Mark Beyer

As Senior Editor at Business News, Mark Beyer has a wide-ranging brief to research, analyse and report on the issues, trends and personalities affecting the business community in Western Australia.

Mr Beyer has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. He joined Business News in 2002 and previously worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience. 

Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra. 

Forrest tests market’s faith
Mining

Forrest tests market’s faith

By Mark Beyer

ANALYSIS: This week’s departure of three senior people from Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group highlights just how different the Perth company is from its ASX peers.

01 Sep 2023
Debelle joins Fortescue exits
Mining

Debelle joins Fortescue exits

By Mark Beyer

Guy Debelle has become the third person to resign from a senior role at Fortescue Metals Group in the space of a week, after CEO Fiona Hick and CFO Christine Morris.

01 Sep 2023
FMG approves $570m energy spend
Energy

FMG approves $570m energy spend

By Mark Beyer

Fortescue Metals Group plans to spend a further $570 million on energy infrastructure in the Pilbara, after recent investments in gas power, batteries and a solar farm.

30 Aug 2023
Offshore wind farms move closer
Energy

Offshore wind farms move closer

By Mark Beyer

Three international groups have declared their interest in building vast offshore wind farms between Perth and Bunbury after the federal government kicked off a regulatory review.

30 Aug 2023
Murray & Roberts flags big loss
Mining

Murray & Roberts flags big loss

By Mark Beyer

South Africa’s Murray & Roberts has foreshadowed a big loss for the past year with most of it attributed to its former Australian subsidiaries Clough and RUC Cementation.

29 Aug 2023
BCI gets more government support
Mining

BCI gets more government support

By Mark Beyer

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals has secured an increased loan from a federal government agency for its $1.6 billion Mardie salt project as it continues negotiations with commercial lenders.

25 Aug 2023
PwC off government panels
Professions

PwC off government panels

By Mark Beyer

Consulting giant PwC has been suspended from two WA government procurement panels as fallout from its tax advice scandal continues but competitors KPMG and Deloitte face no such problems.

23 Aug 2023
Alcoa JV plunges to loss
Mining

Alcoa JV plunges to loss

By Mark Beyer

ASX company Alumina Ltd has revealed the financial woes facing its partner Alcoa, with their joint venture suffering a $US67 million loss as they battle regulatory issues in WA.

22 Aug 2023

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