Kerry Stokes' private company Australian Capital Equity reported a 70 per cent year-on-year drop in annual profit last year, as the value of its asset book closes in on $3 billion.
ACMA has rejected a proposed Telecommunications Consumer Protection code from the industry's association, and will instead step in to bolster consumer protections.
Australia's consumer watchdog will take a close look at how a proposed merger between Seven West Media and Southern Cross Media will impact competition in regional Western Australia.
The federal government only found out about the Optus triple-zero outage a day after it was resolved because the telco sent a notification to the wrong email.
Seven West Media and Southern Cross Media have shaken hands on a merger under which Kerry Stokes would step down as chairman of the board by early next year.
A major Optus outage that left Australians without access to emergency services has been blamed on human error as its embattled CEO fights to keep his position.
After five years of revenue growth, Business News has made three key editorial appointments as part of its efforts to continue leading the state in its coverage of news and opinion.
Ryan Stokes-led diversified business SGH recorded a 5 per cent post-tax statutory net profit increase to $486 million last financial year, led by upticks at concrete maker Boral and Westrac.
Seven West Media recorded a 62 per cent drop in statutory net profit last financial year to under $17 million, a result generated off group revenue of $1.35 billion.
An authoritative body has issued warnings to four telecommunication companies, including Optus and Tattarang-backed Swoop, over a failure to comply with rules.
Graphic designer Neil Turner, whose agency designed the Boxing Kangaroo flag for Bond Corporation and put the purple in the Fremantle Dockers, has died at age 74.
The Fremantle Herald has accused West Australian Newspapers of refusing to print the weekend edition of its newspaper, after a contract negotiation went sour.
Business News received three accolades at the 2025 AABP awards, including golds for breaking news coverage and website design and silver for its daily email.
Business News journalist Ella Loneragan has been recognised by The Walkley Foundation, receiving a national award at the esteemed organisation's Mid-Year Media Prizes overnight.
Western Suburbs-focused The Post will soon print its own editions, in a bid to maintain independence and break the monopoly of newspaper presses in the state.
Government House official secretary Howard Gretton will lead the Western Australian team at the ABC, having been appointed state manager at the national broadcaster.
Perth-headquartered stock market trading forum HotCopper may be on the market, with its parent company revealing “several parties” have expressed an interest in buying the asset.
Nine Entertainment has confirmed the personal data up to 16,000 subscribers to The Age, The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald have been exposed online.
The competition watchdog will not oppose Vocus Group Limited's proposed acquisition of TPG Telecom Limited's fixed business and fibre network assets in a deal worth billions.
