Mark Pownall

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.

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

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 mobile devices procurement list.

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 manufacturer.

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

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

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

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

The founders of service provider to rich families Squadron Collective and its fund manager Fiftyone Capital – initially backed by Laurence Escalante – have ended up in a court battle over control and ownership.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Georgiou Group; issues facing Rio Tinto, Alcoa; the lithium industry; Santos and EDO; Nature Positive; Liberal party; and Perth's ferry service.

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

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Ellison and MinRes; Goyder at Perron; McGowan at Frontier; Pilbara's water supply; sovereign risk in Africa; wind farms; retail trade; and a mag preview.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the ongoing sale of Castelli Estate.

Family-owned agribusiness group Craig Mostyn has completed a $25 million expansion of its Linley Valley Pork facility, upgrading processing and cold chain capacity to meet export demand.

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

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Westport; Perth Airport; the Women and Babies' hospital; MinRes and Chris Ellison; interest rates; Resolute mining; and a North-West preview.

Major independent car retailer Regent Motors has had another boom year, with strong leap in turnover to $1.2 billion resulting in a hefty dividend to its owners.

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

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 dispute update and a mag preview.

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

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

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

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

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison is set to depart the iron ore and lithium miner within 18 months and pay millions of dollars in financial penalties.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Hancock and MinRes' $1.1bn gas deal; Hancock and Wright Prospecting financials; the lithium industry; Perth house prices; ABN Group; and more.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss small business restructuring in WA.