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.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell gives an overview of the current state of office vacancies in Perth's CBD.
Valtari Construction has been appointed to spearhead the $12 million refurbishment of the 116-year-old Claremont Hotel, just months after the company launched.
EXCLUSIVE: It was set to kickstart tourism post-COVID, but a plan to build Australia’s largest marine observatory in Busselton is in jeopardy after coming in $20 million over budget.
The regional planning body has given ATCO Australia the green light to build a $53 million green hydrogen plant in the state’s Mid-West, voting unanimously to approve the proposal.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about his conversation with Chevron's boss in Australia, Mark Hatfield.
The state’s peak planning body has given Finbar Group the green light to proceed with its $207 million plan to build two apartment towers in East Perth.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss the looming political debates over a giant new gas project.
The state’s land authority has released a swathe of industrial sites across three regional areas, including Karratha, as it attempts to keep up with growing demand.
Perth-based transport company CTI Xpress has lodged plans to build a $15 million depot and office building in Perth’s east, a proposal which has received the support of the City of Swan.
Industrial Construction Services has been hit with a $320,000 fine, almost five years after a teenage worker fell 12 metres to his death at the General Post Office building in Forrest Place.
UPDATED: Administrators have recommended Pindan Group's creditors accept Oxley’s $14.3 million payment offer, but that claimants from its contracting arm reject the move.
The owners of former Highgate restaurant Starfish Bar are on the grill for more than $1.6 million, three years after allegedly falling behind on rent and being forced to close.
The state government has agreed to raise its timber harvesting quota by 12,000 tonnes, after the construction industry warned a shortage threatened to delay projects.
Delorean Corporation has been selected to lead the construction of one of Victoria’s largest food-waste-to-energy plants as part of a contract worth at least $40 million.
The looming vaccination deadline for some of the state’s most critical industries will not exacerbate current labour shortages, Premier Mark McGowan claims.
Sales activity in Perth’s new apartment market has slowed, as developers flag concerns about rapidly increasing costs amid competition with the residential housing construction sector.
Perth-based fund manager Lester Group has snapped up Rockingham Central for $28.5 million, just months after construction on the commercial development was completed.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell investigates whether there's truth in the claim of renewed interest from investors in Perth's property market.
Kerry Stokes-backed developer Flagship has unveiled plans to build a 27-storey tower in the heart of Kings Square, situated in the $5.2 billion Perth City Link.
Pindan’s Singaporean owner has upped its deed of company arrangement proposal to $14.3 million, lodging the third and final offer ahead of the creditors meeting next week.
The development assessment panel has unanimously approved Sydney-based real estate investor Marprop’s plan to build a $73 million apartment tower in Burswood.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell reveals why there's a spike in indemnity insurance claims amid an overheating construction market.
ATCO’s proposed $53 million green hydrogen plant in the state’s Mid-West is another step closer to fruition this week after the local council backed its approval.
Former AMP financial adviser David Fong and his financial planning company have been charged with engaging in dishonest conduct following an investigation by the corruption watchdog.
Salini Australia has been hit with a $200,000 fine after an explosion at the Forrestfield Airport Link project in 2018 left an employee with a traumatic brain injury and facial fractures.
Woolworths will shelve plans to demolish the former Clarkson Bunnings to make way for its newest shopping centre, shaving $2 million off the cost and halving its carbon footprint.