As Senior Editor at Business News, Mark Beyer has a wide-ranging brief to research, analyse and report on the issues, trends and personalities affecting the business community in Western Australia.
Mr Beyer has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. He joined Business News in 2002 and previously worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience.
Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, DAP reforms, 40under40, John Van Der Wielen, Rebecca Tomkinson, Ron Sayers, arts dividends and special reports on lawyers and architects.
BHP has signed a $9.2 million contract with Aboriginal business Karlka FenceWright and pledged to more than double its annual spending with the sector.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss interest rates, inflation outlook, market impact, house prices, Carillon sale and CBD developments, hybrid working, and carbon farming.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer digs into the policies underpinning Australia's carbon market and the businesses navigating it in WA.
Perth company Pit Crew Consulting has accused the state government of inappropriately using its in-depth labour market forecasting report and failing to pay for the material.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer offers highlights from his recent conversation with Rob Cole following his appointment as chair of Iluka Resources.
The newly appointed chair of Iluka Resources details how he handles his busy board portfolio. This feature includes our listing of Perth's busiest company directors.
Mark Beyer and Jesinta Burton discuss the PM's Perth visit, his promises for the mining sector, labour shortages, residential builders, BHP and Rio, Tawarri Hot Springs, OBH project, Dradgin and Chrysos Corp's IPO.
Plans for a $35 million cooperative to take ownership of the Kimberley’s sole abattoir have not progressed, with Yeeda Pastoral Company instead retaining full ownership.
An Australian company commercialising revolutionary gold testing technology has lodged a prospectus for what is shaping up to be the largest initial public offering of the year.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Federal election, unemployment rate, COVID restrictions, houses prices, inflation and interest rates, builders go bust, WA’s mining status and Steve Birkbeck.
Alcoa has announced an $8.6 million grant from the federal government’s renewable energy agency just days after locking in a grant from the WA government.
An electric vehicle for underground mines and a geothermal development in the Mid West are among more than a dozen projects to have secured grants worth nearly $14 million.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Iluka's refinery deal, BGC for sale, Clough sues Rio Tinto, Roger Cook, mining taxes, Sheffield sold, the business of sport and agribusiness.
Long-running efforts by Attorney General John Quigley to increase scrutiny of Aboriginal trusts has culminated in plans for a new regulator with powers akin to a royal commission.
New data from Rio Tinto has highlighted the WA government’s reliance on a handful of big miners, with Rio alone paying 10 per cent of the government’s total income last year.
Mineral Resources has announced plans to increase production from its Wodgina and Mt Marion mines in response to “unprecedented global customer demand” for lithium products.
WA’s largest residential builder is back on the market, three years after BGC postponed the sales process. The proceeds will flow to the children of company founder Len Buckeridge.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer discusses the significance of Iluka Resources making a final investment decision on its fully-integrated rare earths refinery.
Iluka Resources plans to proceed with construction of Australia’s first fully-integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba, with the federal government to provide most of the funding.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the federal budget, GST boost, house prices, Main Roads, Northern Endeavour, Gary Dempsey, John Poynton and charity fundraisers.
Petrofac has been awarded a $325 million decommissioning contract for the stranded oil production vessel, while federal parliament has imposed a levy on the industry to foot the bill.
Poynton Stavrianou has laid claim to being Perth’s largest fully-independent investment bank after appointing a new director and reporting growth in its operations.
Pilbara Minerals and Calix have agreed to undertake further work on a $50 million-plus mid-stream lithium processing plant after completing a scoping study.
The state government has been criticised for continuing to approve a large number of section 18 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act – the same mechanism that led to the Juukan Gorge controversy.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer offers his thoughts on Business News' annual ranking of Western Australia's most influential business and political leaders.