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.
The booming uranium industry is being driven by speculators but there are a number of players well-placed if state government policy changes.
Kellie Croxon, Tania Hudson, Rachel Cook and Deborah Pitter have reinvented their working lives by starting businesses that both suit and take advantage of their new roles as mothers.
The sharp fall in housing affordability is the biggest issue facing local builders.
Struggling tour operators based at the Bell Tower may be given a lifeline if plans to fast-track the Perth foreshore development go ahead.
Several successful local companies servicing the booming resources sector have been snapped up by big national and global players.
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.
Long talked about in the rural sector, biofuels has suddenly emerged as serious new industry in WA.
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.
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.
Air New Zealand has the package and attitude to redefine its place in the market.
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.
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.
