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FBR has spent $200 million over 20 years developing robotic technology that could revolutionise the building industry.
The bottleneck in housing construction in recent years was worse in WA than any other state but the increase in construction costs was lowest in WA, a...
OPINION: Today marks three months since Frontier Energy announced Mark McGowan as its new chair but we still don’t know when he will take up the...
Renewable energy giant Neoen has joined a long list of companies aiming to develop wind farms in WA’s South West, though none are currently under...
Richard Goyder has been named as the incoming chair of one of Australia’s largest private companies, just months after his early retirement from the...
Greatland Gold and Newmont are targeting early December for completion of the $700 million acquisition of the neighbouring Havieron and Telfer gold...
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Westport; Perth Airport; the Women and Babies' hospital; MinRes and Chris Ellison; interest rates; Resolute...
Long-running Perth-based retailer Betts Group is continuing to struggle, with the business incurring its fourth loss in seven years while annual sales...
Australia has recorded another month of solid employment growth, though WA has bucked the positive trend with a fall in jobs and a spike in the...
The revolutionary spray-on skin treatment developed in Perth by burns surgeon Fiona Wood is being reintroduced to the Australian market by Avita...
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and MinRes, the US election, Packer & Co, M&A deals by BGC, Hancock, and Centurion, Spudshed, Regis...
Corporate regulator ASIC, giant superannuation fund HESTA and ratings agency Moody’s are among groups continuing to apply pressure to Mineral...
Perth billionaires Kerry Stokes and Alexandra Burt have been named among the major supporters of a $60 million fundraising campaign by the National...
BGC Australia has returned to the black after two years of big losses, helped by major asset sales, but acknowledged its continuing operations are...
The owner of trucking giant Centurion has reported another big profit after paying $175 million to acquire two family-owned transport businesses.
The shutdown of BHP’s nickel operations has had a silver lining for Kalgoorlie, with Canadian company TransAlta contracted to supply back-up power...
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Hancock and MinRes' $1.1bn gas deal; Hancock and Wright Prospecting financials; the lithium industry; Perth house...
Perth company Wright Prospecting has reported another massive profit as its low-key owners reap the benefits of an iron ore royalties deal negotiated...
Former University of Western Australia Vice-Chancellor Alan Robson died yesterday at the age of 79.
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has struck a deal to buy Mineral Resources’ Perth Basin gas assets for up to $1.13 billion and pledged to...
Premier Roger Cook has described native title issues as the "elephant in the room" for regional WA and called on Canberra to shelve its ‘nature...
Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has reported a strong lift in both revenue and net profit but continues to be frustrated by slow approvals for its...
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and Mineral Resources; tender reforms; a report on Perth's future; Perron Group results; Angela...
Seven Group boss Ryan Stokes says he remains committed to its media business despite challenges and has described Australia as the best place for the...
Family-owned contractor Georgiou Group is continuing to pursue national expansion, with regulatory filings provided a detailed insight into its...
Perth-based investment company Perron Group has reported another big profit while flagging plans to diversify its portfolio, which is anchored by...
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Henderson defence hub; Nigel Satterley; Andrew and Nicola Forrest; labour force data; and state government...
Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss how just one major resources project has been sanctioned in WA this year.
The ASX200 has broken its previous record high set on Tuesday as a strong jobs report casts doubt on the odds of an interest rate cut.
Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss how just one major resources project has been sanctioned in WA this year.
Just one major resources project has been sanctioned in WA this year and the pipeline of future projects is thin, a review by Business News has found.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Rio Tinto and Arcadium Lithium, Hancock Prospecting's proposal, Nicheliving's ban, plans for the Perth Convention...
Dale Alcock’s construction company has had a win in the Supreme Court as it pursues a subsidiary of Simon Trevisan’ Iris Residential over a $1...
Rio Tinto has struck a $US6.7 billion deal to buy Arcadium Lithium, giving the global miner a major foothold in the lithium market.
West Australian Ballet has postponed the search for a permanent artistic director while it completes a strategic review, with David McAllister to fill...
Annual production at Hancock Prospecting’s proposed Mulga Downs iron ore mine in the Pilbara has been cut from 20 million tonnes to 12mt after the...
Perth company Vikal International has quietly and successfully been building luxury vessels for a very select global market for 30 years.
Kerry Stokes’ private company Australian Capital Equity has reported a big jump in annual profit while also disclosing the value of his expansive...
Morocco is the best-ranked country while Zimbabwe is the worst in the latest Africa Risk Reward Index produced by consulting firm Control Risks and...
Former Water Corporation executive Matthew Cronin will oversee an $8 million state government program designed to boost the local manufacture of wind...
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Viburnum, changes at Tattarang, WA's home builders, global stimulus' impact on miners, the superyacht industry,...
Western Australia is likely to lose one of two superyacht builders in the state, as the growing volume of defence work at Henderson squeezes existing...
Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss the challenges and opportunities in WA’s Indigenous business sector.
Allegations of ‘black cladding’ are never far from the surface in the Indigenous business sector.
WA’s Indigenous business sector has nearly tripled in size in the past four years, research by Business News has found.
The ASX200 dropped 0.2 per cent, while miners gained and the local currency hit its highest level in 19 months on China's aggressive stimulus...
South Korean company Hanwha Ocean has walked away from its $1 billion pursuit of shipbuilder Austal, accusing the target of not engaging...
The man who runs Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private business empire has exited the board of their peak company but the group insists it is business...
Ten years on from the death of its founder, BGC Australia has dramatically slimmed down.
Shoppers should compare prices, the consumer watchdog says after accusing Coles and Woolworths of misleading buyers with dodgy discounts on hundreds...