Isabel Vieira joined Business News in 2022, co-leading breaking news and covering resources (critical minerals), insolvencies and corporate finance.
She was project editor on the 2024 edition of Business News' Power 500 publication and regularly features on the At Close of Business podcast. Ms Vieira won an Alliance Area of Business Publishers award in 2024.
Ms Vieira previously spent two years in the Great Southern, first at the independent Great Southern Weekender and then at Seven West Media'sNarrogin Observer and Albany Advertiser newspapers.
She studied at Curtin University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
Takeover target OreCorp has received a bolstered bid from Canadian miner Silvercorp Metals, in a move that's been backed by mining billionaire Tim Goyder.
Liquidators of collapsed contractor Advanced Traffic Management WA are chasing a missing Lamborghini as they count alleged debts tallying north of $15 million to creditors.
The Bald Hill lithium mine in the Goldfields will cost Mineral Resources almost $260 million after a price for the acquisition was revealed by administrators.
Andrew Forrest has taken a shot at Woodside Energy and the oil and gas industry over its pursuit of new projects as Fortescue pivots its focus to green energy.
Peninsula Energy is tapping investors for up to $60 million through a deeply-discounted placement to help fund the restart of its Lance uranium asset in Wyoming.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched an investigation into Perth builder Nicheliving Real Estate, which claims not to be the subject of an open matter.
Mining magnate Gina Rinheart has called on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to take more action to curb "scams and internationally deceptive content" using her name.
Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has taken a swipe at the state government’s environmental approval process over conditions for its delayed iron ore project.
Perth’s public hospitals are bringing back mask wearing requirements in response to surging COVID-19 cases, with the private health sector recommended to follow suit.
Strike Energy has notched gas sale agreements with Boddington miner South32 and AGL from its South Erregulla asset, dependent on a final investment decision.
The federal government has tipped $70 million into bp’s proposed Kwinana green hydrogen hub as the development enters the front-end engineering and design phase.
Battery mineral explorer Galan Lithium has struck an offtake deal and potential financing package worth up to US$100 million with global miner Glencore.
Sandfire Resources has been fined half a million dollars over a rock fall incident that left one of its operators “lucky to be alive” at the DeGrussa underground copper mine.
Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has labelled SQM's takeover of Azure Minerals as “dead in the water” while also shedding light on his lithium acquisition strategy.
Global law firm MinterEllison has lost five senior partners to rival HFW, including four of its Perth partners and its chief representative in the Beijing office.
Potash explorer Reward Minerals has struck an agreement to potentially pluck Kalium Lake’s Beyondie project out of receivership under a $20 million proposal.
The board of takeover target Technology Metals Australia has reaffirmed its support of Australian Vanadium’s $217 million merger despite a block of shareholders being against the proposal.
SRG Global has won a dozen contracts worth $200 million from the likes of Roy Hill, Genesis Mining Services and Iluka Resources for work across their Western Australian operations.
An interested party has submitted a proposal for financially troubled Catalano Seafood, as administrators from McGrathNicol tally its multi-million-dollar debts to creditors.
The state government has confirmed it has dropped the animal cruelty charges against live sheep exporter Emanuel Exports over the death of thousands of sheep in 2017.