Special Reports

Is WA ready to move beyond the crisis?

Retail sales have hit a record and consumer confidence has improved.

But the border closures are having a magnified impact on some businesses.

We're asking - Can we do more for the climate, oceans and environment? And how do we manage the cost?

In this special report, Business News explores how COVID-19 will shape the arts and cultural industries into the future. The impact of the pandemic on government funding and philanthropy is examined and how this might impact the work produced and opportunities for artists.

Contracting decisions on $2 billion of infrastructure projects are expected soon in WA. We review the pipeline of work ahead, recent changes to procurement, the optimism in the sector and the impact of the NRW/BGC merger.

How would Western Australia look with 5 million people? We've explored the potential for population growth in regional WA, rather than concentrated in Perth.

A wall of capital has helped brokers boost their deal flow, and Business News' list of WA's top M&A and ECM deals for H1 2020.

Developers are pushing ahead with plans for new projects, hoping recent government initiatives aimed at stimulating the sector will help cushion any further COVID and economic blows.