Mark Beyer

Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA has won the contract to design and build WA’s next desalination plant at Alkimos after beating a rival bid from CPB Contractors, according to industry sources.

A new hub in the north-west is another step in building an innovation ecosystem in the region.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss EPA changes; Alcoa gas outlook; migration strategy; and the year in review for politics, deals and property.

Three Karratha businesses have teamed up to start exporting locally built waste sorting machines.

The state government has approved a continuation of Alcoa’s expansive bauxite mining operations in the Darling Range despite the possibility of a full review by the EPA.

Western Australia faces gas shortage over the next decade unless major new supplies are developed, with shortages more extreme from 2031 after the government shuts its coal-fired power stations.

Mark Beyer and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA business dynasty Craig Mostyn Group.

The state government is spending nearly $500,000 evaluating the establishment of a German innovation institute in WA to accelerate the take-up of clean energy and support decarbonization.

A private exploration company chaired by Curtin University’s Brent McInnes has announced the discovery of a huge gas field that could underpin a new LNG plant in PNG.

More than $1 billion is being spent at WA’s northern ports to expand and diversify their trade.

The family-owned WA business shares some of Wesfarmers’ corporate DNA, which helps explain its longevity.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss housing challenges facing the state's north west region.

New housing initiatives are making only a small dent in the acute shortages facing towns in the north-west.

A wave of investment in mining, energy and renewables is expected to sustain growth in the north-west.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Cabinet reshuffle; Woodside and Santos; desalination plant; Andrew Roberts; GST; Brandon Craig; Sandra Brewer; West Tech Fest; and more.

Traffic controllers in WA are in line for a 38 per cent pay rise and contractors expect similar increases will apply across the board because of new tendering rules set by Main Roads.

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss PwC spin-out Scyne Advisory, pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Brandon Craig has been promoted to the role of BHP's president Americas, but the mining giant is yet to decide who will lead its most valuable asset: its WA iron ore business.

PwC spin-out is pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Global companies Metso and Weir Minerals and Perth firm Camco Engineering are leading a flurry of developments that will bring new jobs to Karratha and Port Hedland.

Rio Tinto plans to ramp up spending on iron ore, notably at the giant Simandou project in Africa, but has scaled back its investment in decarbonisation.

Rio Tinto has highlighted the importance of its giant Rhodes Ridge project in the Pilbara by approving a pre-feasibility study and outlining plans to spend $400 million on exploration.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Griffin Coal; Bill Johnston; West Port; Perth house prices and North West publication.

Roger Cook says the funding will deliver certainty, but critics say its an admission of failure and rubber stamps the closure of Griffin Coal and Bluewaters power station in 2026.

Premier Roger Cook is expected to announce a three-year extension to operating subsidies paid to embattled miner Griffin Coal, with the total bill set to exceed $150 million.

Port infrastructure at Cockburn Sound and major roads servicing the area, including parts of the Kwinana Freeway, will be upgraded in advance of the proposed Westport development.

The federal government has tabled more than 80 amendments to a contentious workplace relations Bill with some changes catching business groups by surprise.

The disciplinary tribunal for chartered accountants has imposed the maximum possible fine on PwC and applied new reporting requirements as fallout from the tax advice scandal continues.

The state government has been presented with five options to resolve the imbroglio threatening WA’s coal supplies.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss FMG; Austal; IR reforms; office occupancy; Burswood Park; apartment dramas; Scyne Advisory; CEO salaries and WA’s biggest employers.

Alex Dorsch says a high-grade underground mine is the best opportunity to move the dial on Chalice Mining’s Gonneville project as shares in the one-time market favourite continued to slide.

Major employer groups are divided over contentious workplace relations reforms after federal minister Tony Burke negotiated amendments to exclude service contractors.