Medical burns specialist Fiona Wood has called for a serious boost in medtech funding, to stop a “runaway train” in the health sector, during a Business News event today.
Less than six months into his new gig as St John WA chief executive, Kevin Brown has made good on his plan to deliver a shakeup of the organisation's leadership team.
St John WA's executive team will be halved under a new group model that recently installed chief Kevin Brown has conceded ‘may feel disruptive' in the months ahead.
Company director John Poynton has quietly added to his board portfolio, joining Perth Airport two months ago as a representative of the Australian government's Future Fund.
Perth Airport's outgoing chief executive Kevin Brown is leaving on a high, announcing today a strong profit as aeronautical income recovers and its property portfolio jumped in value.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Michael Gunner, Kevin Brown, Paul Steel, Jerry Lam, James Abson, Renato Braz Sue, David Boshoff, Tully Carmady, Kris Warren, Vanessa Martin and Ronald Hurst.
Mark Beyer and Jordan Murray provide a market update and discuss interest rates, house prices, resources sales figures, Chevron, VGW Holdings and Kevin Brown.
Perth Airport has partnered with local tree farming company Carbon Neutral, as it looks to emulate other airports that have made more progress on reducing their carbon emissions.
Perth Airport has won its lengthy court bid to retrieve aeronautical fees from Qantas Airways, with the airline expected to pay more than $9 million following a court decision this morning.
Perth Airport has been forced to close some of its terminals temporarily in a bid to keep costs down, as the pandemic continues to smash passenger numbers.
Episode 3 of the Business News Future Perth podcast is now available, focusing on the struggle to bring more women into leadership roles in business and government.
The state opposition and sections of the business community have criticised the state government's “skeleton” of a COVID-19 transition plan, with Western Australia still without a date for the reopening of borders.
Future Perth is a six-part podcast series that will examine the major issues facing this vibrant metropolis as it looks to grow in both size and stature over the next 20 years.
Perth Airport has revealed its chairman, Nev Power, has taken a leave of absence from its board while he deals with charges related to breaching COVID travel restrictions.
Perth Airport chief Kevin Brown says he's not precious about losing the federal government's purpose-built quarantine facility to Jandakot, as long as the project is expedited.
A national report has highlighted the sharp fall in profits by the country's big airports with worse to come this year as passenger numbers struggle to recover.
Perth Airport has revealed the full extent of COVID-19's impact, with plunging revenue and passenger numbers and an expectation it will take up to four years to fully recover.
Western Australia will reopen its borders to all states and territories from November 14, but some restrictions will remain for people from NSW and Victoria.
The Committee for Perth has renewed its push for a world-class centre for indigenous culture as part of a two-year action plan to boost the city's international reputation. Another key recommendation was to establish Perth as a renewable energy leader.
Perth Airport has resolved its recent dispute with Qantas over unpaid fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, following weeks of acrimonious brinkmanship with the nation's flag carrier.
Perth Airport has raised the stakes in its ongoing dispute with Qantas, giving the airline until Sunday to either begin negotiating an agreement on its outstanding fees or face expulsion from the airport.
Perth Airport has hit back at Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce after he claimed the airport had refused to relieve the airline of rent and passenger fees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Passenger numbers at Perth Airport have fallen more than 1 million since April last year, with the airport also raising concern about its financial position after being left with outstanding payments from its two largest airlines.
The federal government's $130 billion wage subsidy package clears its first hurdle, Western Australia records an additional 11 cases of COVID-19, and Premier Mark McGowan pledges millions to expand the state's police force.
Australia's four major airports achieved record profit in the past financial year, according to the ACCC, with Perth Airport touting its high passenger satisfaction relative to its counterparts on the east coast.
For a man tasked with delivering air travel solutions and encouraging people to fly, Kevin Brown says the bulk of his recent work has involved helping the travelling public spend less time in transit.
The state government has today announced additional flights to and from Singapore, in an effort to maintain stability in WA's tourism market following the worsening coronavirus outbreak on the Chinese mainland.
