director, adding to recent appointments at the power provider.

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.