Mark Pownall

SPECIAL REPORT: For indigenous entrepreneur Blaze Kwaymullina, the Pilbara is not the remote desert that many other Australians would perceive it, but rather the crucible of Aboriginal business development in this country.

It may not be the textbook approach to starting a business, but Jon Yau’s audacious move in 2013 to buy a domain name for $230,000 appears to be paying off.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Rising Stars, Satterley, Subiaco Pavilion, David Flanagan, Woodside and indigenous business.

Regional television viewers in Western Australia have lost Channel Nine coverage after negotiations between the national TV player and a broadcast joint venture between Prime and WIN failed to reach an agreement last night.

Proponents of two proposed buildings adjoining QV1 are confident of a positive response from the market.

Western Australia is in good hands if the quality of the 2016 Rising Stars awards is anything to go by. Click through to see our special report on all of the winners announced last night.

The controversial Subiaco Pavilion site has been put up for sale, six years after the present owners bought the former markets and fought an extended battle to develop a high-rise apartment block.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Brexit, Rio reshuffle, MacMahon and Peter Fogarty’s new business ambitions.

The ever-resourceful human race will step up and adapt to the rise of the machines.

The internet’s disruptive role is different when it comes to heavy industry.

Several factors have combined to ensure WA businesses are in better shape than may have been expected, considering the speed and depth of the boom’s collapse. 

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Energy markets, election offerings, contract wins, Wellard and apartment development.

Business News has been recognised for the quality of its digital products, winning three international business publishing awards at the weekend.

Big private car retailer DVG Automotive Group has released its results for the 2015 financial year, showing a tightening economy had not significantly hit its sales ahead of the sale of a majority stake to Japanese interests.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss home prices, data M&A, Austal and shipbuilding, subcontracting and insolvencies.

Incentivising communities to change is much more enlightened than a draconian bureaucratic approach.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Len Buckeridge’s estate, Pilbara projects, Junior miners, lithium deal, arts funding and infrastructure.

The family of yet another great Western Australian entrepreneur appears set for a public fight over an inheritance, with the descendants of the late Len Buckeridge going to court over his $2.5 billion estate.

Mark Pownall from Business News joins Jane Marwick for a look at what's making headlines in WA business, and a focus on local business success stories the Shark Mitigation System and CV Check.

SPECIAL REPORT: A family affinity for agriculture gave her a start, but Alexandra Burt has found Voyager Estate an enriching experience.

SPECIAL REPORT: After more than a decade of oversupply, winemakers are disappointed that tax issues might hurt an industry recovery.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss CityLink dramas, a new resources project, Perth media, Wesfarmers and wine.

In the 1970s and 1980s WA was at the vanguard of battery research. Just a flicker of hope remains from the bright future that was offered. 

WHEN a truck drives over one of Mike Kenny’s units he knows all about it, or at least a customer of his North Coogee business does. The same goes for a car, a motorcycle or even a bike.

Labels used to describe our nation’s political tribes are misleading if those considered ‘progressive’ favour the status quo in terms of state-owned utilities and employment conditions.

Mark Pownall, Head of Content at Business News, joins ABC 720 Drive's Jane Marwick for a look at local business success stories.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Bell Group, Tony Galati, Uber, Gina Rinehart and philanthropy.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss state budget, asset sales, Newspoll, the Lord Mayor and hotels and apartments.

Some of the state’s biggest employers have made significant progress lately in terms of workplace gender equality.

The Department of Sport and Recreation and the organising bodies for several leading water sports have formed an Aquatics Strategic Steering Group to oversee a review into the state of the sector a

The use of complementary and overlapping technologies is providing valuable data, particularly for agriculture.

Western Australia’s eighth biggest winemaker, 3 Oceans Wine Company, has laid-off non-essential staff as it reconsiders its strategic direction in the face of falling demand from its key market in China.