Jesinta joined Business News as breaking news reporter in 2021, covering politics, courts, and property. Jesinta began her career with Fairfax Media in 2017, working in Esperance and the South West before covering Perth’s south-east. In 2018, she was awarded Best Regional News Coverage by the Rural Media Association of WA. She took out Gold for Best Investigative Reporting and Best Local Breaking News Coverage at the AABP Awards in 2022. Jesinta studied at Curtin University, where she graduated with a master’s degree in Journalism.
Mineral Resources is suing a former procurement manager over allegations he collected secret commissions and misused the mining giant’s confidential information.
Crown has been handed an $80 million fine by the Victorian gambling watchdog and warned there could be more to come as the fallout from the Royal Commission continues.
The City of Wanneroo is walking away from its long-running feud with a Kewdale-based developer after losing its bid to overturn a court judgment that cost it a vacant parcel of land.
Perdaman has inked a fresh deal for the construction of its $4.5 billion Urea plant after challenging market conditions and logistical issues sent costs climbing by $300 million.
The state’s workplace safety watchdog has issued a stark warning to the construction industry after another builder was hit with a hefty fine over an employee fall at a work site.
Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon is suing the nation’s peak town planning body and its local president for defamation over two articles she claims damaged her reputation.
The corporate watchdog has torn up the licence of West Perth-based investment service Quattro Capital Group and barred director Grant Gibson over its ties to embattled investor Mayfair 101.
The state road authority’s 50-year-old East Perth headquarters will join a host of protected Western Australian landmarks after being added to the government's heritage register today.
Clough has moved to expedite its mammoth $150 million claim against Rio Tinto’s Hamersley Iron after accusing the mining giant of simply kicking the can down the road.
Journalist Madeleine Stephens compares how generous paid parental leave is in Australia compared to the rest of the world and details the businesses that are leading on this issue.
Prominent western suburbs real estate agent Vivien Yap has won her legal bid for a permanent injunction restraining a former Mount Claremont client considered to have a vendetta against her.
Decmil has won its court stoush with Avid Australia over $1.3 million in unpaid bills Avid Resources contested before its collapse, ending a six-month long legal battle.
WA has recorded more than 12,100 new COVID cases overnight, with six historical deaths reported, but the number of active infections statewide continues to decline.
The environmental watchdog will undertake a rigorous review of Adrian Fini’s $280 million Smiths Beach development after receiving 2,300 submissions in favour of the probe.
The state’s peak resources body is cracking down on alcohol consumption at mining camps, introducing a four-drink limit as part of sweeping industry-wide restrictions.
Journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie debate the merits of the Liberal Party's super-for-housing policy and give their thoughts on whether there's a mood for change ahead of tomorrow's poll.
Marine Produce Australia has lodged plans for a $300 million expansion of its West Kimberley barramundi farm in a bid to lift output and make the operation more commercially viable.
Adrian Fini has doubled down on the merits of his $280 million Smiths Beach plan amid opposition, calling on the environmental regulator to conduct the most rigorous review possible.
WA has recorded another 15,205 COVID cases and five historical deaths overnight, with the number of active cases across the state now just shy of 90,000.
Political editor Gary Adshead discusses the outcome of the Legislative Council's inquiry into WA's ambulance services as well as reports of mounting pressure on the state's health system.
Perth-based financial advisory firm PMM Group and property entity My Two Boys will be wound up, almost one year after investors lobbed $2 million in claims against them.
St John WA could take up to six weeks to respond to a report which recommended the state government bring ambulance services in-house if the non-profit could not improve operations within five years.