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.
Sharon Kemp says the mood in Kalgoorlie is remarkably buoyant.
The plantation timber industry is leading an investment boom in the great southern.
Lawyers don't come cheap these days. With legal concerns and litigation becoming a bigger part of any business process, innovation on the way clients pay is challenging tradition.
Terry Streeter got set for the resources boom early. Investment successes such as Jubilee and Western Areas have earned him a place among the ranks of WA's top entrepreneurs.
WA has long been a stronghold for brokers and originators in the home loan business. With a one-third share of this strong market, the prediction is that they will bolster this presence.
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.
Struggling tour operators based at the Bell Tower may be given a lifeline if plans to fast-track the Perth foreshore development go ahead.
