Mark Beyer

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss payroll tax, fees and charges, diversification, the GST and the electricity network. Also: 40under40, Alcoa’s new boss and 30 years of business in WA.

ANALYSIS: The state budget has been designed so Mark McGowan can announce unexpectedly good outcomes in future but also sets the scene for a bitter GST battle with other states.

Senior journalist Jack McGinn and senior editor Mark Beyer discuss the state of play for resources sector in Western Australia.

WA’s South West could require up to 51 gigawatts of new energy generation and storage capacity to meet the needs of industry over the next 20 years, a state government study has concluded.

Mitchell Matera was named First Amongst Equals at Business News' 40under40 awards on Friday night.

Law firm Thomson Geer has continued its rapid expansion in WA, recruiting an experienced corporate partner from Hong Kong and a special counsel from Allens.

Alinta Energy has appointed two contractors to build its $180 million solar battery project in Port Hedland while continuing to assess a big sell-down of its WA operations.

Three businesses formed in Perth have been given a new lease of life after being acquired by global players.

Former WA bureaucrat Reece Waldock is one of three transport experts drafted in by the federal government to review its infrastructure pipeline and set new priorities.