Mark Beyer

Perth company WA Premix has been fined $580,000 after a worker was seriously injured at its Neerabup concrete batching plant.

Perth consulting firm Ralph Beattie Bosworth has been awarded a contract to provide cost planning services for the proposed Women and Babies Hospital at Murdoch.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the federal election; the Woodside AGM; 40u40 awards; apartment projects; business deals; takeovers in the gold sector; Clive Palmer; and the NRL.

The private German investor behind last year’s purchase of Perth-based RUC Mining Contractors from Murray & Roberts has revealed an unusual multi-million dollar gain on the deal.

Chinese mining group CITIC and Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy have partially settled their differences, agreeing to submit a crucial mine continuation plan while their Supreme Court trial continues.

ASX company Tivan has struck funding agreements worth $117 million with Japan’s Sumitomo and an unnamed Australian family office to pursue development of the Speewah fluorite project.

Aurizon Holdings is planning 200 job cuts across its rail business after taking several hits over the past year, including a big fall in bulk haulage volumes in WA.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the upcoming federal election; City of Perth; Colin Barnett; property developments; Woodside; MinRes; wind farms; and more.

Mid West miner GMA Garnet Group returned to profit in 2024 but its trading performance has been muddied by large impairments in each of the past two years.

Perth company Green Wind Renewables has mapped out an ambitious plan to develop at least four wind farms in WA by 2030 in partnership with a Macquarie Group offshoot.

Rio Tinto says it will spend $20 billion in the Pilbara over the next three years as the Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation questions the board on claims of underpayments and inaction.

Sam Jones and Mark Beyer discuss key issues within Western Australia's resources sector.

Prominent Perth lawyers Jason Ricketts, David Hugo and Tony Joyner have teamed up for the launch of an independent firm providing a mix of legal and consultancy services.

A mining sector forum has tackled issues ranging from negative policy settings to lack of understanding about the sector’s contribution.

WA’s Auditor General has raised concern about the terms on which DevelopmentWA acquires land from other government agencies in a report that otherwise commended improved financial controls.

Cedar Woods has become the second land developer in two days to announce upgraded earnings, with its more affordable sub-divisions in Queensland and WA driving its improved performance.

Sam Jones and Mark Beyer discuss lessons Australia could learn from the US shipbuilding industry.

The half-owner of the Bluewaters coal power station is pursuing the development of a major wind farm in WA’s South West in partnership with local outfit Wind with Purpose.

The US Navy has developed new funding and training solutions as it seeks to lift shipbuilding capability.

Perth-based contractor Linkforce has lodged a claim for $22.7 million over construction work it completed on an expansion of the Roy Hill iron ore project.

The Supreme Court has rejected an eleventh-hour bid by Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy to add a massive counter-claim to its long-running battle with Chinese iron ore producer CITIC.

WA’s oldest and largest dairy company, Brownes, has been put up for sale after its Chinese owner got into financial difficulty over a $200 million loan.

UPDATED: The state government has named three directors general who will head up new departments and revealed two other DGs including Richard Sellers are set to retire while five key roles remain unfilled.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the week's news, including the Federal election campaign; Mineral Resources' resignations; VGW's regulatory scrap; and Hancock's $250m office plan.

Perth-based Track'em, which counts some of WA’s largest resources companies as clients, has struck a partnership with UK-based industrial software giant AVEVA.

Mineral Resources has shocked the market by announcing that independent directors Jacqueline McGill and Susie Corlett – both members of its new ethics committee – have resigned from the board.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss tariffs and what it means for the markets, Andrew Forrest, an update on the federal election, Infinite Green Energy and more.

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has declared he has no plans to leave the job anytime soon, while calling for sensible policy in the energy transition.

ANALYIS: Investors who enjoyed today’s unexpected stockmarket recovery after Donald Trump’s stunning reversal of tariff hikes should thank the US Treasury bond market.

Mineral Resources, Iluka Resources and Pilbara Minerals were among the biggest losers on the ASX today as the market digests a weaker iron ore price and soft Aussie dollar.

Perth-based PYC Therapeutics is battling to complete its $146 million capital raising after a large shortfall from retail investors and a “liquidity” issue by one of its underwriters.

The government is pressing ahead with its controversial Burswood Park development but has tweaked its messaging after plans for a Supercar circuit sparked a community backlash.