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, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss WA election spending and issues where the opposition could gain momentum.
Perth rich lister Tim Roberts did not disclose his friendship with Crown’s largest shareholder, James Packer, after being appointed to the Burswood Limited board.
Today's Perth Casino Royal Commission hearing has unearthed the conflict between Burswood Limited director Maryna Fewster and former Crown Resorts director John Poynton, who delivered contradictory testimonies.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses gold IPOs, and Northern Star moving up our list after a big acquisition.
Former Crown Resorts director John Poynton today fended off accusations in the Perth Casino Royal Commission that he was attempting to avoid responsibility for problems in the group's operations.
A further six crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight, taking the total number of cases on the vessel to nine.
The state’s largest grain handler will go ahead with its $50 million Kwinana fertiliser project after the proposal received development approval today.
The EPA has given Glencore subsidiary Minara Resources the green light to conduct an exploration program in the southern portion of its Irwin Hills Project in the north-eastern Goldfields.
Two unvaccinated healthcare workers are in hotel quarantine after potential exposure to COVID-19 during the transfer of a sick crew member from a Fremantle cargo vessel yesterday.
Crown Resorts has accepted its failings and is working earnestly to address its deficiencies, according to the embattled casino giant’s lawyer Kanaga Dharmananda.
Three crew members with COVID-19-like symptoms on board a bulk carrier vessel from Singapore will be evacuated by health authorities when the ship berths at Fremantle Port today.
Emergency Pfizer vaccine supplies will not be rushed to Sydney's coronavirus hot spots from other states despite new cases peaking in its latest outbreak.
A construction material shortfall is reaching crisis point, with a pine shortage threatening to delay projects and prompting calls for restrictions on local mill output to be lifted.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jesinta Burton discusses current legal action against GHD by the head contractors of the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
The state’s peak planning body has given property developers Yolk Property Group the green light to build a $24 million hotel on Fremantle’s renowned cappuccino strip.
Westgold Resources subsidiary Minterra has been slapped with a $102,000 fine after an employee sustained serious injuries in a fall at its Starlight underground mine in 2018.
The state opposition has slammed the state government over the eligibility criteria attached to its latest COVID business relief package which result in a raft of businesses being excluded.
Aged care provider Bethanie’s $16 million apartment plan has been given the green light this morning, despite the City of Fremantle initially recommending it be refused.
WA has tightened its border controls with South Australia after the state announced a seven-day lockdown, as health authorities work to trace potential contacts of another ship with COVID positive crew onboard.
The state's environment minister has rejected appeals against decisions to allow two of Australia’s biggest iron ore miners to increase their annual exports through Port Hedland, despite ongoing concerns about dust.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss whether Scott Morrison can keep a hold of WA at the next federal election.