News Articles for Richard Court

Three Perth metropolitan councils are celebrating 30 years of operation after being ‘spun-out' from the City of Perth.

The commander of the United States' Pacific naval fleet has accused China of unlawful and coercive behaviour while flagging the iron ore trade's potential deterrence value

Driven by hungry investment banks and 160 years of trade history, Japan's cultural and financial muscle is embedded in many WA industries.

The federal government expects to open applications for shipping companies to join a national strategic fleet capable of servicing regions impacted by emergencies and national crises mid-year.

A reimagined Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre must come with a major new theatre and dedicated exhibition space, the state's peak tourism lobby says, at it throws its support behind the project.

Local government truck movements and port terminal operations need to be standardised to improve supply chain resilience, according to the boss of a WA freight-forwarding company.

Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has become an adviser to Australian Capital Equity, adding to the network of powerful individuals close to its chair Kerry Stokes.

Richard Court has warned Australia's east coast faces further gas shortages while arguing for the country to embrace a more realistic approach to its decarbonisation efforts.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes John Stanning, Paul Ryan, Ashley Muirhead, Simon Atkinson, Chris Woodall, David Schummer, Kim Beazley, Deidre Wilmott, Richard Court, Rebecca Tomkinson, Lynn Kuok, Andrew Eddowes, Linnet Solomons, Emma Woolaston, Alex Petrovski, James Hambly and Paula Rogers.

Neville Owen's ties to Kerry Stokes have created more complications for the Crown casino inquiry after Business News unearthed details of a joint venture with Tim Roberts.

Premier Mark McGowan has continued to defend Neville Owen, despite revelations about multiple links between the royal commissioner, Kerry Stokes and the Crown casino inquiry.

ANALYSIS: The relationship between commissioner Neville Owen and Kerry Stokes has unexpectedly become the big news to emerge from the Perth Casino Royal Commission.

Royal commissioner Neville Owen has sought to quash any concerns about conflicts of interest by acknowledging he is a director of a key company in Kerry Stokes' business empire.

Former premier Richard Court says it is “absolutely critical” for Australia to re-establish dialogue with China, which is our major trading partner.

Our board moves wrap includes JianDong He, Richard Court, Andrew Pickering, Thomas Soderberg, Paul Garner, John Woodacre, Po Siu Chan, Fung Ming Pang, Colin Hiles, Tim Bardwell, and Francis Lim.

Former premier Richard Court says Australia's response to the pandemic could pay dividends in Asian trade opportunities.

BN 25th Anniversary series- WA has been slow to introduce private ownership to some state industries, although a series of moves during the Court era generated benefits, according to one prominent WA economist.

Opinion: Local branch members got their man when David Honey won the recent Cottesloe by-election.

Inaugural Public Sector Commissioner Mal Wauchope has announced his retirement after a 45-year career working for the Western Australian public service.

Michael McLean, the long-time executive director of the Masters Builders Association WA, talked to Mark Pownall on the day he announced plans to retire.

Former premier Richard Court has urged producers in Western Australia to become more active to take advantage of the significant export opportunities emerging in Asian markets.

Former Western Australian premier Richard Court has been named Australia's next ambassador to Japan.

Colin Barnett may be battling the odds to make a third term, but he's certainly up for the fight.

Former police minister Rob Johnson has fired a parting shot at Premier Colin Barnett as he resigned as a member of the Liberal Party, saying the state's debt burden was out of control, among other issues.

Asset sales are expected to feature heavily when the Barnett government releases its budget in May.

The upcoming float of livestock exporter Wellard is set to be the fifth biggest in Western Australia's history, and will also stretch the market lead of investment bank UBS, according to research by Business News.

Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.

The inclusion of gambling revenue in Commonwealth Grants Commission funding is one of a number of suggestions to reform Australia's federation, following the release of a recent federalism paper by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

Bringing personal views to managing other people's money is tricky.

The state government's decision to give top priority to the construction of the Forrestfield-airport rail link is bold, strategic and expensive. To be operating by 2020, the move is also political.

Education Minister Peter Collier has embarked on a bold strategy aimed at reallocating his $4.6 billion budget among the state's 700 secondary and primary schools. It is a move fraught with political risk.

Former premier Richard Court has renewed his calls for the federal government to share half the revenue from offshore oil and gas projects with the states, while also expressing confidence about the future of the mining sector.

SPECIAL REPORT: Politicians with the ability to cut through on-message are a valuable commodity, and WA has one of the best.

From council amalgamations to Elizabeth Quay, power prices to ballooning debt, Colin Barnett faces criticism whichever way he turns.

Barry Thornton has joined LastSay Communications as a senior adviser.

FIVE years ago when Mathias Cormann took office, assuming the Senate seat vacated by his Liberal predecessor Ian Campbell, the political landscape was very different.

Former premier Richard Court will chair the Iron Ore Holdings board from next year, the company has announced today.

As many businesses consider new ways of supporting university training in light of Western Australia's growing skills crisis, the Fogarty Foundation is one organisation already doing something.