Tom Zaunmayr joined Business News in 2023 as a senior journalist, covering state politics, resources (iron ore), Aboriginal affairs, regional development and agriculture.
He spent the past decade covering news in regional WA where he developed a passion for local and state politics, regional development, small business, Aboriginal affairs, human interest and anything Pilbara related.
Mr Zaunmayr spent five years in Karratha during one of the biggest periods of transition for the Pilbara town before moving to Kalgoorlie during COVID to take on a role as deputy editor of WA's only daily regional newspaper.
From there, he moved back above the 26th parallel as Seven West Media's Northern Papers editor based in Broome, and did a stint as editor of the National Indigenous Times.
Beachside holiday shacks in the shadow of Cockburn’s industrial estate have been given a lease extension as owners learn Westport is unlikely to force their removal.
Private iron ore miner Gold Valley has won a three-year battle to move export 1.5 million tonnes of ore per year from its Goldfields mine from Geraldton to Esperance.
Japanese trading giant Sumitomo Corporation has signed a deal with a Kimberley fluorite mine developer with an eye to forming a joint venture to underpin the project.
The boss of a Perth logistics firm has warned businesses to double their order timeframes due to a major global shipping backlog jamming up Asia’s megaports.
Activists could be barred from challenging resources project approvals under a fresh policy proposed by WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam aimed at smoothing the runway for major projects.
Ignorance led to the destruction of Aboriginal cultural sites on a remote WA mine site, but an investigation has cleared the miner responsible of any malicious conduct.
Hundreds of farmers have rolled into Perth’s CBD this morning in protest of the looming live sheep export ban which has been slammed by the agriculture industry and state government.
An independent Sydney chain will take over 11 pet stores in WA after emerging as the big winner from a crackdown on the nation’s second-largest pet products retailer.
A health facility housing an MRI, medical imaging, GP and daycare backed by Broome dental clinic owner Stephanie Mulcahy has been earmarked for the Kimberley town.
The practice of listing homes for sale without a price is wasting prospective buyers’ time and needs government action if the industry won’t voluntarily step up.
Broome’s largest traditional owner enterprise is investigating how its pastoral operation can keep bringing in money should Australia’s live cattle trade end