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.
The Joondalup Resort is suing Singaporean billionaire Tuck Kwong Low for allegedly breaching a 20-year-old purchase agreement, amid a legal dispute over the resort’s future.
The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale’s council election has been rocked by allegations of electoral fraud, with two people in possession of about 50 ballot papers taken into custody.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens surveys the arts industry to gather thoughts on a proposed film hub and studio earmarked for Victoria Quay.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt McKenzie discuss Christian Porter's return to the backbench and his chances of winning re-election.
Family-owned business Whittens is suing engineering company Mondium for allegedly failing to properly value and pay for work it completed at Rio Tinto’s Western Turner mine.
The state’s peak development assessment body has given True North Properties the green light to build a $27.4 million apartment building and offices in Tuart Hill.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray highlights how communication firms are fighting for staff in a tight labour market.
Quintis and several of its senior executives are facing defamation action at the hands of the company's former director, a claim it intends to vigorously defend.
The Regal Theatre's operators have stepped up their search for $1.2 million they may have lost in two alleged investment scams, gaining discovery orders in the Supreme Court.
An investigation by the state’s corruption watchdog has allegedly found the Shire of Ravensthorpe’s former chief executive spent close to $55,000 of shire money on sexual services.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss recently announced reforms to state parliament's upper house and fairness within WA's electoral system.
The consumer watchdog has taken control of Real Asset Conveyancing after it allegedly failed to complete recent settlements and assist authorities with an investigation into its affairs.
The state government has launched a $3.6 million campaign to encourage Western Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccination, as WA continues to trail behind in the national rollout.
Strike Energy’s plan to extract gas in the Perth Basin will be subject to a review by the EPA, as the company's $2.3 billion Geraldton urea plant proposal passes another milestone.
The state government has handed over 5,000 square-metres of Crown land in Swanbourne to facilitate the development of a $25 million children’s hospice.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses the possible cost of Australian nuclear submarines and the potential challenges of the technology.
The City of Joondalup council has formally endorsed the state government’s plan to build a new $65 million mental health hub as part of the Joondalup Health Campus expansion.
The City of Stirling has pushed for AMP Capital’s $150 million Karrinyup apartment proposal to be refused, arguing the three towers constituted an overdevelopment of the site.
The administrators of embattled construction company Pindan have been granted another extension, while flagging a potential claim against the company’s directors for insolvent trading.
A former Perth finance broker at the centre of an investigation by the corporate watchdog has been spared jail after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud and one of giving false information.
The state government has backflipped on a promise not to change the state's upper house voting system, endorsing a proposal to treat the entire state as one electorate.
The Shire of Ravensthorpe has sacked its chief executive in a decision shrouded in secrecy, revealing only that it was based on confidential information from the CCC.
The state’s environmental regulator has given BHP the green light to increase iron ore exports from Port Hedland by 40 million tonnes annually, despite concerns about dust exposure.