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Trade challenges the focus for 2025

16.12.2024 10

Business News

Mark Pownall

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 3

Business News

Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

Committed Packer stays the course

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

11.12.2024 3

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Mark Pownall

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 Pownall

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 3

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Mark Pownall

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 4

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Mark Pownall

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 2

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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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 2

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Mark Pownall

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 8

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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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 2

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Mark Pownall

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 Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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 2

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Mark Pownall

At Close of Business podcast September 30 2024

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

30.09.2024 2

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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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 3

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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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 2

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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

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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Mark Pownall

Byfields blocks iiNet, Westnet emails

Once the plucky Perth startup which became a leading Australian telco, iiNet’s legacy email addresses are on the nose at a leading accounting firm...

13.09.2024 10

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Mark Pownall

Merino & Co sticks to its knitting

Wool garment manufacturing might seem like an unlikely IPO in this day and age, but a Perth-based company has its sights set on an ASX listing this...

11.09.2024 3

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Mark Pownall

Wave park hits the ride notes

A $10 million loan note, with unique user benefits, is being pitched to wave-riding locals as part of the long-awaited Perth Surf Park project's...

09.09.2024 20

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Mark Pownall

Brand value diminishes over time

OPINION: Loyalty is what every company strives for, so it’s a pity when they take long-term customers for granted.

03.09.2024 4

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Mark Pownall

Unions have to ditch thuggery

OPINION: There is no place for threats and intimidation within the workplace.

20.08.2024 4

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Mark Pownall

Seven newcomers in BN30 refresh

Business News has significantly overhauled the BN30 index, a proxy for the WA economy, with seven new additions, prompted by the exit of takeover...

31.07.2024 1

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Mark Pownall

Flutter fills Bishop’s shoes at TKI

Major charity Telethon Kids Institute is to be chaired by Naomi Flutter, succeeding high-profile Julie Bishop as the organisation prepares to roll...

30.07.2024 1

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Mark Pownall