In-depth features on the industries and issues shaping Western Australian business.
Sector Briefing
06 Oct 2026
Business News covers Land Forces 2026, the nation's largest defence conference bringing together industry, military and government.
In a follow-up to a WA Business News report last November on business's lack of representation on the City of Perth council, a roundtable discussion revealed business apathy is at the heart of issues involving the city's relationship with the commercial sector.
Premier Geoff Gallop and business leader Michael Chaney are at odds over economic and industrial reform, highlighting the gulf between government and business in Western Australia.
Sharon Kemp says the mood in Kalgoorlie is remarkably buoyant.
The plantation timber industry is leading an investment boom in the great southern.
Air New Zealand has the package and attitude to redefine its place in the market.
Yamatji Aboriginal Corporation's Simon Hawkins and Pilbara Iron's David Smith achieved an amicable native title settlement last week, but overall the process remains difficult, confusing and has achieved limited success.
The mercantile industry faces more change as big WA firms Pioneer Credit and Repcol face off against national competitors such as Austral Mercantile and National Credit Management, and small local players.
Long talked about in the rural sector, biofuels has suddenly emerged as serious new industry in WA.
Perth's two AFL sides are faring well financially, but a good look at their recently submitted accounts reveals that West Coast has the off-field muscle.
Several successful local companies servicing the booming resources sector have been snapped up by big national and global players.
International investment banks and local corporate finance players are enjoying the surge in takeovers.
Food producers in WA, like Fonterra's Peter Tedesco, want to exploit the state's green image but are being squeezed by rising costs.
