Mark Pownall

Earnings at Perth-based Austral Fisheries have risen more than 26 per cent on the back of a healthy increase in revenue to almost $163 million.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the federal budget and the upcoming election; Resource unions; Goldfields push for Gold Road; Basil Zempilas' new role; Mark Beyer's trip to Alabama; and this edition's special features.

Mark Pownall and Sam Jones discuss Basil Zempilas' likely WA Liberals leadership; Cook's cabinet picks; Roberts Co's Victorian administration and Ramelius Resources' Spartan play.

Perth fund manager Viburnum and its partners have inked a $377 million deal to sell a portfolio company to ASX-listed waste management major Cleanaway.

Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss Griffin Marine and its opportunity to capitalise on growth in defence sector spending.

Yangebup-based operation is poised to take advantage of the significant growth in defence sector spending.

Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss a new equities-focused financial advisory firm, Leeuwin Wealth.

A new boutique financial advisory highlights the pattern of consolidation and renewal in the sector.

Major national builder Roberts Co has appointed administrators to its troubled Victorian operation after work was halted today on Australia's biggest warehouse development.

The Victorian arm of national tier one firm Roberts Co, which has a sister company in a joint venture to build Perth's Women and Babies Hospital, is reportedly on the verge of administration.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss US President Donald Trump and tariffs; a wrap up on the state election; big news from Austal and a preview of the next Business News magazine.

OPINION: Mark Pownall was surprised by two new venues that enhanced the state's premier tourist destination.

The major WA fund manager has revamped its board to boost its appeal in an increasingly competitive market.

Mitsui's new stake in Rio Tinto's Rhodes Ridge iron ore project has unlocked $10 billion in wealth for the heirs of Peter Wright, pushing Angela Bennett into fifth on our Rich List.

OPINION: Somewhere between doing nothing and allowing a free-for-all, there is a way to make apartment developments work well.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the gold, iron ore, and aluminium markets amid a Trump presidency; Global Lithium; Western Power issues; Morley Galleria; and a magazine preview.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss BP and WA wind farms; Fortescue's mining deal; house prices; office vacancy rates; the state election; and a South West publication preview.

A big chunk of central Augusta has been sold to an unknown buyer for almost $14 million, including land linked to the town’s waterfront pub.

OPINION: It’s tiring to hear the rising noise of those who benefit from our society but have so little understanding of how good they have it.

Mark Pownall and Sam Jones discuss Fortescue's $254m move; Minderoo's staff and spending cut; Sirona Urban's student accommodation plans; PGA; and $150m battery in Kalgoorlie.

Perth Film Studios has hired its inaugural chief executive, announcing Tom Avison will join the new venture from Sky Studios in the UK.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Trump presidency; Project setbacks for Santos and IGO; Port Hedland iron; Freight rail buyback; Hotel occupancy rates; Elders Wool Stores redevelopment; Escalante's latest investment.

Property entrepreneur Garry Brown-Neaves has bought the home Steve Tobin built in Yallingup, paying $8.5 million for the eight hectare property.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Carillon City development; Westfield Booragoon delay; Merredin farm sale; Tim Goyder's mining deal; a stalled tourism project; and the new WAPC chair.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss iron ore and renewable project updates; a legal spat naming Andrew Forrest; Inflation; Housing; Interest rates and more.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA dynasties.

Nursery and retail centre owner has proved its resilience for more than 120 years.

Broome’s Banfield family traded sheep and wheat for a different type of farming, and hasn’t looked back.

The metal fabrication business has its own way of keeping it all in the family.

WA’s oldest businesses focus on their strengths rather than scale.

OPINION: A second Trump presidency will increase volatility, but WA may find itself largely unaffected.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss BGC, Perron Group, Mia Davies, North West Shelf extension, Worsley Alumina, population growth, the unemployment rate, and nuclear power.