Mark Beyer

BHP has outlined plans to increase the automation of its iron ore operations after reporting a small lift in production to record levels and a dip in shipments.

Senior editor Mark Beyer covers some of the highlights from his latest corporate finance feature.

Corporate advisory business Sternship Advisers and law firms Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Hamilton Locke lifted their market shares in 2022.

The Italian migrant played a key role in building United Construction and Monadelphous into two of Australia’s most successful engineering and construction contractors.

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources has increased its stake in Warrego Energy to 19.2 per cent boosting its capacity to determine the final outcome of the takeover battle.

Spanish construction giant ACCIONA has taken over a major road project in Perth after Main Roads WA excluded Perth-based contractor Clough.

Plans to export electricity from Australia to Singapore via a subsea cable are no longer commercially viable and need to be amended, Andrew Forrest’s top executive said today.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Andrew Forrest, Cape Mentelle Vineyards, Julian Walter, CBH Group, Westpork and preview the next edition of Business News.

Billionaires Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes have declared their support for Sun Cable’s ambitious $35 billion renewable energy project but its clear they won’t be investing together.

Zenith Insurance Services, Dardanup Butchering Co, Austral Pool Solutions, Omni Dental and Forpark Australia were among numerous private WA companies to change hands late last year.

Warrego Energy bidders Hancock Prospecting and Strike Energy have traded blows over the takeover battle for the Perth Basin gas play after Strike’s off-market bid opened.

Ambitious plans to develop the world's largest solar energy network in the NT have gone awry after a disagreement between billionaire backers Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes.

A joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO has acquired an early-stage growth opportunity by striking a deal to purchase ASX-listed explorer Essential Metals.

UPDATED: Warrego Energy has taken the unusual step of publicly criticising the two bidders for the company while Mineral Resources has revealed a 16 per cent stake.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Warrego Energy, Blackburne, South West vineyards, Chevron, population and housing trends, AusGroup and Clough.

Documents filed as part of a restructure of Chevron’s Australian operations have given a glimpse into the finances of the $13 billion-a-year oil and gas producer.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has launched what is effectively the seventh takeover bid for Warrego Energy in the space of two months, jacking up its offer price by 29 per cent.

Shares in Warrego Energy jumped late today on heavy trading with Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources believed to have joined the takeover battle for the Perth Basin gas play.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has lifted its stake in Perth Basin gas play Warrego Energy to 25.9 per cent as a stand-off looms with rival bidder Strike Energy.

Western Australia’s population grew by 1.3 per cent last financial year, continuing the modest improvement from the very low growth achieved when strict COVID restrictions applied.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Mark McGowan's cabinet reshuffle, Clough, gas shortages, Genesis Minerals and St Barbara, CBH Group, the year in markets, HealthEngine, Artrya and the SKA.

ANALYSIS: Mark McGowan’s ministerial reshuffle was in many respects a sideshow – real power in the government remains with a small group of ministers and advisers close to the premier.

Three years after being named WA’s Innovator of the Year, crane technology company Roborigger is getting commercial traction.

UPDATE: Administrators for Clough have found a new buyer in Webuild, the company that pulled out of a lifeline deal to save the Perth engineer just over a week ago.

Shares in St Barbara and Genesis Minerals have both risen strongly today in a rare example of both parties to a takeover deal gaining from the transaction.

Australia’s corporate regulator has launched legal proceedings against 11 directors and officers of The Star Entertainment Group and again defended not taking similar action against Crown Resorts.

Mineral Resources has recruited Professor Colleen Hayward as a non-executive director, making it one of the few major ASX companies to have an Aboriginal person on its board.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses some of the highlights from his recent conversation with Nearmap's Rob Newman.

Fresh from the $1 billion sale of Perth-founded Nearmap, Rob Newman has mused on what makes a successful tech hub.

The turnaround time for ships using Fremantle harbour has more than doubled in recent years, adding to pressure for major infrastructure upgrades additional to the planned Westport project.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Clough, cost pressures, Urbis' apartment report, interest rates, federal EPA, Harry Hoffman, Dave Kelly and preview the next edition of Business News.

The federal government is adopting a swathe of reforms recommended by Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood but the local body will not be directly affected.