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Rottnest developments offer island style

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High-level anxiety hits western suburbs voters

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19.02.2025 10

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We’re lucky to have good healthcare

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05.02.2025 20

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Trade challenges the focus for 2025

16.12.2024 10

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At Close of Business podcast December 11 2024

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Pownall discuss the year's highs and lows of WA's wealthiest names.

11.12.2024 4

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Aussie shares fall again, hit nearly three-week low

The ASX200 has again finished down and one analyst says if it drops much further, that would trigger a significant pullback.

11.12.2024 10

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Melbourne firm supplies WA election laptops

An East Coast retailer will provide nearly 2,000 laptops for the WA election, despite being absent from the state government’s 2022 computing and...

11.12.2024 20

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Venture capital to drive OKA

A Perth-based family office is behind a new venture capital group seeking to fund all-terrain vehicle maker OKA’s revival as a locally significant...

11.12.2024 10

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Richest move to the beat of the market

The falling iron ore price has had a big impact on WA’s wealthiest.

11.12.2024 3

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Committed Packer stays the course

Fund manager doubles down on strategy that has made him rich.

11.12.2024 3

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Student caps, debt cuts aimed at election

OPINION: One of the problems with populism is that it invokes a kneejerk response, often in the form of bad policy.

10.12.2024 4

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Mark My Words December 6 2024

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss several major mining deals, Frontier Energy and Mark McGowan, Perth house prices, the startup sector and the...

06.12.2024 6

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Added inputs counter natural advantage

OPINION: Every conversation seems to be about how things cost more, but not about why they do.

26.11.2024 6

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Linley Valley Pork in $25m expansion

Family-owned agribusiness group Craig Mostyn has completed a $25 million expansion of its Linley Valley Pork facility, upgrading processing and...

19.11.2024 3

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Grander designs in estate sale

Castelli Group’s signature Denmark property is for sale, but the family remains committed to the wine business.

19.11.2024 3

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Sheeting home the nonprofit basics

OPINION: More than two decades in charities with global missions gives author Nick Grono deep insights many can learn from.

12.11.2024 3

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Cooperative approach in Capricorn transition

One of the country’s biggest businesses, a $3.7 billion automotive supplier, is undergoing a very orderly transfer of power.

07.11.2024 4

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Packer & Co clawing back Covid hit

Cottesloe fund manager Packer & Co has paid its biggest dividend since 2021, as the $2 billion trust it manages puts more distance from the...

06.11.2024 3

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Oswals' Ugandan drama draws in Blair

Once the most flamboyant rich-listers in Perth, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal have sought the help of Cherie Blair to extricate their daughter...

05.11.2024 10

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ANALYSIS: Who knew what for how long?

Oh dear, Chris Ellison’s actions at Mineral Resources look much worse when you add them all up.

04.11.2024 10

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Sage frustration at European Lithium

Tony Sage expressed frustration at the accounting rules valuing European Lithium's billion dollar stake in US-listed Critical Metals Corp, as the...

31.10.2024 3

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US stocks finish lower as investors wait

US stock indexes closed lower overnight as chip stocks tumbled and investors awaited a host of corporate earnings.

31.10.2024 4

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New chapter in small business restructuring

A different version of administration is catching on as the tax office chases up COVID-related debt.

31.10.2024 9

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Wool business lists on ASX

Clothing manufacturer Merino & Co has joined the ASX, ringing the bell to open trading as one of rare cohort of Perth-based companies to take the...

30.10.2024 10

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Danger signs in cone conga

OPINION: Are endless and rarely moved traffic cones a symbol of impending economic malaise?

29.10.2024 3

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Orthocell raising ahead of US push

Perth-based biotechnology firm Orthocell has raised $17 million to take its Remplir nerve regeneration product to the world's biggest healthcare...

25.10.2024 2

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Is WiseTech move a pointer for MinRes?

ANALYSIS: After a week or so of intense scrutiny around his private life, WiseTech Global boss Richard White has stepped aside today proving...

24.10.2024 10

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Big name locals back Viburnum launch

High profile mining players David Flanagan and Jimmy Wilson have joined a team advising Viburnum on its new private equity fund, backed to the tune...

23.10.2024 3

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Charity venture fund targets research

A not-for-profit investment vehicle aims to build a $100 million fund for WA investment.

16.10.2024 20

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Big get bigger in niche funds sector

A superannuation fund followed distantly by two land investors dominates the local landscape.

16.10.2024 4

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Optimism pushes Australian shares to a record finish

The S&P/ASX200 finished 0.8 per cent higher and above 8,300 for the first time, after gains by major miners and the big banks.

15.10.2024 4

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Tobin seeks $15m for SW mansion

Mining services entrepreneur Steve Tobin is looking to set a local record for his recently completed Yallingup Siding residence which is just...

15.10.2024 10

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All too quiet, despite Lester’s grunt

OPINION: The Lester Prize gets very little recognition, despite being considered one of the major art prizes in the country.

15.10.2024 2

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Between a rock and a hard place

The key ingredients to much of Perth’s development are becoming harder to extract, often due to regulation.

14.10.2024 10

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At Close of Business podcast October 10 2024

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly's new venture.

10.10.2024 1

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At Close Of Business Podcast October 10 2024

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly's new venture.

10.10.2024 3

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Equities rise following Fed minutes

Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday in the US, with the S&P 500 and the Dow scoring record closing highs after the release of Federal Reserve...

10.10.2024 4

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Hagger’s new business keeps it all in Famille

Having managed the affairs of one of Australia’s richest families, Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly have set up their own firm.

10.10.2024 2

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Castelli wine estate on market

The Castelli family’s Denmark hospitality venue and winery is up for sale, 20 years after they acquired the key asset of disgraced lawyer Rohan...

09.10.2024 20

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Mark My Words October 4 2024

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss house prices, the energy market, Kerry Stokes' private business, goldmining leader Simon Lee and the outlook...

04.10.2024 6

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Sheep ban yet to deliver unity

OPINION: Opposition to ending the live sheep trade is growing, but it doesn’t mean all in the sector agree.

01.10.2024 3

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At Close of Business podcast September 30 2024

Mark Pownall speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about carbon credit group Salubris.

30.09.2024 3

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Salubris aiming for Indigenous outcome

Managing the land could challenge tree planting when it comes to carbon credits.

30.09.2024 3

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New name, strategy for Kids Institute

One of WA’s most established research institutes is reinventing itself and the way it does business.

26.09.2024 7

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Viburnum anoints PE chief, launches new fund

Melanie Hay will take over fund manager Viburnum's private equity business as the group sets about raising $300 million for its third mining...

24.09.2024 4

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State appoints board to lead tech strategy

The state government has deepened its penetration of the startup and innovation sector by appointing an advisory board of industry leaders to...

19.09.2024 3

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Ex-Tattarang boss starts UHNW advisory

Two years after stepping down has head of Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private interests, Andrew Hagger is launching a business to serve...

17.09.2024 3

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Restructured Aegis unveils next health play

Aged care leader Aegis Care Group will further diversify into the health sector, with its second integrated facility – including a medihotel –...

17.09.2024 10

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Injectables player plans IPO

Perth-based Cosmetique Clinic owner Stormeur has gone to the market to raise up to $7 million to fund the expansion of its non-surgical services...

17.09.2024 20

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Carbon capture a real opportunity

OPINION: If WA wants to exploit its skillset in gas extraction, underground carbon sequestration may be a sensible option.

17.09.2024 4

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