Special Reports

SPECIAL REPORT: It has been a tough year for job seekers in WA, but some new sectors have emerged to keep the state’s employment levels at record highs.

SPECIAL REPORT: World-class entertainment infrastructure is proving to be one of the keys to Perth’s growing maturity as a globally significant city.

SPECIAL REPORT: The privatisation of Fremantle Ports will have a major bearing on the future shape of freight movements across Perth.

In some of the state’s more remote towns, where electricity can be 700 per cent more expensive to deliver than in Perth, embracing cheaper new technology is only part of the solution to driving down costs.

The federal government’s $89 billion spend for new naval vessels represents an opportunity for businesses at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, as energy and resources projects dry up.

Contractors pursuing new infrastructure projects are continuing to diversify across industry sectors and geographies in response to continued weakness in mining-related work.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Committee for Perth has suggested an alternative route might be the best way forward for Perth's promised light rail network; part of our ten page feature on infrastructure.

New gold mining projects under way or in advanced planning will collectively deliver more than 1 million ounces to production each year when operational.

The past year has marked a period of major change at many of WA’s gold producers in terms of personnel and pay.

Refining is a vital step in the gold supply chain, but it’s a practice facing increasing competition from within the sector and from technological change.

Gold is a rare bright light in the mining industry, with major changes during the past two years to be followed by the opening of multiple new mines and more M&A deals. Click through to find the special report, which ranks WA producers, and looks at Gold Corp, executive pay, and new gold projects.

The opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital has enabled two suburban hospitals within five kilometres of one another to completely change their services, dropping gynaecological and maternity offerings to focus separately on aged care and rehabilitation.

SPECIAL REPORT: A small but growing Perth-based health insurance fund believes the market dominance of HBF is an unnatural position that can’t last in an increasingly competitive market.

SPECIAL REPORT: Hospital and aged care industry professionals have given WA’s health care system a mixed review, with some aspects applauded and others in need of improvement.

A Perth-based startup is setting about saving the environment, one office building at a time.

Suburban office developers are facing an uncertain outlook similar to their CBD counterparts.

Developers’ precinct plans have been the driving force behind a revitalised Perth.

With a record run of construction coming to a close, commercial developers are facing an uncertain few years in Perth’s CBD. Click through to find the special report, which also looks at Perth's biggest landlords, place making, suburban office markets and a green technology company.

There is no prize for guessing that iron ore companies have plunged to the bottom of the resources component of this year’s TSR survey; but what is interesting is the rise of uranium hopefuls, despite few signs of an imminent increase in the uranium price.

Qantas, the biggest ASX-listed company to make the top 100 using total shareholder returns as the yardstick, was also the biggest surprise, with the airline delivering an eye-catching one-year return for investors of 151 per cent.

Momentum is building for Alexium, after the award-winning tech developer initially struggled to find its feet.

It has been a tough year for WA’s once-vaunted resources stocks, as our annual TSR survey reveals. Click through to see more on our Shareholder Returns feature.

Upwards of 130 corporate finance transactions worth more than $11 billion were announced in WA in the June quarter, but most notable was a handful of landmark M&A deals.

A commitment to making things easier in education has been the key to success for this year’s Rising Stars winner. Click through to see more on SEQTA Software and the other winners of Business News' 2015 Rising Stars awards.

Despite its Scandinavian inspiration, there’s no Swedish chef behind the Rising Stars startup category winner, Dinner Twist.

One out of every five Australian households now has solar energy installed, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

Roy Mellon has built his business on the premise that running payroll is one of the least favourite functions inside most businesses.

PDC BIM has found strong demand for its services in the space where information technology and construction collide, winning work at the Perth Children’s Hospital, the new Perth Stadium, Inpex Ichthys LNG, and for BHP Billiton’s iron ore mines.

Integro Private Financial Consulting is a financial planning firm founded on the core principle of complete independence.

A management buy-out of a slice of executive search firm Gerard Daniels in 2007 led to the creation of recruitment consultant Harrier Human Capital.

Play equipment manufacturer Funky Monkey Bars has swung its way into the Rising Stars alumni after developing an innovative kids offering that gained market traction on the back of word-of-mouth brand promotion.

Marine services group TAMS Group has delivered on its potential to provide flexible options for customers in the marine services sector, winning its second Rising Stars award in two years.