Mark Pownall

Tony Sage expressed frustration at the accounting rules valuing European Lithium's billion dollar stake in US-listed Critical Metals Corp, as the ASX minnow deals with a cash challenge.

A different version of administration is catching on as the tax office chases up COVID-related debt.

Clothing manufacturer Merino & Co has joined the ASX, ringing the bell to open trading as one of rare cohort of Perth-based companies to take the IPO journey this year.

OPINION: Are endless and rarely moved traffic cones a symbol of impending economic malaise?

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and Mineral Resources; tender reforms; a report on Perth's future; Perron Group results; Angela Bennett; WorkSafe; and a mag preview.

Perth-based biotechnology firm Orthocell has raised $17 million to take its Remplir nerve regeneration product to the world's biggest healthcare market.

ANALYSIS: After a week or so of intense scrutiny around his private life, WiseTech Global boss Richard White has stepped aside today, proving founders are vulnerable to the public mood.

High profile mining players David Flanagan and Jimmy Wilson have joined a team advising Viburnum on its new private equity fund, backed to the tune of $20 million by a local family office.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Henderson defence hub; Nigel Satterley; Andrew and Nicola Forrest; labour force data; and state government changes.

A superannuation fund followed distantly by two land investors dominates the local landscape.

A not-for-profit investment vehicle aims to build a $100 million fund for WA investment.

Mining services entrepreneur Steve Tobin is looking to set a local record for his recently completed Yallingup Siding residence which is just hitting the market.

OPINION: The Lester Prize gets very little recognition, despite being considered one of the major art prizes in the country.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA's often under-reported limestone industry.

The key ingredients to much of Perth’s development are becoming harder to extract, often due to regulation.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Rio Tinto and Arcadium Lithium, Hancock Prospecting's proposal, Nicheliving's ban, plans for the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and more.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly's new venture.

Having managed the affairs of one of Australia’s richest families, Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly have set up their own firm.

The Castelli family’s Denmark hospitality venue and winery is up for sale, 20 years after they acquired the key asset of disgraced lawyer Rohan Skea.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss house prices, the energy market, Kerry Stokes' private business, goldmining leader Simon Lee and the outlook for the sheep meat industry.

OPINION: Opposition to ending the live sheep trade is growing, but it doesn’t mean all in the sector agree.

Mark Pownall speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about carbon credit group Salubris.

Managing the land could challenge tree planting when it comes to carbon credits.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Viburnum, changes at Tattarang, WA's home builders, global stimulus' impact on miners, the superyacht industry, and a preview of the next magazine.

One of WA’s most established research institutes is reinventing itself and the way it does business.

Melanie Hay will take over fund manager Viburnum's private equity business as the group sets about raising $300 million for its third mining industrials foray.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss two sets of economic data, Perth's property sector, moves by rich listers and more.

The state government has deepened its penetration of the startup and innovation sector by appointing an advisory board of industry leaders to provide strategic advice.

Two years after stepping down as head of Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private interests, Andrew Hagger is launching a business to serve ultra-high-net-worth families.

Aged care leader Aegis Care Group will further diversify into the health sector, with its second integrated facility after a consolidation of the business's ownership.

Perth-based Cosmetique Clinic owner Stormeur has gone to the market to raise up to $7 million to fund the expansion of its non-surgical services network.

OPINION: If WA wants to exploit its skillset in gas extraction, underground carbon sequestration may be a sensible option.