Special Reports

Preserving the state’s mineral wealth will be of paramount importance in the months ahead.

For most Western Australians, learning to live with COVID-19 will mean looking to the eastern states, if not the rest of the world, for direction.

“It has been a busy year and it continues to be,” is how Simon Reed describes current market conditions in Western Australia.

Soaring valuations for tech companies and mining stocks have brought major shifts in this year’s list of WA wealth creators.

For half a century, the Frank family has been carving a niche in Perth’s retail space.

While lower returns on equity have flowed through to WA’s top earners this year, the river has hardly run dry for the top end of town.

Unemployment is at record lows in WA, but pressure from mass resignations and outbound travellers is looming.

Two recent acquisitions have helped Deloitte extend its lead as WA’s largest accounting and consulting firm.

Woodside Petroleum lured a self-confessed ‘tech geek’ from NASA to head its hydrogen plans, including a $1 billion-plus proposal for a Perth export hub.

Export revenue has become increasingly concentrated on iron ore but WA has still benefitted, while moves to net zero now dominate thinking. Click for the list of WA's biggest exporters.

A cloud-based logistics platform aims to improve recycling rates of building waste as regulatory and cost issues persist in the sector.

With several projects under way, the state also needs to develop markets for its recycled products in pursuit of a circular economy.

Builders are juggling surging demand for homes, shortages of workers and materials and their ability to deliver for buyers.

Challenger telcos are deepening their WA networks as new technologies and structural shortcomings embolden alternatives to the NBN.

Resources companies hope a decision on Port Hedland’s South West Creek development is imminent, helping unlock higher iron ore exports.

Record commodity prices and a flurry of M&A deals have defined the past year for listed resources companies.

Political debate about coal power is boiling but economics and engineering will have a substantial impact.

Power generator TransAlta hopes to expand its renewable energy presence in Australia.

Retail property players are trying to keep pace with the structural shift in shopping habits accelerated by the pandemic.

WA’s recent history of rolling back privatisations could yet inform the future of the state’s ambulance services.

Losses due to the pandemic have led to some upheaval in the sector.

The state government will have a chance to alleviate rising cost and wage pressure for small businesses in its upcoming budget.

The 2020 balance sheets of WA arts companies appear strong, but performance anxiety lingers.

WA’s hotel development pipeline remains robust despite border closures and lockdowns hurting the state’s tourism industry.

A new chairperson and board changes preface a fresh era for Tourism WA.

Build-to-rent apartment projects could solve the state’s housing challenges, but red tape remains a major issue.

Developers are pushing ahead with apartment projects, despite uncertainty clouding construction costs.

Perth equity fund managers are having to look harder for value after generating very strong returns during the past year.

Favourable market conditions have led to a suite of new gold producers and projects.

A multi-billion-dollar merger has brought a change at the top of Business News’ list of goldminers.

More than $230 million has been raised for gold projects through ASX listings in the past 12 months.

Business News spoke to three international students about why they decided to study in Perth and what they have enjoyed about living here.