Mark Beyer

Japan’s Inpex Corporation announced today it had struck an agreement with Shell to purchase a 17.5 per cent interest in the Prelude floating LNG project, located off WA’s northern coast.

Energy policy has long been a weak spot for the Barnett government and the re-merger of utilities Verve and Synergy would make it worse.

WA has dozens of remote mining and construction camps, and every one needs caterers, cleaners, launderers and more. It’s a services sector that pits a handful of global giants against an array of local competitors.

THE ANZ’s top institutional banking executive in Australia believes Asian investors will increasingly provide the growth capital sought by local mining companies.

FIVE steel detailing firms in Perth are aiming to boost the amount of work won by local industry after forming a unique alliance that combines their staff and resources for large projects.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has stirred up a heated debate by attacking ‘mining billionaires’, but the flaws in his latest ‘think piece’ run much deeper.

Five of Perth’s top entrepreneurs sat down with WA Business News to talk about managing change, boosting philanthropy and achieving long-term success.

Premier Colin Barnett has stated that Western Australia should have two energy utilities rather than four, raising the ire of shadow minister Bill Johnston who believes investment in the sector is

The state government’s budget task has just got a lot harder, though some of the difficulty will be of its own making.

IT’S not the market overall, it’s the particular company that you pick; that seems to be the message for investors looking to invest in listed property companies.

The recent round of profit reports has shone a spotlight on the performance of Western Australian companies tapping into the surging activity in the resources sector.

WESTERN Australia’s domestic gas supplies have been bolstered with the official opening last weekend of the Devil Creek gas plant, located south of Karratha.

BIOTECHNOLOGY company Sirtex Medical has ended its long-running legal dispute with the University of Western Australia and Bruce Gray, after it was paid the final installment in its $5.8 million co

A MANAGEMENT restructuring at IT services firm ASG Group has created opportunities for competitors Empired and Ajilon, which have bolstered their executive teams with new recruits.

Goldfields Credit Union has lodged a prospectus ahead of its long-awaited stockmarket float, revealing that it will spend $1.86 million to demutualise and raise $9 million in new capital.

Western Australia’s share of GST grants will fall to a record low next year, with the state due to get back just 55 per cent of all GST collected here.

Clough chief executive Kevin Gallagher has outlined plans to restructure and refocus the engineering contractor, to ensure it is more focused on commercial outcomes that reward shareholders.

WHEN Adam Harry joined John Holland in 2007, the engineering and construction group’s Western Australian division had annual turnover of $115 million.

Biotechnology company Sirtex Medical said today that its long-running legal dispute with the University of WA and Bruce Gray has ended, after it was paid the final instalment in its $5.8 million co

IT services minnow Empired today announced several senior appointments, giving it “arguably one of the strongest and most experienced IT leadership teams in the country".

Sustained rapid population growth in Perth should be manageable, but the cost will depend on how we allow the city to develop.

BLACKBURNE Property Group is stepping up its development activities, with the launch this month of a $44 million apartment project in East Perth and a further two projects in the inner suburbs on t

NINE major oil and gas companies including Chevron, Shell and Woodside have agreed to establish a Perth-based cluster group that is designed to fast-track investment in new technologies for the sec

From a standing start 12 years ago, Bhagwan Marine has built a large business in oil and gas services and has now attracted backing from private equity to support its growth.

PERTH investment adviser Graeme Yukich reckons his industry is in for a major shake-up driven by new regulations, and has hired a chief executive he believes is the best man to seize the opportunit

Listed company STW Group has added to its Perth media and communications interests by purchasing a 49 per cent shareholding in public and investor relations firm Purple Communications.

Perth companies Arafura Resources and Raisama have both slashed the size of their board of directors, in order to cut costs as they continue long-running negotiations over the funding and developme

Many people who criticise big business may not realise how much they enjoy the benefits delivered by those very same businesses.

CANADIAN company director Colin Steyn continues to be a keen investor in Australian mining stocks, recently lifting his stake in three Perth-based companies.

THE cooperative movement is calling on governments around Australia to align the state-based regulation of the sector.

FTI Consulting and Professional Public Relations are the top financial PR firms in Perth, WA Business News’ annual corporate finance survey has found.

EMPLOYMENT and training company Skill Hire is poised to step up its expansion, particularly through acquisitions, after securing the backing of private equity investor Banksia Capital.