Business News - WA

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss MinRes and the AGM season; Austal and the looming FIRB decision; a major Cockatoo Island project and more.

Mark Beyer and Justin Fris discuss WA's contractor industry. Plus Ellison to outrun his departure date; $55m Fremantle accommodation approved; and EPA won't consider Burswood Racetrack.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss current trends within WA's professional services sector. Plus: Albanese defends FIRB independence; 'Lobby the Libs': Chalmers to WA industry; IGO doesn't see hydroxide path forward.

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss Circus WA. Plus EPA won't assess Woodside's CCS proposal; $50 million wastewater facility begins construction; Finbar says part of state's high density won't work.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how several pioneers have teamed up to get fresh native food on grocery store shelves. Plus: Rio pivots clean iron plan; Tivan inks $61m deal with venture capital firm; Elders profits, EBIT up in FY25.

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss lessons from a New South Wales Government architect. Plus BHP unveil electric train; Abattoir planned for the Great Southern; and Roshana's $25 plan approved.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Chris Ellison; the Libs' net zero back down; wind farms; the Forrest's weir fight and more.

Tom Zaunmayr and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the ongoing dispute over proposed leaky weirs near Minderoo station. Plus: Unemployment rate; Pay cut for Strike's board; and Committee for Perth in CEO search.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Pownall discuss the recent Business News fund managers feature. Plus: MinRes in $1.2bn lithium deal with Korea's POSCO; Beach readies for Waitsia export era; BaptistCare to acquire 10 WA retirement villages.

Ella Loneragan and Same Jones discuss the prevailing ideas from Committee for Perth’s 2050 Summit. Plus: Roger Cook eyes major project funding; John Carey backs housing diversity; BCA urges tax and red-tape reform.

Ella Loneragan and Sam Jones discuss the federal government's recent changes to Division 296. Plus: Runway, terminal works loom after Perth Airport surge; Cullen Macleod, Taylor & Taylor merge; Margaret River wine producer Tate Wine in receivership.

Nadia Budihardjo speaks to Ella Loneragan about Smartgroup chair John Prendiville. Plus: Minderoo weirs dispute; Waitsia's next stage; and nuclear submarines update.

Isabel Vieira and Mark Pownall discuss the $1.5bn public hospital spend; the PCEC redevelopment being shelved; the Forrests' property moves; agriculture deals; and more.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss updates in the decade-long battle to clean up the Wittenoom asbestos tailings. Plus; State shelves convention centre plans; Stokes will remain 'close' to SWM; and Kalyeeda Station sold for $30 million.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss why a leading advocacy group is calling for regulation changes in WA relating to the disposal of used tyres. Plus: Ascot Capital makes $54m Melbourne play; Yeeda sale finally rubber stamped; Austin shares down following guidance announcement.

Nadia Budihardjo and Ella Loneragan discuss the recently released Investing with Purpose report. Plus: Fiveight to build $50m Spicers Hotel; Bowra & O'Dea hits $8.4m; Cape Bouvard profit up $26m.

Mark Pownall speaks to Elisha Newell about Timezone founder Malcolm Steinberg and his businesses. Plus: $1m GST campaign; Nats drop net zero target; and Spudshed in record profit.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss the business of charity bike rides. Plus WA Premier gives Wittenoom indication; Fortescue wants renewable assets connected to Pilbara grid; and Curtin staff strike scaled-down.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss updates in the resources sector; Chris Marco, Wittenoom’ asbestos dilemma; energy prices; environmental protection; and moves in the defence space.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss Dan Sweet, the man in charge of Perth Airport's property portfolio. Plus: MinRes on track to volume, cost guidance; New Federal EPA laws introduced; Stade, federal govt in scuffle over aged care funding.

Claire Tyrrell speaks to Ella Loneragan about WA homebuilders and how the industry is faring after several tumultuous years. Plus: Record Aboriginal procurement in WA; Lynas' $180m investment; and multi-million-dollar aged care precinct approved.

Isabel Viera and Elisha Newell discuss how a Perth business is cracking the escape room code. Plus: Liontown ramps underground as cash burn persists; Approval for revised $500m Hedland camp; Govt changes tune with $25m regional housing fund.

Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss how the wedding industry presently navigating through an inflationary cost-of-living environment. Plus: Larvotto rejects $723m US takeover; MinRes nets $200m from haul road deal; Perron profit up 81pc.

Isabel Vieira speaks to Elisha Newell about Perth streetwear brand StreetX breaking into the US market. Plus: Mount Gibson Iron shuts mine; Feds approve Waddi Wind Farm; and $60m Busselton water plant begins construction.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss critical minerals win from Trump deal; Perdaman's $3bn plan; Nicheliving; Brownes dairy; Koolan Island mine; Climate 200 donors; and MSWA's expansion.

Ella Loneragan speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about sustainability trends in the state's wine industry. Plus: Woodside sells Louisiana LNG stakes; Ex-Nedlands CEO's dispute; and Brownes buy out UK plant partner.

Nadia Budihardjo and Ella Loneragan discuss how premium labels and new export markets offer hope as WA's wine sector feels the squeeze. Plus: Woodside gives Browse update, welcomes NWS call; Foundation Housing's $70m Como project approved; Govt seeks private help for housing hub.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the recent acquisition of a Kimberley airport. Plus Alcoa and Arafura benefit from Trump meeting; Webuild breaks ground on new hospital; and BHP remains bullish on iron ore demand

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss the leadership transition in BGC as the company shifts its focus to Midland Brick. Plus: WA govt faces Wittenoom legal action; MinRes board update; Grain harvest likely to break records.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss Synergy's overpayment blunder; water woes in the Pilbara; the future of Wittenoom; Mark McGowan and Aukus; super changes; BGC and Fortescue.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss The Property Congress 2025. Plus: Chevron pays PRRT, tax outlay falls; Hourigan calls on property industry to 'wake up'; Unemployment climbs, highest since 2021.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss recent moves and the future outlook for WA's data centre industry.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss the architects behind ECU's city campus. Plus: Rio Tinto loads first ore at Simandou; Lennon trims Peet stake; Regis to build $24m facility.

Ella Loneragan and Nadia Budihardjo discuss how an annual report shows the work done behind the scenes to revive the high school curriculum. Plus: Legal challenges to Woodside extension; Coolgardie shire gets reprieve; Giant sheep station up for grabs.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how former journalist Tamara BinAmat has built a marketing and communications agency with national reach from her home town of Karratha. Plus: Synergy in $40m overpayment blunder; Buyer of $15m Peppy Grove mansion revealed; Viva boosts lubricants supply chain.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss gold prices; Lynas; Liontown; Rio Tinto's $1.1bn expansion; Hancock's $250m business hub; MinRes moves; Therapy Focus; and the latest with Subi.

Koby Cooke and Justin Fris discuss why state sporting associations and clubs are recruiting seasoned business professionals to lead them. Plus: Ford halves Liontown lithium order; Develop reshapes $329m Pilbara mine plan; RAC vote on incorporation.

Sam Jones and Jack McGinn discuss why the race is on to turn Henderson into a specialised defence precinct. Plus: Green light for Hancock's $250m project; Hexion wins $90m Perdaman contract; EU to double steel tariffs.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how pastoral station stays fit within WA's tourism sector. Plus: Rio Tinto to grow West Angelas; Decision looms for Hancock's $250m office; Govt backs Austal with $100m Alabama loan.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss how Subiaco has got its mojo back. Plus: HIA calls on feds to step up; Public to comment on $107m ferry plan; Predictive, Robex in $2.4b merger.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss how a Perth urban planning expert is examining ways to accommodate a rapidly expanding population over the long term. Plus: Alcock hits back at low deposit home loan critics; Stan Perron donates $221m to PCH; Telstra handed $18m fine.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss BHP’s dealings; Trump link to Cockatoo Island; Alcoa Kwinana’s closure; Perth Airport expansion; Seven West merger, WA meat processors; and Port Coogee tavern plan.

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss how Brian Carew-Hopkins’ creativity has enabled him to reach a global platform in support of artists. Plus: State govt invests $55m in new ag research facility; WA tourism results a mixed bag; Libs will keep nuclear on the table.

Claire Tyrrell and Ella Loneragan discuss why WA charities are turning to technology to increase operational efficiencies. Plus: Cost blowouts end Austal US Navy deal; Merger makes new agribusiness force; Brighton Village sold for $25.3m.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss why concerns are emerging about a lack of succession literacy ahead of a looming transfer of intergenerational wealth. Plus: SWM, SCA to merge: Stokes to step down; CPB books East Perth school work; No rate cut from RBA.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss marketer-turned-social-media influencer Kym Illman's career. Plus: Trump flags 100 per cent tariff on pharma; Coogee marina in 700-patron pub plan; Prendiville Group buys waterfront site.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the biggest homebuilders in WA; the Optus outage; a Busselton retail centre; revamps in Perth CBD; renewable energy projects; and the sale of Australia's largest pastoral station.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss how Enel X’s role as a commercial-scale energy asset aggregator will help keep the lights on in the South West Interconnected System again this summer. Plus: Woodside to explore Perth hydrogen supply chain; Green light for $170m Busselton centre; Liontown Resources posts $193m full-year loss.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss how evolving generation methods and growing energy demand in remote locations have boosted a handful of WA businesses. Plus: State finds extra $500m for health; H-U to build $50m Murdoch car park; Perth Bears announce inaugural commercial partnership.

Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss lessons Australia can take from Canada’s policy on international students. Plus: MinRes chair insists RDG deal conflict-free; CCC probes WA health agency; White takes flight with Archer.