Mark Beyer

Senior editor Mark Beyer and senior journalist Jack McGinn discuss the connection between a Perth Rotary club and an international medical charity. 

The amount of assistance provided by taxpayers to Australian industry increased last year to $13.8 billion and it is increasingly difficult to assess its value, a report has found.

Rio Tinto has reported strong Pilbara iron ore production and upped its annual guidance while also disclosing a doubling in its spend on evaluation of projects in other sectors.

Woodside Energy has disclosed a six-month delay and a cost increase of up to 13 per cent, or about $900 million, on its Sangomar oil project in Senegal.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Forrest separation implications, Kerry Stokes’ laneway, Ben Wyatt, Mark Hatfield, the Ritz Carlton, Chellingworth and Moody’s.

A series of share transfers and company restructures over the past six months mean that Andrew and Nicola Forrest will have a roughly equal split of their $34 billion fortune.

Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has become an adviser to Australian Capital Equity, adding to the network of powerful individuals close to its chair Kerry Stokes.

Perth tech group Electro Ventures has completed a $22 million capital raising while also closing its investment in a local firm that converts classic cars to electric.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the growth of WSP in Western Australia following its recent deal for Calibre Group's mining and infrastructure business.