Mark Beyer

The cost of fixing up the failed Ellendale diamond mine in the Kimberley has risen to $70 million after the state government awarded a major contract for rehabilitation earthworks.

Mining giant BHP has revealed nearly 30,000 current and former staff have lost leave and pay entitlements over the past 13 years in one of Australia’s largest case of employee underpayment.

ANALYSIS: The factional rift that enabled Roger Cook to become Labor leader has parallels with a famous preselection battle during which a young Ben Wyatt defeated union heavyweight Helen Creed.

UPDATED: Roger Cook is poised to become Western Australia’s next premier with Rita Saffioti as deputy premier after Amber-Jade Sanderson withdrew from the leadership race.

Jack McGinn and senior editor Mark Beyer discuss the historic resignation of Premier Mark McGowan and the candidates most likely to replace him.

Perth partner Justin Carroll has become interim chair of PwC Australia, which has directed nine partners to go on leave but resisted calls from the prime minister to name all partners involved in its tax scandal.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the PwC tax scandal, new rental laws, BHP labour warning, Native title breakthrough, Nedlands aged care, Infrastructure, Indigenous business, menopause and universal construction.

Jack McGinn and senior editor Mark Beyer discuss the rapid rate of change in Perth's professional services industries over the past 30 years.

Leaders from some of Perth’s major professional services firms have seen big changes in their working lives over three decades.