Ella Loneragan joined Business News as a journalist in 2025, covering cultural industries.
She was named student journalist of the year at The Walkley Foundation’s 2025 Mid-Year Media Prizes.
Ms Loneragan began working at The West Australian as a digital producer in 2023, while studying a bachelor of arts in journalism and international relations at Curtin University.
Rio Tinto has committed to a new four-year partnership with Lifeline WA, as the crisis support organisation predicts it will need more than 700 volunteers by 2030.
WA's deputy chief health officer Clare Huppatz has taken over from retired Andrew Robertson as the state's chief health officer, becoming the first female in the role.
A series co-produced by Stan and the UK's ITV is the first production to be filmed at Perth Film Studios after the $233.5 million facilities opened in January.
DevelopmentWA has officially approved plans for the construction of a $165 million East Perth primary school, after early works started five months ago.
Lawyers for thousands of disgruntled customers and BGC have returned to court to hash out initial issues before heading towards a resolution of the major dispute.
Former federal minister Geoff Prosser is just one member of the Prosser family whose entrepreneurial spirit has thrived in Bunbury for more than a century.
The City of Busselton has lodged an appeal with the state's environmental watchdog, challenging the approval of a $280 million resort planned for Smiths Beach.
The 20-year-old man accused of hitting former Labor strategist Tim Picton will remain on bail, despite the prosecution claiming he enacted a “clear breach” of one condition.
The co-founder and former chief executive of WA's largest Indigenous-owned contractor Warrikal, Amanda Healy, has opened up on the challenges facing its future.
An internal government document reveals the estimated cost of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre redevelopment climbed by $507 million in six months before the project was shelved.